Municipal elections in Bexar County, Texas (2020)

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2020 Bexar County elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: December 9, 2019 & August 17, 2020
Primary election: March 3, 2020
General election: November 3, 2020
Election stats
Offices up: Sheriff, tax assessor-collector, commissioners for districts 1 and 3 (regular) and district 2 (special), justice of the peace, constable for precincts 1 through 4, water control and improvement district board, and multiple judgeships
Total seats up: 25
Election type: Nonpartisan
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2020

Bexar County, Texas, held general elections for sheriff, tax assessor-collector, commissioners for districts 1 and 3, justice of the peace, constable for precincts 1 through 4, and multiple judgeships on November 3, 2020. A primary was scheduled for March 3, 2020. The filing deadline for this election was December 9, 2019.

An election for Bexar County Water Control and Improvement District 10 was held on November 3, 2020. The filing deadline was August 17, 2020.

A special election for county commissioner for district 2 was held on November 3, 2020. A primary was scheduled for March 3, 2020. The filing deadline for the special election was December 9, 2019.

Election procedure changes in 2020

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Elections

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Sheriff

General election

General election for Bexar County Sheriff

Incumbent Javier Salazar defeated Gerard Rickhoff in the general election for Bexar County Sheriff on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Javier Salazar (D)
 
61.7
 
461,225
Image of Gerard Rickhoff
Gerard Rickhoff (R)
 
37.9
 
283,289
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
2,567

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 747,081
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Bexar County Sheriff

Incumbent Javier Salazar defeated Sharon Rodriguez, Michelle Barrientes Vela, José Treviño, and Pete Lozano in the Democratic primary for Bexar County Sheriff on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Javier Salazar
 
53.8
 
85,849
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Sharon Rodriguez
 
17.6
 
28,113
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Michelle Barrientes Vela
 
12.2
 
19,382
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José Treviño
 
9.8
 
15,671
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Pete Lozano
 
6.6
 
10,482

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 159,497
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Bexar County Sheriff

Gerard Rickhoff defeated Willie Vasquez Ng and Gary Garcia in the Republican primary for Bexar County Sheriff on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Gerard Rickhoff
 
52.4
 
40,039
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Willie Vasquez Ng
 
30.0
 
22,935
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Gary Garcia
 
17.6
 
13,459

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 76,433
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Tax assessor-collector

General election

General election for Bexar County Tax Assessor-Collector

Incumbent Albert Uresti defeated Stephen David Pennington in the general election for Bexar County Tax Assessor-Collector on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Albert Uresti (D)
 
59.1
 
439,589
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Stephen David Pennington (R)
 
40.9
 
304,554

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 744,143
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Bexar County Tax Assessor-Collector

Incumbent Albert Uresti defeated Gary Alcoser in the Democratic primary for Bexar County Tax Assessor-Collector on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Albert Uresti
 
68.6
 
108,264
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Gary Alcoser
 
31.4
 
49,526

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 157,790
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Bexar County Tax Assessor-Collector

Stephen David Pennington defeated Michael Berlanga in the Republican primary for Bexar County Tax Assessor-Collector on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Stephen David Pennington
 
64.5
 
47,177
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Michael Berlanga
 
35.5
 
26,012

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 73,189
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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County commission (regular)

General election

Bexar County Commission
  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Precinct 1

Green check mark transparent.pngRebeca Clay-Flores

Gabriel Lara

Precinct 3

Christine Hortick

Green check mark transparent.pngTrish DeBerry


Primary runoff election

Bexar County Commission
  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Precinct 1

Sergio Rodriguez (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngRebeca Clay-Flores

Precinct 3

Green check mark transparent.pngTrish DeBerry
Tom Rickhoff


Primary election

Bexar County Commission
  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Precinct 1

Runoff Arrow.jpgSergio Rodriguez (i)
Runoff Arrow.jpgRebeca Clay-Flores
Fred Mendoza

Green check mark transparent.pngGabriel Lara

Precinct 3

Green check mark transparent.pngChristine Hortick
Alfonso Perez
Ismael Reyes

Celeste Brown
John Casares
Runoff Arrow.jpgTrish DeBerry
Weston Martinez
Ellen Pfeiffer
Runoff Arrow.jpgTom Rickhoff
Judy Stuller
Kenny Vallespin


County commission (special)

General election

The general election was canceled. Incumbent Justin Rodriguez won election in the special general election for Bexar County Commissioners Court Precinct 2.

Democratic primary election

Special Democratic primary for Bexar County Commissioners Court Precinct 2

Incumbent Justin Rodriguez defeated Queta Rodriguez in the special Democratic primary for Bexar County Commissioners Court Precinct 2 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Justin Rodriguez
 
59.0
 
22,510
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Queta Rodriguez
 
41.0
 
15,626

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 38,136
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Justice of the peace

General election

General election for Bexar County Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 Place 1

Incumbent Roberto Vazquez defeated Rhett Rosenquest Smith in the general election for Bexar County Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 Place 1 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Roberto Vazquez (D)
 
80.1
 
112,065
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Rhett Rosenquest Smith (L)
 
19.9
 
27,877

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 139,942
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Bexar County Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 Place 1

Incumbent Roberto Vazquez advanced from the Democratic primary for Bexar County Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 Place 1 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Roberto Vazquez
 
100.0
 
35,518

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 35,518
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Bexar County Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 Place 1

Rhett Rosenquest Smith advanced from the Libertarian convention for Bexar County Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 Place 1 on March 14, 2020.

Candidate
✔
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Rhett Rosenquest Smith (L)

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2

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Constables

General election

Bexar County Constables
  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Precinct 1

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngRuben Tejeda (i)
Precinct 2

Green check mark transparent.pngLeticia Vazquez

Charlie Peña Jr.

Precinct 3

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngMark Vojvodich (i)
Precinct 4

Green check mark transparent.pngKathryn Brown

Larry Ricketts


Primary runoff election

Bexar County Constables
  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Precinct 2

Ino Badillo
Green check mark transparent.pngLeticia Vazquez

Precinct 4

Green check mark transparent.pngKathryn Brown
Mike Ramirez


Primary election

Special district offices

Bexar County Water Control and Improvement District 10

General election

The general election was canceled. Fernando Richards Jr. (Nonpartisan) and Diana Tuttle (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Judicial

General election

Texas District Courts
  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Texas 37th District Court

Green check mark transparent.pngNicole Garza

Joseph P. Appelt

Texas 57th District Court

Green check mark transparent.pngAntonia Arteaga (i)

Texas 73rd District Court

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid A. Canales (i)

Texas 131st District Court

Green check mark transparent.pngNorma Gonzales (i)

Texas 144th District Court

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Edward Mery

Melisa Skinner

Texas 166th District Court

Green check mark transparent.pngLaura Salinas (i)

Texas 175th District Court

Green check mark transparent.pngCatherine Torres-Stahl (i)

Texas 379th District Court

Green check mark transparent.pngRon Rangel (i)

Texas 386th District Court

Green check mark transparent.pngJacqueline Valdés

Daphne Previti Austin

Texas 399th District Court

Green check mark transparent.pngFrank Castro (i)

Walden Shelton

Texas 407th District Court

Green check mark transparent.pngTina Torres

Stephani Walsh

Texas 408th District Court

Green check mark transparent.pngAngelica Jimenez (i)

Texas 438th District Court

Green check mark transparent.pngRosie Alvarado (i)


Primary election

Texas District Courts
  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Texas 37th District Court

Michael Edward Mery (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngNicole Garza

Green check mark transparent.pngJoseph P. Appelt

Texas 57th District Court

Green check mark transparent.pngAntonia Arteaga (i)

Texas 73rd District Court

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid A. Canales (i)

Texas 131st District Court

Green check mark transparent.pngNorma Gonzales (i)

Texas 166th District Court

Green check mark transparent.pngLaura Salinas (i)

Texas 175th District Court

Green check mark transparent.pngCatherine Torres-Stahl (i)

Texas 379th District Court

Green check mark transparent.pngRon Rangel (i)

Texas 386th District Court

Arcelia Trevino (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngJacqueline Valdés

Green check mark transparent.pngDaphne Previti Austin

Texas 399th District Court

Green check mark transparent.pngFrank Castro (i)
Gabe Quintanilla

Green check mark transparent.pngWalden Shelton

Texas 407th District Court

Maribel Cruz
Green check mark transparent.pngTina Torres

Green check mark transparent.pngStephani Walsh

Texas 408th District Court

Green check mark transparent.pngAngelica Jimenez (i)

Texas 438th District Court

Green check mark transparent.pngRosie Alvarado (i)


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About the county

Demographics

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic Data for Bexar County, Texas
Bexar County Texas
Population 2,009,324 29,145,505
Land area (sq mi) 1,240 261,267
Race and ethnicity**
White 71.6% 69.2%
Black/African American 7.6% 12.1%
Asian 3% 4.9%
Native American 0.7% 0.5%
Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.1%
Two or more 10.1% 7%
Hispanic/Latino 60.5% 39.4%
Education
High school graduation rate 84.4% 84.4%
College graduation rate 28.5% 30.7%
Income
Median household income $58,288 $63,826
Persons below poverty level 15.6% 14.2%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

One of 254 Texas counties—0.4 percent—is a Pivot County. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
County Trump margin of victory in 2016 Obama margin of victory in 2012 Obama margin of victory in 2008
Jefferson County, Texas 0.48% 1.61% 2.25%

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Texas with 52.2 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 43.2 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Texas cast votes for the winning presidential candidate 66.7 percent of the time. In that same time frame, Texas supported Democratic candidates slightly more often than Republicans, 53.3 to 46.7 percent. The state, however, favored Republicans in every presidential election between 2000 and 2016.

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Texas. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[1][2]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 54 out of 150 state House districts in Texas with an average margin of victory of 37.4 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 65 out of 150 state House districts in Texas with an average margin of victory of 36.4 points. Clinton won 10 districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 96 out of 150 state House districts in Texas with an average margin of victory of 36.2 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 85 out of 150 state House districts in Texas with an average margin of victory of 34.5 points.

See also

Bexar County, Texas Texas Municipal government Other local coverage
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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
  2. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017
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