Republicans are intensifying efforts to win over Hispanic voters ahead of the midterm elections, emphasizing Mexican-American candidates and repurposing successful messaging from two years ago as support from this key demographic has weakened. With Hispanics making up over one in eight voters nationwide, their shifting allegiance could play a decisive role in determining control of Congress. The strategy reflects the GOP’s recognition of the group’s growing influence in shaping electoral outcomes. Analysts will be watching whether the party’s renewed focus translates into measurable gains at the polls.


DALLAS — Republicans are aggressively courting Hispanic voters at the GOP’s midterm convention — highlighting Mexican-American candidates and hammering home messaging that worked two years ago in a bid to reverse softening support. The nation’s largest ethnic minority — comprising more than one in eight voters — could decide who holds the balance of power...