Texas has had two women governors; Gina Hinojosa bids to be third
The gist
Texas has had two women governors in 180 years; Democrat Gina Hinojosa is running to be the third.
If she beats Greg Abbott, she would also be Texas's first Latina governor.
How it unfolded
- Nov 4, 1924Voters in Texas and Wyoming elect the nation's first female governors: Miriam Amanda "Ma" Ferguson of Texas and Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming.
- 1925Ferguson, the first woman governor ever chosen in a general election, is sworn in 15 days after Ross, who won a special election after her husband's death.
- 1925 -1927Ferguson serves her first term as governor.