Maverick County, Texas March 3, 2020 Democratic Party Primary Election Final Results
By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2020
A total of 10,257 Maverick County, Texas voters out of over 30,000 cast a ballot in the March 3, 2020 Texas Democratic Party Primary Election. After all the ballots were counted, the following final unofficial results were posted for Maverick County’s Democratic Party Primary Election.
For President of the United States, the top vote getters were Bernie Sanders with 2,724 votes (34.00%), Michael Bloomberg with 1,419 votes (17.76%), Joe Biden with 1,150 votes ((14.39%), Julian Castro with 979 votes (12.25%), and Elizabeth Warren with 425 votes (5.32%). Biden won the State of Texas, however.
For United States Senate, the top vote recipients were Annie “Mama” Garcia with 1,913 votes (27.55%), Cristina Tzintzun Ramirez with 1,105 votes (15.92%), Sema Hernandez with 894 votes (12.00%), and Michael Cooper with 521 votes (7.50%). MJ Hegar was the overall state top vote getter and will either meet Ramirez or Royce West in the May 26 Runoff Election.
In the United States House of Representative District 23 race, the top vote getters were Gina Ortiz Jones with 4,335 votes (55.74%), Efrain Valdez with 1,453 votes (19.02%), Rosalinda “Rosey” Ramos Abuabara with 832 votes (10.89%), and Ricardo R. Madrid with 701 votes (9.18%). Ortiz Jones ran off with an impressive 66.66% of the total votes and easily won the nomination.
For State Senator District 19, the top vote recipients were Xochil Pena Rodriguez with 3,525 votes (43.87), Roland Gutierrez with 3,227 votes (40.16%), and Freddy Martinez with 1,284 votes (15.98%). Pena Rodriguez edged Gutierrez but did not obtain a majority vote to avoid a runoff election with Gutierrez on May 26.
In the State House of Representative District 74 race, the top vote getters were Eddie Morales with 5,251 votes (53.92%), Ramsey English Cantu with 4,043 votes (41.51%), and Rowland Garza with 445 votes (4.57%). Morales obtained a 51% majority vote district-wide to win the nomination without a runoff.
For District Attorney, the top vote recipient was Alberto Rodriguez with 5,190 votes (56.21%) and Roberto Serna with 4,021 votes (43.65%). Serna, however, won the three counties vote total by a minuscule 33 votes and gets re-elected.
In the County Attorney race, the top vote getter was Jaime “AJ” Iracheta with 5,310 votes (56.21%) and Gloria E. Hernandez with 4,143 votes (43.79). Iracheta decisively defeated Hernandez for the nomination.
For County Sheriff, incumbent Sheriff Tom Schmerber received 7,606 votes (100%) unopposed. Schmerber is most likely assured re-election in the November 3rd General Election since there is no Republican Party candidate for Sheriff.
In the County Tax Assessor-Collector race, incumbent Isamari Sanchez Villarreal received 6,791 votes (100%) unopposed. Sanchez Villarreal wins re-election as no Republican Party candidate registered for the post.
For County Commissioner Precinct No. 1, the top vote recipient was Gerardo “Jerry” Morales with 1,500 votes (57.96%) and Roberto Martinez with 1,088 votes (42.04%). Morales wins re-election as no Republican Party candidate ran for the position.
In the County Commissioner Precinct No. 3 race, the top vote getter was Olga Ramos with 1,523 votes (50.60%) and Pete Venegas with 1,487 votes (49.40%). Ramos wins election to County Commissioner Precinct 3 since no Republican Party candidate registered for the post.
For County Constable Precinct No. 1, the top vote recipient was Rudy Valdez with 1,008 votes (40.81%), Oscar “Ram” Ramos with 825 votes (33.40%), and Jose “Coche” Duran with 637 votes (25.79%). Valdez will face Ramos in the May 26 runoff election since neither candidate obtained a majority of the vote.
In the County Constable Precinct No. 2 race, the top vote getter was Denise Cantu with 732 votes (37.20%), Alberto “Beto” De La Torre with 696 votes (35.37%), Ernie Leija with 259 votes (13.16%), Cesar “Horse” Torres with 190 votes (9.65%), and Enrique “Kike” Velez with 91 votes (4.62%). Cantu and De La Torre will square away in the May 26 runoff election since no candidate obtained a majority vote.
For County Constable Precinct 3, Place 1, the top vote recipient was Mario Hernandez with 1,808 votes (69.22%) and Juan Antonio “Tony” Silva, Jr. with 804 votes (30.78%). Hernandez easily wins re-election since there is no Republican Party candidate in the race.
In the County Constable Precinct 3, Place 2 race, the top vote getter was Samuel “Sam” Chacon with 144 votes (54.14%) and Julio Mancha with 122 votes (45.86%). Chacon survived a valiant challenge from Mancha and wins re-elections since there is no Republican Party candidate.
For County Constable Precinct No. 4, the top vote recipient was Hector “Big Rod” Rodriguez with 772 (37.55%) votes, Mike” Beattie with 684 votes (33.27%), and Jose Regalado, Jr. with 600 votes (29.18%). Rodriguez and Beattie will face off in the May 26 runoff election and the winner will win the post since there is no Republican Party candidate.
Maverick County Democratic Party Chairperson Juanita V. Martinez received 6,079 votes (100%) unopposed. Martinez wins election to a new four year term after being appointed to the post.
