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Key Races

Candidate

Votes

%

Peter Sakai

Peter Sakai(D)

36,46541%
Ina Minjarez

Ina Minjarez(D)

27,65731%
Ivalis Meza Gonzalez

Ivalis Meza Gonzalez(D)

16,99119%
Gerardo (Gerard) Ponce

Gerardo (Gerard) Ponce(D)

8,75610%
100% of Precincts Reporting

(279 / 279)

Candidate

Votes

%

Trish DeBerry

Trish DeBerry(R)

49,34263%
Nathan Buchanan

Nathan Buchanan(R)

29,11637%
100% of Precincts Reporting

(279 / 279)

Candidate

Votes

%

Greg Abbott

Greg Abbott*(R)

1,286,45466%
Allen B. West

Allen B. West(R)

238,02312%
Don Huffines

Don Huffines(R)

232,16612%
Chad Prather

Chad Prather(R)

73,9034%
Rick Perry

Rick Perry(R)

62,0793%
Kandy Kaye Horn

Kandy Kaye Horn(R)

23,3521%
Paul Belew

Paul Belew(R)

11,2531%
Danny Harrison

Danny Harrison(R)

10,7131%
*Incumbent
100% of Precincts Reporting

(9,633 / 9,633)

Candidate

Votes

%

Beto O'Rourke

Beto O'Rourke(D)

966,09691%
Joy Diaz

Joy Diaz(D)

33,3433%
Michael Cooper

Michael Cooper(D)

32,2483%
Rich Wakeland

Rich Wakeland(D)

13,0731%
Inocencio (Inno) Barrientez

Inocencio (Inno) Barrientez(D)

12,8771%
100% of Precincts Reporting

(9,624 / 9,624)

Candidate

Votes

%

Dan Patrick

Dan Patrick*(R)

1,412,04377%
Daniel Miller

Daniel Miller(R)

126,1077%
Trayce Bradford

Trayce Bradford(R)

119,7366%
Aaron Sorrells

Aaron Sorrells(R)

72,5124%
Zach Vance

Zach Vance(R)

71,1184%
Todd M. Bullis

Todd M. Bullis(R)

42,8382%
*Incumbent
100% of Precincts Reporting

(9,633 / 9,633)

Candidate

Votes

%

Mike Collier

Mike Collier(D)

413,22842%
Michelle Beckley

Michelle Beckley(D)

300,89230%
Carla Brailey

Carla Brailey(D)

281,15628%
100% of Precincts Reporting

(9,624 / 9,624)

Candidate

Votes

%

Ken Paxton

Ken Paxton*(R)

816,33543%
George P. Bush

George P. Bush(R)

435,22023%
Eva Guzman

Eva Guzman(R)

333,56817%
Louie Gohmert

Louie Gohmert(R)

325,10017%
*Incumbent
100% of Precincts Reporting

(9,633 / 9,633)

Candidate

Votes

%

Rochelle Mercedes Garza

Rochelle Mercedes Garza(D)

432,21243%
Joe Jaworski

Joe Jaworski(D)

196,46320%
Lee Merritt

Lee Merritt(D)

195,04519%
Mike Fields

Mike Fields(D)

123,21212%
S. "TBone" Raynor

S. "TBone" Raynor(D)

55,3876%
100% of Precincts Reporting

(9,624 / 9,624)

Candidate

Votes

%

Sid Miller

Sid Miller*(R)

983,15258%
James White

James White(R)

523,42631%
Carey A. Counsil

Carey A. Counsil(R)

174,66210%
*Incumbent
100% of Precincts Reporting

(9,633 / 9,633)

Candidate

Votes

%

Susan Hays

Susan Hays(D)

800,84883%
Ed Ireson

Ed Ireson(D)

166,23317%
100% of Precincts Reporting

(9,624 / 9,624)

Candidate

Votes

%

Wayne Christian

Wayne Christian*(R)

766,56647%
Sarah Stogner

Sarah Stogner(R)

245,58115%
Tom Slocum Jr.

Tom Slocum Jr.(R)

232,67214%
Marvin "Sarge" Summers

Marvin "Sarge" Summers(R)

192,96612%
Dawayne Tipton

Dawayne Tipton(R)

186,77311%
*Incumbent
100% of Precincts Reporting

(9,633 / 9,633)

Candidate

Votes

%

Monica De La Cruz

Monica De La Cruz(R)

16,80157%
Mauro Garza

Mauro Garza(R)

4,53315%
Sara Canady

Sara Canady(R)

2,7329%
Ryan Krause

Ryan Krause(R)

2,7179%
Steve Schmuker Jr.

Steve Schmuker Jr.(R)

1,0624%
John C. Lerma

John C. Lerma(R)

6582%
Aizar Cavazos

Aizar Cavazos(R)

5012%
Angela Juarez

Angela Juarez(R)

4141%
Vangela Churchill

Vangela Churchill(R)

2971%
100% of Precincts Reporting

(295 / 295)

Candidate

Votes

%

Ruben Ramirez

Ruben Ramirez(D)

9,19828%
Michelle Vallejo

Michelle Vallejo(D)

6,54720%
John Villarreal Rigney

John Villarreal Rigney(D)

6,24819%
Eliza Alvarado

Eliza Alvarado(D)

5,37817%
Vanessa Stephanie Tijerina

Vanessa Stephanie Tijerina(D)

3,46311%
Julio Garza

Julio Garza(D)

1,6855%
100% of Precincts Reporting

(295 / 295)

Candidate

Votes

%

Tony Gonzales

Tony Gonzales*(R)

37,13078%
Alma Arredondo-Lynch

Alma Arredondo-Lynch(R)

7,29415%
Alia Garcia

Alia Garcia(R)

3,2227%
*Incumbent
100% of Precincts Reporting

(351 / 351)

Candidate

Votes

%

John Lira

John Lira(D)

20,12956%
Priscilla Golden

Priscilla Golden(D)

15,76444%
100% of Precincts Reporting

(360 / 360)

Candidate

Votes

%

Cassy Garcia

Cassy Garcia(R)

5,86723%
Sandra Whitten

Sandra Whitten(R)

4,50418%
Steven Fowler

Steven Fowler(R)

3,36213%
Willie Vasquez Ng

Willie Vasquez Ng(R)

3,32413%
Ed Cabrera

Ed Cabrera(R)

3,32313%
Eric Hohman

Eric Hohman(R)

2,97112%
Rolando Rodriguez

Rolando Rodriguez(R)

1,6166%
100% of Precincts Reporting

(285 / 285)

Candidate

Votes

%

Henry Cuellar

Henry Cuellar*(D)

23,55248%
Jessica Cisneros

Jessica Cisneros(D)

22,78547%
Tannya Judith Benavides

Tannya Judith Benavides(D)

2,2895%
*Incumbent
100% of Precincts Reporting

(285 / 285)

Candidate

Votes

%

Dan McQueen

Dan McQueen(R)

2,86821%
Michael Rodriguez

Michael Rodriguez(R)

2,03015%
Bill Condict

Bill Condict(R)

1,51511%
Marilyn Jackson

Marilyn Jackson(R)

1,46711%
Dan Sawatzki

Dan Sawatzki(R)

1,40710%
Jennifer Sundt

Jennifer Sundt(R)

1,29110%
Sam Montoya

Sam Montoya(R)

1,2249%
Alejandro Ledezma

Alejandro Ledezma(R)

8306%
Jenai Aragona

Jenai Aragona(R)

5874%
Asa George Kent Palagi

Asa George Kent Palagi(R)

3242%
100% of Precincts Reporting

(254 / 254)

Candidate

Votes

%

Greg Casar

Greg Casar(D)

25,30661%
Eddie Rodriguez

Eddie Rodriguez(D)

6,43316%
Rebecca Viagran

Rebecca Viagran(D)

6,41216%
Carla-Joy Sisco

Carla-Joy Sisco(D)

3,1618%
100% of Precincts Reporting

(254 / 254)

Candidate

Votes

%

Ryan Guillen

Ryan Guillen*(R)

7,50757%
Mike Monreal

Mike Monreal(R)

4,53334%
Alena Berlanga

Alena Berlanga(R)

1,2359%
*Incumbent
100% of Precincts Reporting

(107 / 107)

Candidate

Votes

%

Andrew S. Murr

Andrew S. Murr*(R)

21,21863%
Wesley "Wes" Virdell

Wesley "Wes" Virdell(R)

12,27537%
*Incumbent
100% of Precincts Reporting

(133 / 133)

Candidate

Votes

%

Barron Casteel

Barron Casteel(R)

12,96646%
Carrie Isaac

Carrie Isaac(R)

12,72545%
George Green

George Green(R)

2,72610%
100% of Precincts Reporting

(50 / 50)

Candidate

Votes

%

Steve Allison

Steve Allison*(R)

13,22884%
Michael E. Champion

Michael E. Champion(R)

2,53316%
*Incumbent
100% of Precincts Reporting

(78 / 78)

Candidate

Votes

%

Becca Moyer DeFelice

Becca Moyer DeFelice(D)

7,79879%
Gabrien Gregory

Gabrien Gregory(D)

2,06321%
100% of Precincts Reporting

(78 / 78)

Candidate

Votes

%

Elisa Chan

Elisa Chan(R)

7,34437%
Mark Dorazio

Mark Dorazio(R)

5,46528%
Adam Blanchard

Adam Blanchard(R)

4,64523%
Mark Daniel Cuthbert

Mark Daniel Cuthbert(R)

2,41812%
100% of Precincts Reporting

(84 / 84)

Candidate

Votes

%

Josey Garcia

Josey Garcia(D)

4,88770%
Gerald Brian Lopez

Gerald Brian Lopez(D)

1,57623%
Steven Gilmore

Steven Gilmore(D)

5268%
100% of Precincts Reporting

(56 / 56)

Candidate

Votes

%

Marc LaHood

Marc LaHood(R)

49,16163%
Meredith Chacon

Meredith Chacon(R)

29,36537%
100% of Precincts Reporting

(279 / 279)

Candidate

Votes

%

Nadine Melissa Nieto

Nadine Melissa Nieto(D)

50,63860%
Lisa Uresti-Dasher

Lisa Uresti-Dasher(D)

33,59740%
100% of Precincts Reporting

(279 / 279)

BACKGROUND

Bexar County Judge

  • Democratic candidates: Ivalis Meza Gonzalez, Ina Minjarez, Gerard Ponce, Peter Sakai
  • Republican candidates: Nathan Buchanan, Trish DeBerry

Analysis: After a lifetime of public service, Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff announced last year that he would not seek reelection for the county’s top office.

Wolff, who has been county judge since 2001, made the announcement in October with more than a year left on his term. That way, “good candidates” would have time to launch their campaigns, he said.

The departure has not only attracted current and former elected officials, but a few outsiders, too.

On the Democratic ticket, mayoral Chief of Staff Ivaliz Meza Gonzalez, state Rep. Ina Minjarez, former mayoral candidate Gerard Ponce and former district court judge Peter Sakai are vying for the party’s nomination.

On the Republican ticket, there are only two candidates — small business owner and licensed peace officer Nathan Buchanan and Bexar County Pct. 3 Commissioner Trish DeBerry. DeBerry threw her hat in the ring just hours before the filing deadline, making the decision to resign from the Pct. 3 post to run for the county judge position.

Bexar County voters have not elected a Republican as county judge since 1998.

Read more about the candidates’ platforms here.

Bexar County District Attorney

  • Democratic candidate: Joe Gonzales
  • Republican candidates: Meredith Chacon, Marc LaHood

Analysis: Joe Gonzales is running for reelection, seeking his second term as Bexar County District Attorney.

Though Gonzales has been able to tout certain victories, like the successful implementation of the county’s cite and release program, other challenges remain, like the growing backlog in domestic violence cases.

The district attorney’s office has also been hindered with communication issues between prosecutors and law enforcement, leading to delays in at least one high-profile murder case.

Gonzales’ primary race is uncontested, but two familiar names are seeking to clinch the Republican nomination and challenge him in November.

Meredith Chacon, a former Bexar County prosecutor, has already taken aim at Gonzales’ policies. Marc LaHood, brother of former Bexar County District Attorney Nico LaHood, is also running in the Republican primary.

Marc Lahood is an attorney and a partner of the family-run firm LaHood Law, specializing in criminal defense, personal injury law, probate issues and family law.

Read more: Who’s running for district attorney, district judge and county court judge in 2022

Bexar County Commissioner Pct. 4

  • Democratic candidate: Tommy Calvert
  • Republican candidate: Larry Ricketts

Analysis: Nominations are all but guaranteed for Democrat Tommy Calvert and Republican Larry Ricketts, who are running unopposed for Bexar County Commissioner Pct. 4.

Calvert has held the seat since 2014, seeking a third term in office this November. Ricketts is seeking public office again after losing to Kathryn Brown for the precinct’s constable office in 2020.

Roughly 500,000 residents live in the precinct, which covers eastern Bexar County. This race, along with the county judge and Pct. 3 county commissioner races that will be decided in the November general election, could change the makeup of the court for the next four years.

Governor

  • Democratic candidates: Inocencio Barrientez, Michael Cooper, Joy Diaz, Beto O’Rourke, Rich Wakeland
  • Republican candidates: Greg Abbott, Paul Belew, Danny Harrison, Kandy Kaye Horn, Don Huffines, Rick Perry, Chad Prather, Allen West

Analysis: Despite each party’s crowded primary race, the governor’s race is likely to end up as a battle between former Congressman Beto O’Rourke and current Governor Greg Abbott.

Both candidates have raised millions of dollars over the last six months and have already begun campaigning against each other.

Before that, though, Abbott and O’Rourke will need to win the March primaries.

Abbott is facing stiffer competition in the primary than O’Rourke is. The governor is competing with former state Sen. Don Huffines and former Florida congressman and former Texas GOP Chair Allen West, among others.

Attorney General

  • Democratic candidates: Mike Fields, Rochelle Mercedes Garza, Joe Jaworski, Lee Merritt, S. “TBone” Raynor
  • Republican candidates: George P. Bush, Louie Gohmert, Eva Guzman, Ken Paxton

With an ongoing criminal indictment against him and a whistleblower complaint that is being investigated by the FBI, Attorney General Ken Paxton faces a rocky road toward reelection.

The attorney general’s race has attracted several high-profile Republican challengers to Paxton’s tenure, including Texas General Land Office Commissioner George P. Bush, Congressman Louie Gohmert and former Texas Supreme Court Justice Eva Guzman.

The Democrats also have a crowded race, featuring Mike Fields, Rochelle Mercedes Garza, Joe Jaworski, Lee Merritt and S. “TBone” Raynor.

Texas House District 118

  • Democratic candidate: Frank Ramirez
  • Republican candidate: John Lujan

Analysis: In November, following the retirement of Rep. Leo Pacheco, Republicans celebrated the flipped seat in House District 118 after John Lujan edged out Frank Ramirez, winning 51% of the vote. Lujan will be representing the district for his second time after a short stint in the office in 2016.

The victory is short-lived, as the two will rematch in November after uncontested primary races in March.

The House seat will be a good barometer gauging Republicans’ progress with reaching Hispanic voters in Central and South Texas.

Texas House District 122

  • Democratic candidates: Angi Aramburu
  • Republican candidates: Adam Blanchard, Elisa Chan, Mark Daniel Cuthbert, Mark Dorazio

Analysis: After serving in the Texas House for more than a decade, Rep. Lyle Larson (R-San Antonio) has decided not to seek reelection.

Larson had become increasingly outspoken against his own party throughout the previous legislative sessions as his party passed controversial bills on voting and abortion. Most recently, Larson expressed disappointment in how Republicans handled redistricting.

Many potential successors are lining up for the reliably Republican House seat, which covers parts of northern Bexar County. GOP candidates running in the primary include San Antonio businessman Adam Blanchard, former San Antonio City Council member Elisa Chan, banking executive Mark Daniel Cuthbert and Mark Dorazio, a former Bexar County GOP Chair.

On the Democratic ticket, there is only one candidate — personal trainer Angi Aramburu.

Texas House District 124

  • Democratic candidates: Josey Garcia, Steven Gilmore, Gerald Brian Lopez
  • Republican candidate: Johnny Arredondo

Analysis: Texas House District 124, which covers western Bexar County, is sure to have new representation after Rep. Ina Minjarez decided to pursue the county judge office.

Josey Garcia, a leader of local grassroots group Reliable Revolutionaries; Steven Gilmore, an attorney; and Gerald Brian Lopez, self-employed; are running for the Democratic nomination.

On the Republican side, Johnny Arredondo, who is retired, is running unopposed.

The seat is likely to go to the Democratic candidate who wins the primary.

Congressional District 15

  • Democratic candidates: Eliza Alvarado, Julio Garza, Ruben Ramirez, John Villarreal Rigney, Vanessa Stephanie Tijerina, Michelle Vallejo
  • Republican candidates: Sara Canady, Aizar Cavazos, Vangela Churchill, Monica De La Cruz, Mauro Garza, Angela Juarez, Ryan Krause, John Lerma, Steve Schmuker Jr.

Analysis: With Congressman Vicente Gonzalez running in the newly redrawn Congressional District 34, the voters of Congressional District 15 are sure to elect a new representative this November.

Redistricting made the traditionally Democratic district more competitive, giving Republicans a better chance to flip the seat. Under the current maps, Gonzalez only narrowly won the district against Monica De La Cruz, who is running for the seat again.

The other Republican candidates running for the nomination are Justice of the Peace Sara Canady, retired Border Patrol agent Aizar Cavazos, assistant principal Vangela Churchill, former congressional candidate Mauro Garza, self-employed Angela Juarez, self-employed Ryan Krause, retiree John Lerma and professor Steve Schmuker Jr.

The Democratic candidates in the race include educator Eliza Alvarado, self-employed Julio Garza, attorney Ruben Ramriez, attorney John Villarreal Rigney, Vanessa Stephanie Tijerina, and Michelle Vallejo.

Congressional District 23

  • Democratic candidates: Priscilla Golden, John Lira
  • Republican candidates: Alma Arredondo-Lynch, Alìa Garcia, Tony Gonzales

Analysis: Generally viewed as one of the most competitive congressional districts in Texas, both parties will be eyeing this seat.

Rep. Tony Gonzales kept the seat Republican when he beat Air Force veteran Gina Ortiz Jones in 2020, and hopes to be re-elected.

Before clinching the nomination, though, he has to campaign against Alma Arredondo-Lynch, a conservative dentist and rancher, and Alìa Garcia.

On the Democratic ticket, social worker Priscilla Golden will face John Lira, a Marine.

Congressional District 28

  • Democratic candidates: Tannya Judith Benavides, Jessica Cisneros, Henry Cuellar
  • Republican candidates: Ed Cabrera, Steven Fowler, Cassy Garcia, Eric Hohman, Willie Vasquez Ng, Rolando Rodriguez, Sandra Whitten

Analysis: Though Congressman Henry Cuellar has been elected to Congressional District 28 since 2005, he saw his most serious challenge in the 2020 Democratic primary.

Progressives organized against the moderate Democrat, backing immigration attorney Jessica Cisneros. Cuellar edged out Cisneros, winning 51.8% of the vote in the primary.

This year’s rematch between the two candidates was shaken up in January after the FBI raided Cuellar’s home in Laredo amid an active investigation.

A third candidate — teacher and organizer Tannya Judith Benavides — is also running in the Democratic primary.

Republicans are also hoping to put up a competitive race in the district, as they have made progress with Latino voters in South Texas in 2020. The crowded GOP primary features rancher Ed Cabrera, combat veteran Lt. Col. Steven Fowler, political staffer Cassy Garcia, management analyst Eric Hohman, former Bexar County Sheriff candidate Willie Vasquez Ng, self-employed Rolando Rodriguez and youth and preschool director Sandra Whitten.

Congressional District 35

  • Democratic candidates: Greg Casar, Eddie Rodriguez, Carla-Joy Sisco, Rebecca Viagran
  • Republican candidates: Bill Condict, Jenai Aragona, Marilyn Jackson, Alejandro Ledezma, Dan McQueen, Sam Montoya, Asa George Kent Palagi, Michael Rodriguez, Dan Sawatzki, Jennifer Sundt.

Analysis: This reliably Democratic district will have new representation after redistricting drew Congressman Lloyd Doggett out of it. Instead, Doggett will run for Congressional District 37, one of the state’s new seats.

Four Democrats are hoping to succeed him, three of whom have held office before. Austin City Council Member Greg Casar, State Rep. Eddie Rodriguez, consultant Carla-Joy Sisco, and former San Antonio City Council Member Rebecca Viagran are vying for the primary.

The Republican primary, meanwhile, is an even more crowded race with 10 candidates running for the party’s nomination. They include program scheduler Bill Condict, realtor Jenai Aragona, insurance agent Marilyn Jackson, construction worker Alejandro Ledezma, former 37-day mayor of Corpus Christi Dan McQueen, reporter Sam Montoya, soldier and entrepreneur Asa George Kent Palagi, household manager Michael Rodriguez, retired U.S. Air Force service member Dan Sawatzki and attorney Jennifer Sundt.


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