Rockwall County voters favored Republicans in three legislative races and four major statewide contests Tuesday, Nov. 3, even as Democrats won every statewide office on the ballot.

Republicans won all three legislative seats covering the county, according to the Rockwall County Herald-Banner. Two winners are incumbents; one will enter Congress for the first time.

Results remain unofficial pending canvass.

Local legislative races

Incumbent Sen. Bob Hall defeated Democrat Keenen Colbert in Texas Senate District 2. Hall received 180,363 votes to Colbert’s 170,824, winning by 9,539 votes.

State Rep. Katrina Pierson won reelection in House District 33, receiving 46,507 votes to Democrat Orlando Lopez’s 37,467.

In U.S. House District 32, Republican Jace Yarbrough defeated Democrat Dan Barrios, 142,834 votes to 134,781.

Those figures represent their full districts, rather than Rockwall County alone, according to the Texas Secretary of State’s unofficial returns.

Yarbrough, the newcomer among the three winners, is a constitutional lawyer and U.S. Air Force Reserve major, according to his campaign.

Statewide results tell a different story

Democrat Gina Hinojosa defeated Gov. Greg Abbott statewide, receiving approximately 52.8% to Abbott’s 45.7%. She will become Texas’ first Latina governor.

Democrat James Talarico won the U.S. Senate race against Republican Ken Paxton, approximately 55.1% to 43%.

Democrat Vikki Goodwin defeated Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, approximately 51.7% to 45.6%. Democrat Nathan Johnson won the attorney general contest against Republican Mayes Middleton, approximately 52.4% to 45.9%.

Rockwall County favored the Republican in each contest. In the county figures reported by the Herald-Banner, Abbott received 62.39%, Paxton 60.21%, Patrick 62.49% and Middleton 63.16%. Those percentages reflect the newspaper’s reporting snapshot and may change as unofficial returns are updated.

What the margins show

Across the four statewide contests examined, Rockwall County gave Republicans advantages of roughly 22 to 28 percentage points over their Democratic opponents.

The county’s legislative winners faced closer contests across their full districts. Hall won by approximately 2.7 percentage points and Yarbrough by 2.9 points. Pierson’s margin was about 10.8 points.

The results show a county that continued to favor Republicans while the statewide electorate moved toward Democrats. Final totals remain subject to certification.