Maverick County Democratic Party Primary Run-Off Election Recount for County Judge Scheduled for Tuesday, June 5th

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2018

According to a press communication issued by Maverick County Democratic Party Chairman Luis Alfonso “Poncho” Ruiz on Wednesday, May 30, 2018, the Recount Petition filed by County Judge candidate Rudy Bowles on Friday, May 25, 2018 with Ruiz is scheduled to be held on Tuesday, June 5, 2018, at 9 A.M. at the City of Eagle Pass Multi-Purpose Center in Eagle Pass, Texas as provided for under the Texas Election Code.

Maverick County Democratic Party Chairman Luis Alfonso “Poncho” Ruiz posted a notice on the Party’s website that the canvassing of the May 22, 2018 Democratic Party Primary Run-Off Election for Maverick County Judge will be held on Friday, May 31, 2018.

Ruiz also issued a notice and a press release on Wednesday, May 30, 2018, that he had reviewed the Recount Petition by candidate Rudy Bowles and that it had satisfied all the Texas Election Code requirements and was accepting the Recount Petition and scheduling the actual Recount on Tuesday, June 5th, at 9 A.M. at the City of Eagle Pass Multi-Purpose Center.

Democratic Party Candidate Rudy Bowles for County Judge lost the May 22, 2018 Primary Run-Off Election to incumbent County Judge David R. Saucedo by a mere 12 votes as Saucedo garnered 3,947 votes compared to Bowles’ 3,935 votes, according to the unofficial election results. 

The tight unofficial election results between Saucedo and Bowles for Maverick County Judge shows that the voters of Maverick County are just about split on the two candidates, but Saucedo obtained 12 more votes than Bowles to put him on top with 50.08 percent of the total 8,023 votes cast in the May 22nd Democratic Party Primary Run-Off Election. 

Since there was no Republican Party candidate in the Primary Election, Saucedo’s reelection to a third term by the slim margin of 12 votes ensures that he will win the post at the upcoming November 8, 2018 General Election unless a write-in candidate would surface and pull off a huge political upset in the November 8th General Election.

The tempers are still hot between supporters of both Saucedo and Bowles regarding the unofficial election results announced after the May 22nd Democratic Party Primary Run-Off Election.

Another remedy to both candidates is a possible election contest which would be lengthy and expensive to all parties involved.  

Whatever happens, Maverick County voters will have an official winner announced at the end of exhausting all legal remedies available to both Saucedo and Bowles under the Texas Election Code. Stay tuned for more developments.