Map: See how Denton County voted in the Texas governor’s race

Democratic state Rep. Gina Hinojosa of Austin carried urban, suburban and southern border counties across the state in Tuesday's election, leading to a decisive victory against Republican incumbent Gov. Greg Abbott. 

Denton County went to Hinojosa by 2 percentage points, making her the first Democratic gubernatorial candidate to take the quickly growing North Texas county in three decades. Abbott beat Democrat Beto O'Rourke by 13 percentage points in Denton County during the 2022 governor's race. 

Gina Hinojosa becomes first Democratic Texas governor in more than 30 years

Hinojosa won large margins in the city of Denton, including downtown and the neighborhood containing UNT's main campus. She also beat Abbott in parts of eastern Denton County, including Little Elm, Hackberry, and some parts of Celina. In Lewisville and northwest Carrollton, where Denton borders Tarrant, Dallas and Collin counties, Hinojosa also drew majorities. 

But many of Denton County's fastest growing locales, including Argyle and Northlake in western Denton, went to Abbott. 

To see how your neighbors voted in the governor's race, search your address in the map below:

At the beginning of her campaign, Hinojosa faced tough odds. Abbott had won reelection twice with double-digit margins. But by the end of the campaign, polls showed the two candidates even. With 97% of votes counted, Hinojosa won by about 7 percentage points Tuesday. 

Democrats triumph in Texas

Hinojosa will be the first Latina woman ever to serve as Texas governor and first Democrat elected to that office since the 1990s . She campaigned on property tax relief, widening healthcare access, rolling back Texas' controversial school vouchers program and increasing funding for public education. 

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This article originally published at Map: See how Denton County voted in the Texas governor's race .