Daniel Vela (Harris County, Texas)

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Daniel Vela

Independent

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 8, 2022

Daniel Vela (independent) ran for election for the Precinct 2 Place 2 judge of the Harris County Justices of the Peace in Texas. Vela lost as a write-in in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Elections

2022

See also: Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2022)

General election

General election for Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 Place 2

Dolores Lozano defeated Daniel Vela in the general election for Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 Place 2 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dolores Lozano (D)	99.3	39,040
	Submit photo	Daniel Vela (Independent) (Write-in)	0.7	263

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 39,303
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 Place 2

Dolores Lozano defeated Blair McClure in the Democratic primary for Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 Place 2 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dolores Lozano	70.5	6,012
	Submit photo	Blair McClure	29.5	2,518

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,530
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2020

See also: Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2020)

General election

General election for Harris County Constable Precinct 2

Jerry Garcia defeated Daniel Vela in the general election for Harris County Constable Precinct 2 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jerry Garcia (D)	61.5	51,731
	Submit photo	Daniel Vela (R)	38.5	32,323

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 84,054
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Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for Harris County Constable Precinct 2

Jerry Garcia defeated incumbent Christopher Diaz in the Democratic primary runoff for Harris County Constable Precinct 2 on July 14, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jerry Garcia	51.1	4,949
	Submit photo	Christopher Diaz	48.9	4,730

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,679
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Harris County Constable Precinct 2

Jerry Garcia and incumbent Christopher Diaz advanced to a runoff. They defeated George Goffney Jr., Jerry Garcia, and Alberto Rivera in the Democratic primary for Harris County Constable Precinct 2 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jerry Garcia	39.0	5,778
✔	Submit photo	Christopher Diaz	34.8	5,144
	Submit photo	George Goffney Jr.	9.5	1,405
	Submit photo	Jerry Garcia	9.3	1,369
	Submit photo	Alberto Rivera	7.5	1,103

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 14,799
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Harris County Constable Precinct 2

Daniel Vela advanced from the Republican primary for Harris County Constable Precinct 2 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Daniel Vela	100.0	6,294

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,294
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2016

See also: Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2016)

Harris County held elections for county commission, justices of the peace, constables, district attorney, county attorney, sheriff, county tax assessor-collector, and the Harris County Department of Education Board of Trustees in 2016. The general election was held on November 8, 2016. A primary election was held on March 1, 2016, and a primary runoff took place on May 24, 2016. The filing deadline for those wishing to run in this election was December 14, 2015. Incumbent Christopher Diaz (D) defeated Daniel Vela (R) in the Harris County constable Precinct 2 general election.

Harris County Constable, Precinct 2 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Christopher Diaz Incumbent	65.10%	46,221
	Republican	Daniel Vela	34.90%	24,776
Total Votes				70,997
Source: Harris County Elections, "2016 General Election Official Results," November 16, 2016

Harris County Constable, Precinct 2 Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Daniel Vela	51.43%	4,449
Joe Alanis	48.57%	4,201
Total Votes		8,650
Source: Harris County Elections, "2016 Republican Primary Results," March 8, 2016

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2022

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2020

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