Adrian Garcia (Harris County Commissioner, Texas)
Adrian Garcia (Democratic Party) is a member of the Harris County Commissioners Court in Texas, representing District 2. He assumed office on January 1, 2019. His current term ends on December 31, 2026.
Garcia (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the Harris County Commissioners Court to represent District 2 in Texas. He is on the ballot in the Democratic primary on March 3, 2026.[source]
Biography
Adrian Garcia's career experience includes serving as Houston police officer for 23 years. Garcia was elected to serve as Harris County Sheriff in 2008 and was re-elected in 2012. [1]
Elections
2026
See also: Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2026)
General election
The primary will occur on March 3, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Democratic primary
Democratic primary for Harris County Commissioners Court Precinct 2
Incumbent Adrian Garcia (D) is running in the Democratic primary for Harris County Commissioners Court Precinct 2 on March 3, 2026.
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Republican primary
Republican primary for Harris County Commissioners Court Precinct 2
Raquel Hernandez-Boujourne (R) and Richard Vega (R) are running in the Republican primary for Harris County Commissioners Court Precinct 2 on March 3, 2026.
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2022
See also: Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2022)
General election
General election for Harris County Commissioners Court Precinct 2
Incumbent Adrian Garcia defeated Jack Morman in the general election for Harris County Commissioners Court Precinct 2 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Adrian Garcia (D) | 52.7 | 106,967 |
| Jack Morman (R) | 47.3 | 96,091 | ||
| Total votes: 203,058 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Harris County Commissioners Court Precinct 2
Jack Morman defeated Jerry Mouton in the Republican primary runoff for Harris County Commissioners Court Precinct 2 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jack Morman | 67.8 | 13,714 | |
| Jerry Mouton | 32.2 | 6,520 | ||
| Total votes: 20,234 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Harris County Commissioners Court Precinct 2
Incumbent Adrian Garcia defeated George Risner and Gary Harrison in the Democratic primary for Harris County Commissioners Court Precinct 2 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Adrian Garcia | 75.6 | 22,432 |
| George Risner | 13.5 | 4,001 | ||
| Gary Harrison | 10.9 | 3,230 | ||
| Total votes: 29,663 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Harris County Commissioners Court Precinct 2
Jack Morman and Jerry Mouton advanced to a runoff. They defeated John Manlove, Richard Vega, and Daniel Jason in the Republican primary for Harris County Commissioners Court Precinct 2 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jack Morman | 40.5 | 13,042 | |
| ✔ | Jerry Mouton | 22.4 | 7,203 | |
 | John Manlove | 17.1 | 5,517 | |
| Richard Vega | 14.7 | 4,749 | |
| Daniel Jason | 5.3 | 1,702 | ||
| Total votes: 32,213 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Harris County Commissioners Court Precinct 2
Adrian Garcia defeated incumbent Jack Morman in the general election for Harris County Commissioners Court Precinct 2 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Adrian Garcia (D) | 50.5 | 114,814 |
| Jack Morman (R) | 49.5 | 112,737 | ||
| Total votes: 227,551 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Harris County Commissioners Court Precinct 2
Adrian Garcia defeated Roger Garcia, Ken Melancon, and Daniel Box in the Democratic primary for Harris County Commissioners Court Precinct 2 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Adrian Garcia | 65.1 | 15,626 |
 | Roger Garcia | 16.7 | 4,002 | |
| Ken Melancon | 11.4 | 2,747 | ||
 | Daniel Box | 6.7 | 1,618 | |
| Total votes: 23,993 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Harris County Commissioners Court Precinct 2
Incumbent Jack Morman advanced from the Republican primary for Harris County Commissioners Court Precinct 2 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jack Morman | 100.0 | 22,865 | |
| Total votes: 22,865 | |||
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2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Gene Green (D) defeated Julio Garza (R), N. Ruben Perez (L), and James Partsch-Galvan (G) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Green defeated Dominique Garcia and Adrian Garcia in the Democratic primary on March 1, 2016, while Garza defeated Robert Schafranek to win the Republican nomination.[2][3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic |  Gene Green Incumbent |
72.5% | 95,649 | |
| Republican | Julio Garza | 24% | 31,646 | |
| Libertarian | Ruben Perez | 2.5% | 3,234 | |
| Green | James Partsch-Galvan | 1.1% | 1,453 | |
| Total Votes | 131,982 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Julio Garza |
59.1% | 7,421 | ||
| Robert Schafranek | 40.9% | 5,139 | ||
| Total Votes | 12,560 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Gene Green Incumbent |
57.4% | 17,814 | ||
| Adrian Garcia | 38.6% | 11,972 | ||
| Dominique Garcia | 3.9% | 1,224 | ||
| Total Votes | 31,010 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State |
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2015
- See also: Houston, Texas municipal elections, 2015
The city of Houston, Texas, held elections for mayor and city council on November 3, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was August 24, 2015.[4] In the mayoral race, the candidates were former Congressman Chris Bell, Houston Councilman Stephen C. Costello, Joe Ferreira, Adrian Garcia, Ben Hall, Bill King, Victoria Lane, Marty McVey, Rafael Muñoz Jr., Nguyen Thai Hoc, Demetria Smith, Dale Steffes and Representative Sylvester Turner.[5] Sylvester Turner and Bill King advanced from the general.[6]
Sylvester Turner defeated Bill King in the runoff election.
| Mayor of Houston, Runoff election, 2015 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Sylvester Turner |
50.2% | 104,639 |
| Bill King | 49.8% | 103,961 |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 |
| Total Votes (100% of precincts reporting) | 208,600 | |
| Source: Harris County, Texas, "Runoff Election Results," December 12, 2015 | ||
| Mayor of Houston, General election, 2015 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Sylvester Turner |
31.3% | 81,735 |
| Bill King |
25.3% | 65,968 |
| Adrian Garcia | 17.1% | 44,758 |
| Ben Hall | 9.5% | 24,805 |
| Chris Bell | 7.4% | 19,345 |
| Stephen C. Costello | 6.7% | 17,546 |
| Nguyen Thai Hoc | 0.9% | 2,325 |
| Marty McVey | 0.5% | 1,378 |
| Demetria Smith | 0.5% | 1,234 |
| Victoria Lane | 0.3% | 908 |
| Rafael Muñoz Jr. | 0.2% | 515 |
| Dale Steffes | 0.1% | 302 |
| Joe Ferreira | 0.1% | 240 |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 |
| Total Votes (100% of precincts reporting) | 261,059 | |
| Source: Harris County Texas, "Official general election results," accessed November 16, 2015 | ||
Campaign themes
2026
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2022
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2016
The following issues were listed on Garcia's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.
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2015
ABC News asked Garcia what the most pressing issues would be if he were elected mayor, and Garcia said, "Making sure on day one, we start to create a dialogue and start a process to address the $126 million gap that we think we are stepping into."[8]
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Houston Chronicle, "Former sheriff Adrian Garcia to challenge Jack Morman for Precinct 2 seat," accessed February 11, 2018
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed December 15, 2015
- ↑ The New York Times, "Texas Primary Results," March 1, 2016
- ↑ Harris County, "Important 2015 Election Dates," accessed January 12, 2015
- ↑ City of Houston website, "November 3, 2015 General Election Candidates," accessed August 27, 2015
- ↑ Harris County Texas, "Unofficial general election results," accessed November 3, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ ABC News, "Why Adrian Garcia Wants To Be Houston's Next Mayor," September 3, 2015
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