Speaking to supporters on election night, Greg Abbott says he looked at the details of every county in the state, then called Gina Hinojosa to congratulate her on winning the race for governor of Texas. He adds that there are still votes to be counted, but he cannot win mathematically.
The receipt
- Who
- Greg Abbott
- Where
- rally - election night, Austin
- Original footage
- KENS 5: Your San Antonio News Source · watch the full video from this moment
- Length
- 42 seconds, unedited within the cut
Read the transcript
I want you to know how much all Texans appreciate everything you have done to keep Texas Texas. Also I want you to know that before coming up here right now after looking at all the details of every county in the entire state I made the decision to go ahead and call Gina Hinajosa and congratulate her on winning this race for governor of the state of Texas. There are still votes to be counted, but mathematically we're not going to be able to win this election.
Machine transcript of the clip's audio; names are checked, small words may differ.