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City elections in Laredo, Texas (2022)

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2022 Laredo elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: August 22, 2022
General election: November 8, 2022
Runoff election: December 17, 2022
Election stats
Offices up: Mayor, city council, and municipal court judge
Total seats up: 5 (click here for mayoral elections)
Election type: Nonpartisan
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2022

The city of Laredo, Texas, held general elections for mayor, city council, and municipal court judge on November 8, 2022. A runoff election was held on December 17, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was August 22, 2022.

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Elections

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Candidates and results

City council

Laredo City Council runoff election 2022

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Office Candidates
District 1

Green check mark transparent.pngGilbert Gonzalez 
Patty Tijerina San Miguel 
District 6

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Tyler King  Candidate Connection
L. Vish Viswanath 


Laredo City Council general election 2022

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Office Candidates
District 1

Green check mark transparent.pngGilbert Gonzalez 
Maxine Rebeles 
G. Rodriguez 
Green check mark transparent.pngPatty Tijerina San Miguel 
District 2

Daisy Campos Rodriguez 
Green check mark transparent.pngRicardo Rangel 
District 3

Green check mark transparent.pngMelissa Cigarroa 
Abey Lugo 
Jerry Perez 
Eric Wickstrom 
District 6

Fernando Baldazo 
Rafael Dueñas 
Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Tyler King  Candidate Connection
Rick Laurel 
Green check mark transparent.pngL. Vish Viswanath 

Judicial offices

Laredo Municipal Court

General election

General election for Laredo Municipal Court

Incumbent Jesus Dominguez won election in the general election for Laredo Municipal Court on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jesus Dominguez
Jesus Dominguez (Nonpartisan)
 
100.0
 
34,016

Total votes: 34,016
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About the city

See also: Laredo, Texas

Laredo is a city in Webb County, Texas. As of 2020, its population was 255,205.

City government

See also: Council-manager government

The city of Laredo uses a council-manager system. In this form of municipal government, an elected city council, which includes the mayor and serves as the city's primary legislative body, appoints an executive called a city manager to oversee day-to-day municipal operations and implement the council's policy and legislative.[1]

Demographics

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic Data for Laredo, Texas
Laredo Texas
Population 255,205 29,145,505
Land area (sq mi) 106 261,267
Race and ethnicity**
White 81% 69.2%
Black/African American 0.5% 12.1%
Asian 0.5% 4.9%
Native American 0.2% 0.5%
Pacific Islander 0% 0.1%
Other (single race) 3% 6.2%
Multiple 14.8% 7%
Hispanic/Latino 95.5% 39.4%
Education
High school graduation rate 69% 84.4%
College graduation rate 19.3% 30.7%
Income
Median household income $51,120 $63,826
Persons below poverty level 23.9% 14.2%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


See also

Laredo, Texas Texas Municipal government Other local coverage
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