Carlos Antonio Raymond
Carlos Antonio Raymond (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 125. He lost in the Democratic primary on March 3, 2026.
Biography
Carlos Antonio Raymond was born in Panama City, Panama. He served in the U.S. Army. He earned an associate degree in medical science from the University of the District of Columbia and a bachelor's degree in business administration from Georgia State University. Raymond's career experience includes working as a realtor with Icon Realty.[1]
Elections
2026
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2026
General election
The primary will occur on May 26, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
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General election for Texas House of Representatives District 125
Ricardo Martinez (R) is running in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 125 on November 3, 2026.
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Democratic primary runoff
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Democratic primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 125
Michelle Barrientes Vela (D) and Adrian Reyna (D) are running in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 125 on May 26, 2026.
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| | Adrian Reyna ![]() | |
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Democratic primary
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Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 125
Adrian Reyna (D) and Michelle Barrientes Vela (D) advanced to a runoff. They defeated Donovon Rodriguez (D) and Carlos Antonio Raymond (D) in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 125 on March 3, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Adrian Reyna ![]() | 39.1 | 7,227 |
| ✔ | | Michelle Barrientes Vela ![]() | 34.4 | 6,371 |
| Donovon Rodriguez | 15.3 | 2,836 | ||
| | Carlos Antonio Raymond | 11.2 | 2,068 | |
| Total votes: 18,502 | ||||
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Republican primary
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Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 125
Ricardo Martinez (R) defeated Chuck Mercer IV (R) in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 125 on March 3, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ricardo Martinez ![]() | 58.6 | 4,132 |
Chuck Mercer IV ![]() | 41.4 | 2,915 | ||
| Total votes: 7,047 | ||||
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2025
See also: City elections in San Antonio, Texas (2025)
General runoff election
General runoff election for San Antonio City Council District 6
Ric Galvan defeated Kelly Ann Gonzalez in the general runoff election for San Antonio City Council District 6 on June 7, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ric Galvan (Nonpartisan) ![]() | 50.1 | 5,771 | |
| Kelly Ann Gonzalez (Nonpartisan) | 49.9 | 5,743 | ||
| Total votes: 11,514 | ||||
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General election
General election for San Antonio City Council District 6
The following candidates ran in the general election for San Antonio City Council District 6 on May 3, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kelly Ann Gonzalez (Nonpartisan) | 19.7 | 1,660 | |
| ✔ | Ric Galvan (Nonpartisan) ![]() | 19.4 | 1,631 | |
| Chris Baecker (Nonpartisan) | 17.6 | 1,484 | ||
Vanessa Chavez (Nonpartisan) ![]() | 16.8 | 1,414 | ||
| Gerald Brian Lopez (Nonpartisan) | 9.0 | 762 | ||
| Lawson Alaniz-Picasso (Nonpartisan) | 8.5 | 715 | ||
| Bobby Herrera (Nonpartisan) | 5.4 | 458 | ||
| Carlos Antonio Raymond (Nonpartisan) | 3.5 | 298 | ||
| Total votes: 8,422 | ||||
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Endorsements
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2022
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 125
Incumbent Ray Lopez defeated Carlos Antonio Raymond in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 125 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ray Lopez (D) | 62.4 | 34,762 | |
Carlos Antonio Raymond (R) ![]() | 37.6 | 20,933 | ||
| Total votes: 55,695 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 125
Incumbent Ray Lopez defeated Eric Michael Garza in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 125 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ray Lopez | 58.3 | 5,960 | |
Eric Michael Garza ![]() | 41.7 | 4,271 | ||
| Total votes: 10,231 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 125
Carlos Antonio Raymond advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 125 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Carlos Antonio Raymond ![]() | 100.0 | 6,595 | |
| Total votes: 6,595 | ||||
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Campaign finance
2020
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 117
Incumbent Philip Cortez defeated Carlos Antonio Raymond and Tony Quinones in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 117 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Philip Cortez (D) | 54.9 | 50,092 | |
| Carlos Antonio Raymond (R) | 41.3 | 37,711 | ||
| Tony Quinones (L) | 3.9 | 3,518 | ||
| Total votes: 91,321 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 117
Incumbent Philip Cortez advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 117 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Philip Cortez | 100.0 | 14,937 | |
| Total votes: 14,937 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 117
Carlos Antonio Raymond advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 117 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Carlos Antonio Raymond | 100.0 | 7,722 | |
| Total votes: 7,722 | ||||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Texas House of Representatives District 117
Tony Quinones advanced from the Libertarian convention for Texas House of Representatives District 117 on March 21, 2020.
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Campaign finance
2018
State Senate
A special election for the office of Texas State Senate District 19 was held on July 31, 2018. Candidates had until June 25, 2018, to file nomination papers with the secretary of state.[2]
On June 18, 2018, state Sen. Carlos Uresti (D) resigned from the state Senate, four months after he was found guilty of charges related to bribery surrounding a government contract and charges of wrongdoing.[3]
Pete Gallego (D) and Peter Flores (R) defeated Roland Gutierrez (D), Charles Urbina Jones (D), Tomas Uresti (D), Jesse Alaniz (R), Carlos Antonio Raymond (R), and Tony Valdivia (L) in the special election on July 31, 2018, and advanced to a runoff election. Flores then defeated Gallego in the runoff election on September 18, 2018.[4][5][6]
General runoff election
Special general runoff election for Texas State Senate District 19
Peter P. Flores defeated Pete Gallego in the special general runoff election for Texas State Senate District 19 on September 18, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Peter P. Flores (R) | 56.7 | 25,330 | |
| Pete Gallego (D) | 43.3 | 19,367 | ||
| Total votes: 44,697 | ||||
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General election
Special general election for Texas State Senate District 19
The following candidates ran in the special general election for Texas State Senate District 19 on July 31, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Peter P. Flores (R) | 34.4 | 9,003 | |
| ✔ | Pete Gallego (D) | 28.9 | 7,580 | |
| Roland Gutierrez (D) | 24.4 | 6,389 | ||
| Carlos Antonio Raymond (R) | 3.5 | 920 | ||
| Tomas Uresti (D) | 3.0 | 799 | ||
| Charles Urbina Jones (D) | 3.0 | 789 | ||
| Jesse Alaniz (R) | 1.8 | 461 | ||
| Tony Valdivia (L) | 1.0 | 266 | ||
| Total votes: 26,207 | ||||
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State House
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 117
Incumbent Philip Cortez defeated Michael Berlanga in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 117 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Philip Cortez (D) | 57.4 | 32,976 | |
| Michael Berlanga (R) | 42.6 | 24,480 | ||
| Total votes: 57,456 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 117
Incumbent Philip Cortez defeated Terisha DeDeaux in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 117 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Philip Cortez | 63.4 | 3,943 | |
| Terisha DeDeaux | 36.6 | 2,275 | ||
| Total votes: 6,218 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 117
Michael Berlanga defeated Carlos Antonio Raymond in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 117 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Michael Berlanga | 72.1 | 3,354 | |
| Carlos Antonio Raymond | 27.9 | 1,297 | ||
| Total votes: 4,651 | ||||
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Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Carlos Antonio Raymond did not complete Ballotpedia's 2026 Candidate Connection survey.
2025
Carlos Antonio Raymond did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Carlos Antonio Raymond completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Raymond's responses.
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HELLO, MY NAMES: CARLOS ANTONIO RAYMOND (Like, “EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND”) – I AM:
• A RETIRED US ARMY VETERAN & SERVANT
• A RETIRED FEDERAL CIVIL SERVANT
• AN ACTIVE COMMUNITY SERVANT
• A FIRST GENERATION IMMIGRANT AND MEMBER OF THE CHURCH OF CHRIST
- . I WANT TO CONTINUE MY LIFE-LONG PASSION FOR ‘SERVICE’ TO HOUSE DISTRICT # 125
- I WANT TO EVATE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL RESIDENTS OF HOUSE DISTRICT #125
- I AM: OPEN, PEOPLE PERSON, BORN AGAIN BELIEVER IN CHRIST, COMPASSIONATE, CARING, COLLABORATOR, TEAM PLAYER, BILLINGUAL (SPANISH AND ENGLISH), EXCELLENT LISTENER,
(1) TAXATION (CUT TAXES, REDUCE PROPERTY TAXES) - (2) SOCIAL WELFARE (COOMUNITY SERVICES (3) IMMIGRATION (PROTECTING SOUTHERN BORDERS) - (4) HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (AFFORDABLE HOUSING (5) HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (REDUCE METABOLIC SYNDRONE) (6) SOCIAL WELFARE (PROTECTING THE UNBORN, MARRIAGE AND FAMILY STATUS - (7) STRONG MILITARY DEFENSE (8) VETERAN'S BENEFITS (9) EDUCATION & SCHOOL SAFETY ISSUES (8) CIVIL RIGHTS & LIBERTIES, MINORITY ISSUES (NON-DISCRIMINATION, DUE PROCESS RIGHTS
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2020
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Facebook, "Elect San Carlos, Texas State Representative," accessed February 10, 2018
- ↑ Chron, "Governor announces July special election for empty San Antonio state senator seat," June 20, 2018
- ↑ News4sa.com, "State senator Carlos Uresti resigns," June 18, 2018
- ↑ Bexar County, "Sample Ballot - Special State Senate, District 19 Election," accessed July 20, 2018
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2018 Special Election, Senate District 19 Election Night Returns," July 31, 2018
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2018 Special Runoff Election, Senate District 19 Election Night Returns," September 18, 2018

