Maverick County Sheriff Tom Schmerber wins re-election over Anthony Ramirez

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016

Democratic incumbent Maverick County Sheriff Tom Schmerber easily won re-election to another four year term over challenger Republican Anthony Ramirez with 10,037 total votes (75.35%) compared to Ramirez’s 3,284 votes (24.65%) at the November 8, 2016 General Election.

Schmerber jumped to an early voting lead with 6,741 votes compared to Ramirez’s 2,037 early voting votes which was insurmountable difference to catch up in the general election balloting.

Schmerber added another 3,296 votes on Election Day, November 8th, while Ramirez only mustered 1,247 votes on Election Day, insufficient to overcome Schmerber’s huge Early Voting lead.

Although Sheriff Schmerber easily won by a large margin over challenger Ramirez, the race was hotly contested and challenged by both candidates.  Nonetheless, Ramirez was able to receive a respectable 3,284 votes among Maverick County voters.