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The 2022 Primary Election in Texas will take place on March 1. Early voting begins on Feb. 14. The voter registration deadline is Jan. 31.
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Several consequential nominations for federal, state and county offices are up for grabs, including Congress, Texas governor, Bexar County Judge and district attorney.
The following list of candidates was provided by the Bexar County Elections Department. The candidates are listed in the order they will appear on the ballot. See the full sample ballot at the bottom of the article.
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Democratic Primary Candidates:
U.S. Representative, District 20
- Joaquin Castro
U.S. Representative, District 21
- Coy Gee Branscum II
- Claudia Andreana Zapata
- Cherif Gacis
- David Anderson Jr
- Scott William Sturm
- Ricardo Villarreal
U.S. Representative, District 23
- John Lira
- Priscilla Golden
U.S. Representative, District 28
- Jessica Cisneros
- Tannya Judith Benavides
- Henry Cuellar
U.S. Representative, District 35
- Greg Casar
- Carla-Joy Sisco
- Rebecca Viagran
- Eddie Rodriguez
Governor
- Rich Wakeland
- Inocencio (Inno) Barrientez
- Beto O’Rourke
- Joy Diaz
- Michael Cooper
Lieutenant Governor
- Michelle Beckley
- Mike Collier
- Carla Brailey
Attorney General
- Rochelle Mercedes Garza
- Mike Fields
- Joe Jaworski
- S. “TBone” Raynor
- Lee Merritt
Comptroller of Public Accounts
- Angel Luis Vega
- Tim Mahoney
- Janet T. Dudding
Commissioner of the General Land Office
- Jinny Suh
- Sandragrace Martinez
- Michael Lange
- Jay Kleberg
Commissioner of Agriculture
- Susan Hays
- Ed Ireson
Railroad Commissioner
- Luke Warford
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 3
- Erin A. Nowell
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 5
- Amanda Reichek
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 9
- Julia Maldonado
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 5
- Dana Huffman
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 6
- Robert Johnson
Member, State Board of Education, District 1
- Melissa N. Ortega
- Laura Marquez
- Omar Yanar
Member, State Board of Education, District 3
- Marisa B. Perez-Diaz
State Senator, District 19
- Roland Gutierrez
State Senator, District 21
- Judith Zaffirini
State Senator, District 25
- Robert Walsh
State Senator, District 26
- José Menéndez
State Representative, District 116
- Trey Martinez Fischer
State Representative, District 117
- Philip Cortez
State Representative, District 118
- Frank Ramirez
State Representative, District 119
- Elizabeth “Liz” Campos
State Representative, District 120
- Barbara Gervin-Hawkins
State Representative, District 121
- Becca Moyer Defelice
- Gabrien Gregory
State Representative, District 122
- Angi Aramburu
State Representative, District 123
- Diego Bernal
State Representative, District 124
- Gerald Brian Lopez
- Josey Garcia
- Steven Gilmore
State Representative, District 125
- Eric Michael Garza
- Ray Lopez
Justice, 4th Court of Appeals District, Place 6
- Irene Rios
Justice, 4th Court of Appeals District, Place 7 (Unexpired Term)
- Rebecca “Beckie” Palomo
District Judge, 45th Judicial District
- Mary Lou Alvarez
- Maria Dinorah Diaz
District Judge, 144th Judicial District
- Michael Mery
District Judge, 150th Judicial District
- Monique Diaz
District Judge, 186th Judicial District
- Kristina Escalona
District Judge, 187th Judicial District
- Stephanie R. Boyd
- Veronica I. Legarreta
District Judge, 224th Judicial District
- Marisa Flores
- Milton Irving Fagin
District Judge, 225th Judicial District
- Shannon Roberta Salmón
- Christine Vasquez Hortick
District Judge, 226th Judicial District
- Velia J. Meza
- Demetrio Duarte Jr.
District Judge, 227th Judicial District
- Christine Del Prado
District Judge, 285th Judicial District
- Nadine Melissa Nieto
- Lisa Uresti-Dasher
District Judge, 288th Judicial District
- Cynthia Marie Chapa
District Judge, 289th Judicial District
- Rose Sosa
- Carlos Quezada
District Judge, 290th Judicial District
- Jennifer Peña
District Judge, 436th Judicial District
- William “Cruz” Shaw
District Judge, 437th Judicial District
- Joel Perez
- Scott Simpson
Criminal District Attorney
- Joe Gonzales
County Judge
- Gerardo (Gerard) Ponce
- Ina Minjarez
- Ivalis Meza Gonzalez
- Peter Sakai
Judge, County Court at Law No. 1
- Helen Petry Stowe
- Rene Muñoz
Judge, County Court at Law No. 2
- Melissa Saenz
- Maria Teresa Garcia
- Grace M. Uzomba
Judge, County Court at Law No. 3
- David J. Rodriguez
Judge, County Court at Law No. 4
- Alfredo Ximenez
Judge, County Court at Law No. 5
- Andrea Arevalos
- John A. Longoria
Judge, County Court at Law No. 6
- Erica Dominguez
Judge, County Court at Law No. 7
- Melanie Lira
- Michael De Leon
Judge, County Court at Law No. 8
- Mary Roman
- Lauren D. Zamora
Judge, County Court at Law No. 9
- Gloria Saldaña
- Jessica A. Gonzalez
Judge, County Court at Law No. 10
- Cesar Garcia
- J. Frank Davis
Judge, County Court at Law No. 11
- Erica Peña
Judge, County Court at Law No. 12
- Yolanda Huff
- Oscar Salinas
Judge, County Court at Law No. 13
- Michael “Mike” Villarreal
- Rosie Speedlin Gonzalez
Judge, County Court at Law No. 14
- Carlo Rodriguez Key
Judge, County Court at Law No. 15
- Melissa Vara
Judge, County Probate Court No. 1
- Oscar Kazen
Judge, County Probate Court No. 2
- Veronica Vasquez
District Clerk
- Gloria A. Martinez
- DeEtt Dresch
- Christine “Chris” Castillo
- Erasmo RAZ Hernandez
- Jessica Zapata Bogardus
- Mary Angie Garcia
- Raul Davila
- Eduardo “Eddie” Pichardo
County Clerk
- Lucy Adame-Clark
- Rachel Garcia Cavazos
County Commissioner, Precinct No. 2
- Justin Rodriguez
County Commissioner, Precinct No. 4
- Tommy Calvert
Justice of the Peace, Precinct No. 1, Place 1
- Robert “Bobby” Tejeda
- Sylvia M. Ruiz
Justice of the Peace, Precinct No. 3, Place 1
- Paul Talamantez Jr.
Justice of the Peace, Precinct No. 4, Place 1
- Yolanda Acuña Uresti
- Michele Garcia
- Rogelio “Roger” Lopez Jr.
County Chair
- Monica Ramirez Alcantara
- Irma G. Barron
You can view the full sample ballot below:
Democratic Party March Primary Sample Ballot by David Ibanez on Scribd