Barbara Canales

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Barbara Canales

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Democratic Party

Prior offices

Nueces County Judge

Successor: Connie Scott

Predecessor: Samuel Neal Jr.

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 8, 2022

Education

High school

W.B. Ray High School

Bachelor's

University of Texas, Austin

Law

University of Houston

Contact

Personal website

Barbara Canales (Democratic Party) was the Nueces County Judge in Texas. Canales assumed office on January 1, 2019. Canales left office on December 31, 2022.

Canales (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for Nueces County Judge in Texas. Canales lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Biography

Barbara Canales graduated from W.B. Ray High School. Canales earned a bachelor's degree in petroleum engineering from The University of Texas at Austin and a J.D. from the University of Houston. Her career experience includes working as an attorney and in a number of nonprofit organizations in the Corpus Christi area. Canales was appointed to be a port commissioner in 2013.

Elections

2022

See also: Municipal elections in Nueces County, Texas (2022)

General election

General election for Nueces County Judge

Connie Scott defeated incumbent Barbara Canales in the general election for Nueces County Judge on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Connie Scott (R)	55.6	49,164
	Submit photo	Barbara Canales (D)	44.4	39,210

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 88,374
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Nueces County Judge

Incumbent Barbara Canales advanced from the Democratic primary for Nueces County Judge on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Barbara Canales	100.0	12,150

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,150
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Nueces County Judge

Connie Scott advanced from the Republican primary for Nueces County Judge on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Connie Scott	100.0	16,293

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 16,293
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2018

See also: Municipal elections in Nueces County, Texas (2018)

General election

General election for Nueces County Judge

Barbara Canales defeated Mike Pusley in the general election for Nueces County Judge on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Barbara Canales (D)	52.4	48,869
	Submit photo	Mike Pusley (R)	47.6	44,442

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 93,311
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Nueces County Judge

Barbara Canales advanced from the Democratic primary for Nueces County Judge on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Barbara Canales	100.0	10,782

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,782
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Nueces County Judge

Mike Pusley advanced from the Republican primary for Nueces County Judge on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Mike Pusley	100.0	10,138

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Campaign themes

2022

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Footnotes

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