Wendy Davis lost women voters by a nine-point margin
Texas Democrat Wendy Davis lost her gubernatorial bid in a landslide Tuesday night, as expected. The defeat was so resounding that Davis even suffered a convincing defeat among female voters, 54 percent of whom backed Republican Greg Abbott, according to CNN's exit polling data.
Davis' campaign grew out of her high-profile filibuster of a controversial abortion bill. Democrats had hoped to rally voters around Davis' meteoric rise, though critics contended Davis was a one-issue candidate, and her campaign quickly fizzled.
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