Ben Molina
Ben Molina was a member of the Corpus Christi City Council in Texas, representing District 2. Molina assumed office on December 13, 2016. Molina left office in 2023.
Molina ran for election to the Corpus Christi City Council to represent District 2 in Texas. Molina lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: City elections in Corpus Christi, Texas (2024)
General election
General election for Corpus Christi City Council District 2
Incumbent Sylvia Campos defeated Ben Molina in the general election for Corpus Christi City Council District 2 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sylvia Campos (Nonpartisan) | 55.0 | 9,141 |
 | Ben Molina (Nonpartisan) | 45.0 | 7,487 | |
| Total votes: 16,628 | |||
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Endorsements
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2020
See also: City elections in Corpus Christi, Texas (2020)
General election
General election for Corpus Christi City Council District 2
Incumbent Ben Molina defeated Sylvia Campos in the general election for Corpus Christi City Council District 2 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ben Molina (Nonpartisan) | 51.8 | 7,005 |
| Sylvia Campos (Nonpartisan) | 48.2 | 6,506 | |
| Total votes: 13,511 | |||
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2018
General runoff election
General runoff election for Corpus Christi City Council District 2
Incumbent Ben Molina defeated Sylvia Campos in the general runoff election for Corpus Christi City Council District 2 on December 18, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ben Molina (Nonpartisan) | 59.7 | 1,596 |
| Sylvia Campos (Nonpartisan) | 40.3 | 1,076 | |
| Total votes: 2,672 | |||
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General election
General election for Corpus Christi City Council District 2
Incumbent Ben Molina and Sylvia Campos advanced to a runoff. They defeated R.J. Torres and James Chadden in the general election for Corpus Christi City Council District 2 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ben Molina (Nonpartisan) | 40.5 | 3,826 |
| ✔ | | Sylvia Campos (Nonpartisan) | 35.1 | 3,313 |
| R.J. Torres (Nonpartisan) | 12.7 | 1,201 | ||
| James Chadden (Nonpartisan) | 11.7 | 1,103 | ||
| Total votes: 9,443 | |||
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2016
The city of Corpus Christi, Texas, held elections for mayor and city council on November 8, 2016. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was August 22, 2016. All eight city council seats were up for election.[1] Ben Molina defeated incumbent Brian Rosas in the Corpus Christi City Council District 2 general election.[2]
| Corpus Christi City Council, District 2, General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Ben Molina |
60.87% | 5,355 |
| Brian Rosas Incumbent | 39.13% | 3,443 |
| Total Votes | 8,798 | |
| Source: "Nueces County Elections", "Nueces County 2016 General Election", accessed November 8, 2016 | ||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Ben Molina did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Ben Molina did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Corpus Christi City Council District 2 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by - |
Corpus Christi City Council District 2 2016-2023 |
Succeeded by Sylvia Campos |
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