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Carlos Vela
Carlos Vela (Democratic Party) ran for election for Nueces County Attorney in Texas. Vela lost in the Democratic primary on March 3, 2020.
Elections
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Nueces County, Texas (2020)
General election
General election for Nueces County Attorney
Jenny Dorsey defeated Rene C. Flores in the general election for Nueces County Attorney on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jenny Dorsey (R) | 51.1 | 62,240 | |
| Rene C. Flores (D) | 48.9 | 59,513 | ||
| Total votes: 121,753 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Nueces County Attorney
Rene C. Flores defeated Carlos Vela in the Democratic primary for Nueces County Attorney on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Rene C. Flores | 52.2 | 10,177 | |
| Carlos Vela | 47.8 | 9,303 | ||
| Total votes: 19,480 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Nueces County Attorney
Jenny Dorsey advanced from the Republican primary for Nueces County Attorney on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jenny Dorsey | 100.0 | 13,802 | |
| Total votes: 13,802 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Nueces County Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 Place 2
Incumbent Thelma Rodriguez won election in the general election for Nueces County Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 Place 2 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Thelma Rodriguez (R) | 100.0 | 30,167 | |
| Total votes: 30,167 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Nueces County Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 Place 2
Incumbent Thelma Rodriguez defeated Carlos Vela in the Republican primary runoff for Nueces County Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 Place 2 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Thelma Rodriguez | 66.1 | 2,742 | |
| Carlos Vela | 33.9 | 1,406 | ||
| Total votes: 4,148 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Nueces County Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 Place 2
Incumbent Thelma Rodriguez and Carlos Vela advanced to a runoff. They defeated Irma G. Serna in the Republican primary for Nueces County Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 Place 2 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Thelma Rodriguez | 43.1 | 2,201 | |
| ✔ | Carlos Vela | 35.9 | 1,832 | |
| Irma G. Serna | 21.0 | 1,072 | ||
| Total votes: 5,105 | |||
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Selection method
The members of the Texas Justice of the Peace Courts are elected in partisan elections and serve four-year terms. They are elected in a precinct-wide election.[1]
To serve as a justice of the peace, justices must complete a 40-hour course on relevant duties within one year of his or her election. They must also complete a similar 20-hour course each year they continue to serve.[2]
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Carlos Vela did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
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