Data centers got a slap in the face at the ballot box. These key votes show how.

Gina Hinojosa became Texas' first Democratic governor in over 30 years. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Data centers got a big fat "no" from the American people on Tuesday. Dozens of local elections included referendums on their construction. Democrats broke through in Texas, which is home to hundreds of data centers. Americans don't want data centers in their backyards. That's one of the clearest messages sent at the ballot box during Tuesday's midterm elections. NBC News' exit poll found that

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