Democrat incumbent Clay-Flores defeats Republican challenger Prado in Precinct 1 Commissioner race

Bexar County Precinct 1 Commissioner election results for Nov. 5, 2024

Race for Bexar County Commissioner Precinct No. 1. (Copyright 2024 by KSAT - All rights reserved.)

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Candidate

Votes

%

Rebeca Clay-Flores

Rebeca Clay-Flores*(D)

87,55759%
Lina Prado

Lina Prado(R)

61,79641%
*Incumbent
100% of Precincts Reporting

(302 / 302)

UPDATE AT 12:46 A.M. WEDNESDAY:

Democrat incumbent Rebeca Clay-Flores decisively defeated Republican challenger Lina Prado in the race for Bexar County Commissioner Precinct No. 1.

Clay-Flores won by 18 percentage points over Prado on Tuesday night.

KSAT attended election night campaign events for both candidates.

  • Clay-Flores told KSAT: “I’m gonna continue to advocate because we need a mental health facility here in Bexar County. We lack mental health beds. Also, forensic beds, people need long-term care for 30 to 90 days, not just for adults, but for adolescents as well.”
  • Prado told KSAT: “We need to make sure we have commissioners that are working with TxDOT, working with all different organizations to make sure it gets done.”

In the 2020 general election, Clay-Flores defeated Republican challenger Gabriel Lara by 22 percentage points.

Before she was elected to the commissioner’s court, Clay-Flores was a special projects manager for the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District.

In the 2016 general election, Sergio Rodriguez defeated Republican John V. Garza by 32 percentage points.


BACKGROUND

After winning a contentious primary runoff, Rebeca Clay-Flores is hoping to win a second term as Bexar County Precinct 1 commissioner.

Clay-Flores is running against Republican candidate Lina Prado, a senior aviation supply chain leader.

The incumbent defeated her challenger, Amanda Gonzalez, in the Democratic Primary runoff race by a margin of 63% to 37%.

The race got heated, fueled by accusations against Clay-Flores of lying on campaign mailers and broken promises.

Rebeca Clay-Flores

Before she was elected to the commissioner’s court, Clay-Flores was a special projects manager for the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District.

She has said that experiencing homelessness in her childhood made her grateful for everything.

Clay-Flores said she’s proud of her work in the county and will continue to fight for her constituents.

She has twice been endorsed by the Texas Organizing Project, a progressive political advocacy group that has backed efforts in recent years that would have stripped San Antonio police officers of their collective bargaining rights (Prop B), and a second measure that would have expanded cite and release and decriminalized marijuana possession here (Prop A).

Prop B was narrowly defeated in 2021, while Prop A was defeated by a large margin last year.

Lina Prado

Prado said she began her career as an aircraft mechanic and currently works as a senior supply chain leader.

She was born in the Dominican Republic and immigrated to the U.S. when she was 7. Prado is a naturalized citizen.

The Republican candidate credits her family for instilling the value of hard work and the importance of education.

Gov. Greg Abbott endorsed Prado in the race for Precinct 1 commissioner.

“My focus will be on prioritizing public safety, improving infrastructure, and bringing transparency to the court,” Prado said in a statement to KSAT. “I’m committed to ensuring that the voices of our residents—not special interest groups—are heard and represented. Together, we can make our community safer, stronger, and more connected. We need experience in the court that can handle our complexity but still drive down cost to our residents.”

Election day is Tuesday, Nov. 5.

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Daniela Ibarra joined the KSAT News team in July 2023. This isn’t her first time in the KSAT newsroom– the San Antonio native spent the summer of 2017 as an intern. Daniela is a proud Mean Green alum, earning her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of North Texas.

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Spencer Heath is a Digital Journalist at KSAT. Spencer graduated from the University of Texas at Austin, where he studied Radio-Television-Film. He’s worked as a journalist in San Antonio since June of 2022. Outside the newsroom, he enjoys watching movies and spending time with family.

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