Some California Transplants Weigh Leaving Texas After Democratic Wins

Some Californians who moved to Texas are considering relocating again after Democrats won the state’s Senate and gubernatorial races, but the reported examples reflect individual intentions, not a confirmed wave of departures.

Marie Bailey, a 44-year-old real estate agent who leads a Facebook group for Californians interested in moving to Texas, said she is thinking about leaving her Dallas-Fort Worth-area home for Oklahoma or Florida. Bailey said Florida’s lower cost was part of her consideration. Her remarks establish that she is weighing a move, not that she has decided to leave.

Breana Janel, another California transplant, said she is considering Tennessee, the Carolinas or Georgia. She had supported Republican Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco in California’s gubernatorial race and said she had expected Democrats to make gains in Texas, but thought she had more time. The states she is considering have also seen Democratic victories, according to reports on the election.

The election results included James Talarico’s victory in the Senate race and Gina Hinojosa’s win in the gubernatorial contest. Some members of Bailey’s online group also expressed frustration with the...