Anthony Alcoser
Anthony Alcoser was a 2015 Democratic special election candidate for District 118 of the Texas House of Representatives.[1]
Elections
2015
A special election for the position of Texas House of Representatives District 118 was called for November 3, 2015. A special runoff election was held on January 26, 2016.[2][3] The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was September 2.[4]
The seat was vacant following Joe Farias' (D) resignation on August 10, 2015.[5]
Anthony Alcoser (D), Robert A. Casias (R), Gabe Farias (D), Michael Holdman (R), John Lujan (R) and Tomas Uresti (D) faced off in a special election.[1] Since no candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote, the top two vote-getters, Lujan and Uresti, met in a runoff election, which Lujan won.[3][6]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | ![]() |
52.4% | 1,880 | |
Democratic | Tomas Uresti | 47.6% | 1,709 | |
Total Votes | 3,589 |
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See also
- Texas House of Representatives
- Texas House of Representatives District 118
- State legislative special elections, 2015
- Texas State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Texas Secretary of State, "Candidates for State Representative, District 118 Special Election," accessed September 4, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Candidates for State Representative, District 118 Special Runoff Election," accessed December 2, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Belleville News-Democrat, "The Latest: San Antonio state House race heads to runoff," accessed November 3, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Proclamation by the Governor of the State of Texas," accessed August 27, 2015
- ↑ trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com, "Rep. Joe Farias resigns Texas House seat, prompting another special election in San Antonio," August 10, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 Special Runoff Election, House District 118," accessed January 27, 2016