2012 Races
 
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Candidates are listed in ballot order for Bexar County on the May 29 primary ballot. The Ballot Order Drawing was held on March 12.
Early Voting for the Primary begins in  
FEDERAL STATE SBOE+LEGISLATURE COURTS COUNTY PARTY VOTERS
 
FEDERAL
Office Term Yrs Democratic Primary Candidates
President of
the United States		 4
     
John Wolfe
Web Site
  Darcy G. Richardson
Web Site
  Bob Ely
Web Site 		  Barack Obama (i)
Web Site
United States Senator 6
     
Sean Hubbard
Web Site | BIO
  Addie Dainell Allen
BIO
  Paul Sadler
Web Site | BIO
  Grady Yarbrough
New interim maps for congressional districts were issued by the US District Court in San Antonio on Feb. 28.
View Plan 235
U.S. Representative
District 20		 2
 
Joaquín Castro
Web Site
U.S. Representative
District 21		 2
 
Candace Duvál
Web Site
  Daniel Boone
Web Site
U.S. Representative
District 23		 2
   
Pete Gallego
Web Site
  John M. Bustamante
Web Site
  Ciro D. Rodríguez
Web Site
U.S. Representative
District 28		 2
Henry Cuellar (i)
Web Site
U.S. Representative
District 35		 2
   
Sylvia Romo
Web Site
  Lloyd Doggett
Web Site
  María Luisa Alvarado
Web Site
 
FEDERAL STATE SBOE+LEGISLATURE COURTS COUNTY PARTY VOTERS
 
STATE
Office Term Yrs Democratic Primary Candidates
Railroad Commissioner 6
Dale Henry
Justice
Texas Supreme Court
Place 6		 6
Michele Petty
Web Site
Judge
Court of Criminal Appeals
Place 1 (Presiding)		 6
Keith Hampton
Web Site
 
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION & STATE LEGISLATURE
Office Term Yrs Democratic Primary Candidates
Member
State Board of Education
District 3		 4*
Marisa B. Pérez
Michael Soto (i)
Web Site
Member
State Board of Education
District 5		 4*
Rebecca Bell-Metereau
Web Site
New interim maps for Texas House & Senate districts were issued by the US District Court in San Antonio on Feb. 28.
State House Plan H309  |  State Senate Plan S172
State Senator
District 19		 4*
Carlos Uresti (i)
Web Site
State Senator
District 21		 4*
Judith Zaffirini (i)
Web Site
State Senator
District 25		 4*
John Courage
Web Site
State Senator
District 26		 4*
Leticia Van de Putte (i)
Web Site
* Due to redistricting, the above candidates will draw lots to determine the length of their term after the 2012 election.
State Representative
District 116		 2
Trey Martínez Fischer (i)
Web Site
State Representative
District 117		 2
Ken Mireles
Web Site
Tina Torres
Web Site
Philip Cortez
Web Site
State Representative
District 118		 2
Joe Farias (i)
Web Site
State Representative
District 119		 2
Roland Gutiérrez (i)
Web Site
State Representative
District 120		 2
Ruth Jones McClendon (i)
Web Site
State Representative
District 123		 2
Mike Villarreal (i)
Web Site
State Representative
District 124		 2
José Menéndez (i)
Web Site
State Representative
District 125		 2
Justin Rodríguez
Web Site
Delicia Herrera
Web Site
 
FEDERAL STATE SBOE+LEGISLATURE COURTS COUNTY PARTY VOTERS
 
4th COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT
Office Term Yrs Democratic Primary Candidates
Justice
Place 2 		6
Baldemar Garza
Web Site
Justice
Place 3 		6
Patricia Alvarez
Web Site
Justice
Place 4 		6
Luz Elena Chapa
Web Site
Justice
Place 5 		6
David Towler
Web Site
Justice
Place 7 		6
Rebeca C. Martínez
Web Site
Carmen Samaniego
Web Site
 
STATE DISTRICT COURTS
Office Term Yrs Dem. Primary Candidates
Judge (Civil Court)
37th Judicial District		 4
   
Nicole Elizalde Henning
Web Site
  Pamela Gabriel Craig
Web Page
  Michael Mery
Web Site
Judge (Civil Court)
57th Judicial District		 4
Antonia "Toni" Arteaga (i)
Web Site
Judge (Civil Court)
73rd Judicial District		 4
 
David A. Canales
  Paul Canales
Web Site
Judge (Civil Court)
131st Judicial District		 4
John D. Gabriel (i)
Judge (Civil Court)
166th Judicial District		 4
 
Karen Crouch
Web Site
  Laura Salinas
Judge (Criminal Court)
175th Judicial District		 4
Mary Román (i)
Judge (Criminal Court)
379th Judicial District		 4
Ron Rangel (i)
Judge (Juvenile Court)
386th Judicial District		 4
Stephen D. Smith
Web Site
Judge (Criminal Court)
399th Judicial District		 4
Ray J. Olivarrí
Judge (Civil Court)
407th Judicial District		 4
Karen Pozza (i)
Judge (Civil Court)
408th Judicial District		 4
 
Milton Fagin
Web Site
  Larry Noll (i)
Web Site
Judge (Civil Court)
438th Judicial District		 4
 
Gloria Saldaña
  Lauro A. Bustamante
 
FEDERAL STATE SBOE+LEGISLATURE COURTS COUNTY PARTY VOTERS
 
BEXAR COUNTY
Office Term Yrs Dem. Primary Candidates
Sheriff 4
Larry Ricketts
Web Site
Amadeo Ortiz (i)
Web Site
Andy López
Web Site
James Dorsey
Web Site
Gilbert Rodríguez, Jr.
Tax Assessor-Collector 4
Albert Uresti
Web Site
Ralph Díaz
Ernesto R. Castro
Web Site
José Pablo Arzola
Web Site
Gerard "Gerardo" Ponce
 
PRECINCTS:  County Commissioners,  Justices of the Peace,  & Constables
Office Term Yrs Democratic Primary Candidates
County Commissioner
Precinct 1		 4
Sergio "Chico"
Rodríguez (i)
Web Site
Ricardo A. Martínez
Jennifer V. Ramos
Web Site
Justice of the Peace,
Precinct 1, Place 1		 4
Tomás Uresti
Web Site
Monica Lisa Caballero (i)
Web Site
Justice of the Peace,
Precinct 2, Place 1		 4
Roberto "Robbie"
Vázquez
Steve Walker (i)
Web Site
Deloris "Dee" Jackson
Web Site
Robert de León
Constable
Precinct 1		 4
Ray López
Alex Quintanilla
Rubén C. Tejeda (i)
Web Site
Omar A. Reyes
Jesse "Jay" Alaniz
Constable
Precinct 2		 4
Val Flores (i) Frank Cerda Tom Brady
Sam G. Talamántez
Joe Curiel
Constable
Precinct 3		 4
Edward "Ed" Coleman
Web Site
Constable
Precinct 4		 4
Stan Ramos
Robert "Mike" Blount (i)
Web Site
Gabriel R. Medina
Rebecca Mesa Lopez
 
FEDERAL STATE SBOE+LEGISLATURE COURTS COUNTY PARTY VOTERS
 
BEXAR COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY PRIMARY - May 29
Office Term Yrs Candidates
County Chair 2
Manuel Medina
Web Site
Choco González Meza (i)
Web Site
July 31, 2012 - Election of Precinct Chairs by plurality vote as per US District Court order of March 1st
Precinct Chairs 2 Applicants for the 2012 Primary - updated May 4, 2012

List of Current Chairs (i)
 
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION - June 7 - 9, 2012 in Houston
Office Term Yrs Announced Candidates
Chairman of the
Texas Democratic Party		 2
Fidel Acevedo
Web Site		 Rachel Barrios-Van Os
Web Site
Gilberto Hinojosa
Web Site
 
FEDERAL STATE SBOE+LEGISLATURE COURTS COUNTY PARTY
 
VOTER INFORMATION
First day to request a mail ballot for the primary Friday, March 30
Mail Voting Information & Application
También puede pedirle una boleta por correo al Departamento de Elecciones.
You may also request a mail ballot by phone from the Elections Department.
210-335-8683.
Last day to register to vote for the Primary Monday, April 30
Early Voting for the Primary Monday, May 14 - Friday, May 25
Early Voting Locations & Hours
Sample Democratic Primary Ballot
Primary Election Day Tuesday, May 29
First day to request a mail ballot for the primary runoff Friday, June 1
Last day to register to vote for the Primary Runoff Monday, July 2
Early Voting for the Primary Runoff & Pct Chair Election Monday, July 23 - Friday, July 27
Primary Runoff Day;  Election of Precinct Chairs Tuesday, July 31
General Election Day November 6, 2012
Texas Secretary of State sos.state.tx.us/elections
VOTEXAS.org votexas.org (English)    votexas.org/spanish (Español)
Bexar County Elections Department bexar.org/elections
 



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