Democrat Hinojosa ousts Texas governor Abbott, raising data-center restriction risk for AI trade (Nov 4)
What happened
Democrat Gina Hinojosa defeated Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in the 2026 midterm election, per the AP projection, and Democrat James Talarico defeated Republican Ken Paxton in the Texas Senate race. Elon Musk spent a record at least $474 million on the midterms, including $224 million in Texas alone, backing losing Republican candidates. Pre-market Wednesday, Tesla was off ~4-5% and SpaceX ~4-8% as investors priced the Musk political overhang.
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- Tesla (TSLA) and SpaceX (SPCX) — Musk's record midterm spending produced losing bets; hyperscalers and AI infrastructure (Nvidia, Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta, Oracle, CoreWeave, Nebius, Iren) — exposure to Texas data-center permitting and potential moratoriums; neoclouds CoreWeave and Iren were down ~0.8-1.9% premarket while Nebius rose 2.9%.