Meri Gomez
Meri Gomez (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Texas. She lost in the Democratic primary on March 5, 2024.
Gomez completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Meri Gomez was born in Mission, Texas. She graduated from Mission High School. She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in 2011. Her career experience includes working in accounting. She has been affiliated with Texas Environmental Democrats.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: United States Senate election in Texas, 2024
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Texas
Incumbent Ted Cruz defeated Colin Allred, Ted Brown, Analisa Roche, and Tracy Andrus in the general election for U.S. Senate Texas on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ted Cruz (R) | 53.1 | 5,990,741 | |
| Colin Allred (D) | 44.6 | 5,031,249 | ||
| Ted Brown (L) | 2.4 | 267,039 | ||
| Analisa Roche (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 1,906 | ||
| Tracy Andrus (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 919 | ||
| Total votes: 11,291,854 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Dan McQueen (Independent)
- Mason Cysewski (G)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Texas
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Texas on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Colin Allred | 58.9 | 569,585 | |
| Roland Gutierrez | 16.6 | 160,978 | ||
| Mark A. Gonzalez | 8.8 | 85,228 | ||
| Meri Gomez | 4.6 | 44,166 | ||
| Carl Sherman Sr. | 3.3 | 31,694 | ||
| Ahmad Hassan | 2.3 | 21,855 | ||
| Steve Keough | 2.3 | 21,801 | ||
| Heli Rodriguez Prilliman | 1.9 | 18,801 | ||
| Thierry Tchenko | 1.4 | 13,395 | ||
| Total votes: 967,503 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Zachariah Manning (D)
- Aaron Arguijo (D)
- Soren Pendragon (D)
- John Love III (D)
- Sherri Taylor (D)
- Victor D. Dunn (D)
- Tracy Andrus (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Texas
Incumbent Ted Cruz defeated Holland Gibson and Rufus Lopez in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Texas on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ted Cruz | 88.3 | 1,977,961 | |
| Holland Gibson | 6.0 | 134,011 | ||
| Rufus Lopez | 5.7 | 127,986 | ||
| Total votes: 2,239,958 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Cody Andrews (R)
- Carlos Garza (R)
- Josiah Ingalls (R)
- Montgomery Markland (R)
Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. Senate Texas
Ted Brown advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. Senate Texas on April 14, 2024.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Ted Brown (L) | |
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Gomez in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Meri Gomez completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Gomez's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- What is your platform?…..Ummm, what isn’t my platform!? So much to do in Washington D.C.
- Taxes, taxes, TAXES! Let’s fix our tax code. From individual taxpayers to large corporation.
- Let’s secure social security, and health care for ALL!
Book: Good to Great, Sam Walton
Leading by example, when people see that I can do it, they feel empowered to try themselves.
Self-empowerment to see the people of America thrive.
2.) Securing Social Security. We must make sure that this program will remain and I want to ensure maximum benefits to improve quality of life.
Boss: WHO?
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on January 3, 2024
