Last night was the Texas Primary, but with the Valley being so entrenched in blue, it was basically election day for most candidates.
Here’s the list of results that mattered locally:
U.S. REP. DISTRICT 15 Statewide DEM
Vicente “El Chente, Diabólicamente, Con La Gente” Gonzalez 22,122 42%
Juan Palacios Jr. 9,907 19%
Dolly Elizondo 8,881 17%
Joel Quintanilla 6,144 12%
Ruben Ramirez 3,146 6%
Rance G. Sweeten 2,218 4%
Turns out that Vicente’s aggressive, ‘I will buy ad time in your dreams’ campaign worked out, as he easily took out Sonny by more than twice as many votes.
STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT 36 Statewide DEM
Sergio Muñoz, Jr. 7,444 60%
Abraham Padron 4,949 40%
I must have gotten a million advertised posts from a Facebook page that’s mysteriously been taken down that included a video of Sergio Muñoz Jr. being “anti-law enforcement.” Although the FB page is gone, some group/guy/vigilante named “Project X” still has the video up on YouTube:
COMMISSIONER, PCT 1 Hidalgo County DEM
David Fuentes 10,235 51%
AC Cuellar, Jr. (I) 9,947 49%
In what was the closest race of the night, Weslaco ISD Board President knocked out incumbent AC Cuellar Jr. by only 288 votes.
U.S. REP. DISTRICT 28 Statewide DEM
Henry Cuellar 49,962 90%
William R. Hayward 5,682 10%
Hayward could have ran against a ham sandwich and still lost. Jesus.
Anyway, here’s the list of all the results:
U.S. REP. DISTRICT 15 Statewide GOP
Tim Westley 13,153 45%
Ruben O. Villarreal 9,331 32%
Xavier Salinas 6,730 23%
U.S. REP. DISTRICT 34 Statewide GOP
Rey Gonzalez, Jr. 12,530 51%
William Vaden 12,252 49%
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER Statewide GOP
Gary Gates 586,253 28%
Wayne Christian 408,629 20%
Ron Hale 303,427 15%
Lance N. Christian 250,861 12%
Weston Martinez 208,482 10%
Doug Jeffrey 192,753 9%
John Greytok 116,946 6%
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 3 Statewide GOP
Debra Lehrmann 1,130,123 52%
Michael Massengale 1,034,598 48%
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 5 Statewide GOP
Paul Green 1,077,507 52%
Rick Green 991,785 48%
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 9 Statewide GOP
Eva Guzman 1,269,231 59%
Joe Pool 874,128 41%
JUDGE, CRIMINAL APPEALS COURT, PLACE 2 Statewide GOP
Mary Lou Keel 784,414 39%
Ray Wheless 704,771 35%
Chris Oldner 500,510 25%
JUDGE, CRIMINAL APPEALS COURT, PLACE 5 Statewide GOP
Scott Walker 832,685 41%
Brent Webster 410,530 20%
Steve Smith 393,458 20%
Sid Harle 370,766 18%
JUDGE, CRIMINAL APPEALS COURT, PLACE 6 Statewide GOP
Michael E. Keasler 1,100,567 57%
Richard Davis 834,528 43%
PROP 1, PROPERTY TAX SYSTEM Statewide GOP
FOR 1,773,331 69%
AGAINST 779,552 31%
PROP 2, IMMIGRATION LAW REQUIREMENT Statewide GOP
FOR 1,638,433 63%
AGAINST 972,666 37%
PROP 3, LABOR UNION DUES Statewide GOP
FOR 2,122,253 83%
AGAINST 436,555 17%
PROP 4, 10TH AMEND RIGHTS Statewide GOP
FOR 2,443,778 95%
AGAINST 136,204 5%
PRESIDENT Federal DEM
Hillary Clinton 935,080 65%
Bernie Sanders 475,561 33%
Roque De La Fuente 8,425 1%
Martin J. O’Malley 5,337 0%
Willie L. Wilson 3,251 0%
Keith Judd 2,505 0%
Calvis L. Hawes 2,016 0%
Star Locke 1,733 0%
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER Statewide DEM
Grady Yarbrough 434,137 40%
Cody Garrett 382,647 35%
Lon Burnam 269,853 25%
STATE SENATOR, DISTRICT 27 Statewide DEM
Eddie Lucio, Jr. 47,025 84%
O. Rodriguez Haro III 9,230 16%
STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT 37 Statewide DEM
Rene O. Oliveira 7,562 68%
Don De Leon 3,568 32%
JUSTICE, 13TH COURT OF APPEALS, PLACE 3 Statewide DEM
Leticia Hinojosa 81,470 72%
Carlos Valdez 31,488 28%
PROP 1, ECONOMIC SECURITY Statewide DEM
FOR 1,616,363 94%
AGAINST 103,928 6%
PROP 2, FAIR CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM Statewide DEM
FOR 1,222,184 94%
AGAINST 78,757 6%
PROP 3, CLIMATE CHANGE Statewide DEM
FOR 1,200,613 92%
AGAINST 106,376 8%
PROP 4, VOTING RIGHTS ACT Statewide DEM
FOR 1,173,698 92%
AGAINST 97,740 8%
PROP 5, ON CAMPUS CARRY Statewide DEM
FOR 1,030,800 78%
AGAINST 298,121 22%
PROP 6, IMMIGRATION REFORM Statewide DEM
FOR 1,176,642 89%
AGAINST 146,264 11%
COUNTY JUDGE Cameron County DEM
Eddie Trevino, Jr. 12,935 44%
Dan Sanchez 10,705 36%
Elizabeth Garza 5,769 20%
JUDGE, COURT AT LAW, No. 4 Cameron County DEM
Sheila Garcia Bence 9,614 35%
Daniel T. Robles 7,854 29%
Carlos Monarrez 5,164 19%
Rene Gomez 4,696 17%
JUDGE, COURT AT LAW, No. 5 Cameron County DEM
Estela Chavez Vasquez 11,168 41%
Jesus T. Garcia, Jr. 8,266 30%
Noe Robles 7,987 29%
COUNTY ATTORNEY Cameron County GOP
Jeremy SoRelle 7,130 100%
COUNTY ATTORNEY Cameron County DEM
Luis V. Saenz (I) 14,648 51%
Carlos R. Masso 13,856 49%
SHERIFF Cameron County GOP
John Chambers 3,395 32%
Victor Cortez 2,662 25%
Robert Rodriguez 2,365 22%
Michael Watkins 2,182 21%
SHERIFF Cameron County DEM
Omar Lucio (I) 20,563 72%
Gregorio Puente III 8,134 28%
COMMISSIONER, PCT 1 Cameron County DEM
Sofia C. Benavides (I) 3,392 49%
Beatrice G. Rosenbaum 2,335 34%
Fausto Martinez 647 9%
Joseph Cantu 517 8%
COMMISSIONER, PCT 4 Cameron County DEM
Gus Ruiz 4,192 67%
Chino Sanchez 2,049 33%
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE PCT 5, PL 3 Cameron County DEM
Mike Trejo (I) 4,668 74%
Juan Vargas 1,653 26%
CONSTABLE, PCT 1 Cameron County GOP
Pedro Delgadillo 502 42%
Armando Mora 409 35%
Ovidio Cisneros, Jr. 273 23%
CONSTABLE, PCT 2 Cameron County DEM
Abelardo Gomez, Jr. 4,866 34%
Pete Avila, Jr. 3,706 26%
Juan S. Torres 3,344 23%
Silverio Cisneros, Jr. 2,325 16%
CONSTABLE, PCT 5 Cameron County DEM
Eddie Solis 3,262 51%
Cesar Rene Diaz 3,193 49%
JUDGE, 138TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT Cameron County DEM
Arturo Cisneros Nelson 14,819 57%
Sonia Herrera 11,391 43%
COUNTY CHAIRMAN Cameron County DEM
Amber Medina 15,530 62%
Erasmo Castro 9,679 38%
TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR Cameron County DEM
> Tony Yzaguirre, Jr. 11,528 100%
TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR Hidalgo County DEM
Pablo Villarreal, Jr. (I) 34,478 73%
Abel Prado 12,832 27%
COMMISSIONER, PCT 3 Hidalgo County DEM
Joe M. Flores (I) 7,114 66%
Daniel Diaz 3,687 34%
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE PCT 1, PL 1 Hidalgo County DEM
Gilberto Saenz 10,059 59%
Victor Hugo De La Cruz 6,900 41%
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE PCT 3, PL 1 Hidalgo County DEM
Luis Garza 7,598 73%
Jozabad Palacios 2,790 27%
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE PCT 3, PL 2 Hidalgo County DEM
Marcos Ochoa 5,413 49%
Arnaldo Corpus 4,112 37%
Leo Gonzalez 1,584 14%
CONSTABLE, PCT 1 Hidalgo County DEM
Celestino Avila, Jr. 10,071 66%
Ruben De Los Rios 5,173 34%
CONSTABLE, PCT 2 Hidalgo County DEM
Martin Cantu 8,013 61%
Gilbert Alaniz 5,149 39%
CONSTABLE, PCT 4 Hidalgo County DEM
J.R. Gaitan (I) 7,223 56%
Dago Chavez, Jr. 5,593 44%
COUNTY CHAIRMAN Hidalgo County DEM
David Garza 21,853 47%
Ricardo R. Godinez 17,990 39%
Patricio Eronini 6,572 14%
CHAIRMAN, PCT 16 Hidalgo County DEM
Danny Guzman 574 53%
Rina D. Castillo 516 47%
CHAIRMAN, PCT 52 Hidalgo County DEM
Elizabeth C. Martinez 212 54%
Kelly Rivera Salazar 178 46%
CHAIRMAN, PCT 98 Hidalgo County DEM
Humberto Garza 240 60%
Elda Garcia 163 40%
CHAIRMAN, PCT 109 Hidalgo County DEM
Evana Trevino 184 51%
Jay Regalado 115 32%
Luis Jara 65 18%
CHAIRMAN, PCT 125 Hidalgo County DEM
Nereyda Morales-Martinez 25 54%
Maria Isabel Perales 21 46%
CHAIRMAN, PCT 156 Hidalgo County DEM
Pete Garcia 129 59%
Rick Martinez 88 41%
JUDGE, 449TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT Hidalgo County DEM
Renee Rodriguez -Betancourt 24,508 45%
Jesse Contreras 22,243 41%
Jaime Aleman 7,659 14%
COUNTY ATTORNEY Starr County DEM
Victor Canales, Jr. (I) 6,272 71%
Hilda G. Garza 2,513 29%
COMMISSIONER PRECINCT 1 Starr County DEM
Jaime M. Alvarez 1,563 48%
Abel Cantu (I) 1,088 34%
Cornelio (Cone) Alvarez 534 17%
Emilio R. Alvarez 41 1%
TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR Starr County DEM
Ameida Salinas 5,174 55%
Juan M. Cantu 4,168 45%
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, PCT 8 Starr County DEM
Jose Francisco Perez, Jr. 699 61%
Rossina Pena-Garcia 452 39%
CONSTABLE, PCT 1 Starr County DEM
Daniel Muniz 847 54%
Guadalupe Marquez, Jr. 566 36%
David Ray Alvarez 168 11%
CONSTABLE, PCT 4 Starr County DEM
Jaime Martinez 1,434 68%
Guadalupe Marquez (I) 665 32%
CONSTABLE, PCT 8 Starr County DEM
Fermin Orta (I) 635 58%
Eusebio Lopez 466 42%
DISTRICT ATTORNEY, 229TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT Statewide DEM
Omar Escobar, Jr. 5,137 52%
J.M. Alvarez 4,313 44%
Jose Luis Ramos 427 4%
DISTRICT ATTORNEY DEM Willacy County DEM
Bernard Ammerman (I) 1,278 39%
Annette C. Hinojosa 1,031 31%
Juan Angel Guerra 1,007 30%
COMMISSIONER, PCT 3 Willacy County DEM
Henry De La Paz 236 30%
Fred Serrato (I) 229 29%
Emilio Vera 222 28%
Juan M. Pena 96 12%
CONSTABLE, PCT 1 Willacy County DEM
Carlos Ybarra 229 51%
Alberto Oviedo, Jr. (I) 222 49%
CONSTABLE, PCT 2 Willacy County DEM
Jose Salazar 405 43%
Hector G. Tijerina (I) 340 36%
Michael S. Mesa 207 22%
CONSTABLE, PCT 3 Willacy County DEM
Ben Vera (I) 506 67%
Miguel Sanchez 247 33%
