Texas Primary Runoff Election on July 14 Features Key State, District, and County Races, Early Voting Starts June 29-July 10
By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2020
Although Texans enjoyed a hotly contested Texas Democratic Party and Republican Party Primary Elections on March 3, 2020, not all races registered a majority winner, requiring a Primary Runoff Election to be called for July 14, 2020 for certain key state, district, and county races.
Maverick County is no exception as several nominees for their respective political parties for the November 3, 2020 General Election will be decided in the July 14, 2020 Primary Runoff Election.
Maverick County Democratic Party Chairperson Juanita V. Martinez stated that among the key races on the Democratic Party Primary Runoff Election on July 14, 2020 include the United States Senate between Royce West and Mary “MJ” Hegar; the Railroad Commission of Texas between Roberto R. “Beto” Alonzo and Chrysta Castaneda; the State Senator District 19 between Xochil Pena Rodriguez and Roland Gutierrez; the Maverick County Constable for Precinct 1 between Rudy Valdez and Oscar “Ram” Ramos; the Maverick County Constable for Precinct 2 between Alberto De La Torre and Denise Cantu; and the Maverick County Constable Precinct 4 between Joe “Mike” Beattie and Hector “Big Rod” Rodriguez.
Martinez encouraged all Maverick County Democrats to vote in the July 14, 2020 Primary Runoff Election and to take advantage of the Early Voting Period commencing on June 29, 2020 through July 10, 2020 as there are key federal, state, and county races.
Martinez noted that Texas residents who are not registered to vote or have an address change have until June 15, 2020 to do so with Maverick County Elections Administrator Roy Schmerber at the historic Maverick County Courthouse located at 501 E. Main Street, Eagle Pass, Texas to be eligible to vote in the important July 14th Primary Runoff Election.
Martinez stated the Maverick County Democratic Party held a virtual meeting through Zoom with the candidates and the Executive Committee to review several new issues facing voters because of the Coronavirus pandemic and how it might affect voters participation and voting turn out for this key July 14th Primary Runoff Election.
Among the Democratic Party candidates that attended the May 20th virtual meeting were State Senate District 19 Xochil Pena Rodriguez, Maverick County Constable Precinct 1 Oscar Ramos, Maverick Constable Precinct 2 Alberto De La Torre and Denise Cantu, Maverick County Constable Precinct 4 Joe “Mike” Beattie and Hector “Big Rod” Rodriguez, Jordee Rodriguez Canales for the Gina Ortiz Jones Campaign for Congress, and Stephanie Carrillo for the Xochil Pena Rodriguez for State Senate District 14 Campaign.
Maverick County Democratic Party Committee Volunteer Elias Diaz also attended and assigned to develop a safety voting protocol for presentation to Maverick County Commissioners Court for their discussion and possible action for the July 14th Primary Runoff Election.
Martinez pointed out that the winners in the Democratic Party Primary Runoff Election on July 14th will become the party nominees for the November 3, 2020 General Election.
Next week we will interview Maverick County Republican Party Chairperson Alfredo Arellano for the Republican candidates and races that will be on the July 14th Runoff Election.
