Brownsville Independent School District, Texas, elections (2024)
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Four seats on the Brownsville Independent School District school board in Texas were up for general election on November 5, 2024. The filing deadline for this election was August 19, 2024.
The Brownsville Independent School District Position 6 seat was also up for special election on May 4, 2024.[1] The election was called as a redo of the general election held on November 3, 2020. Peña was declared the winner of the 2020 election after a recount showed she received eight more votes than Leal. Before the recount, Leal had won the election by one vote. Leal brought the case to court and in January 2022 a district court judge ruled that a new election should be held. After the Texas Supreme Court rejected an appeal of the lower court's decision, a special election was called for the next uniform election date, in May 2024. Marisa Leal and Minerva Peña automatically made the special election ballot. The seat was also up for regular election in November 2024.[2]
Elections
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Candidates and results
District 3
General election
General election for Brownsville Independent School District Position 3
Incumbent Jessica Gonzalez defeated Victor Caballero in the general election for Brownsville Independent School District Position 3 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jessica Gonzalez (Nonpartisan) | 52.6 | 21,505 |
| Victor Caballero (Nonpartisan) | 47.4 | 19,347 | ||
| Total votes: 40,852 | |||
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District 5
General election
General election for Brownsville Independent School District Position 5
Incumbent Daniella Lopez Valdez defeated Nelda Rocha and Caty Presas in the general election for Brownsville Independent School District Position 5 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Daniella Lopez Valdez (Nonpartisan) | 49.8 | 20,249 | |
| Nelda Rocha (Nonpartisan) | 27.1 | 11,035 | ||
| Caty Presas (Nonpartisan) | 23.0 | 9,365 | ||
| Total votes: 40,649 | |||
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District 6
Regular election
General election
General election for Brownsville Independent School District Position 6
Minerva Peña defeated incumbent Marisa Leal in the general election for Brownsville Independent School District Position 6 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Minerva Peña (Nonpartisan) | 51.9 | 21,133 | |
| Marisa Leal (Nonpartisan) | 48.1 | 19,557 | ||
| Total votes: 40,690 | |||
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Special election
General election
Special general election for Brownsville Independent School District Position 6
Marisa Leal defeated Minerva Peña in the special general election for Brownsville Independent School District Position 6 on May 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Marisa Leal (Nonpartisan) | 56.3 | 4,217 | |
| Minerva Peña (Nonpartisan) | 43.7 | 3,268 | ||
| Total votes: 7,485 | |||
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District 7
General election
General election for Brownsville Independent School District Position 7
Erasmo Castro defeated Farley Treviño, Tim Ramirez, and Augustine Anduiza in the general election for Brownsville Independent School District Position 7 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Erasmo Castro (Nonpartisan) | 36.8 | 15,397 |
| Farley Treviño (Nonpartisan) | 31.6 | 13,219 | ||
| Tim Ramirez (Nonpartisan) | 21.7 | 9,081 | ||
| Augustine Anduiza (Nonpartisan) | 10.0 | 4,169 | ||
| Total votes: 41,866 | |||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Texas elections, 2024
March 5, 2024
- United States Senate election in Texas, 2024
- Texas' 34th Congressional District election, 2024
- Texas Railroad Commissioner election, 2024
- Texas State Senate elections, 2024
- Texas House of Representatives elections, 2024
- Texas Supreme Court elections, 2024
- Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2024
May 28, 2024
November 5, 2024
- United States Senate election in Texas, 2024
- Texas' 34th Congressional District election, 2024
- Texas Railroad Commissioner election, 2024
- Texas State Senate elections, 2024
- Texas House of Representatives elections, 2024
- Texas Supreme Court elections, 2024
- Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2024
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About the district
The Brownsville Independent School District is located in Cameron County, Texas. The district served 37,898 students during the 2022-2023 school year.[3]
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Brownsville ISD, "Notice and order for special election," January 12, 2024
- ↑ myRGV, "Brownsville ISD to declare Minerva Pena’s seat vacant, set special election," December 19, 2023
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Local Education Agency (School District) Universe Survey Data," accessed June 26, 2024
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