Elda Cookie Rivera

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Elda Cookie Rivera

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Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

March 6, 2018

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Elda Cookie Rivera (Democratic Party) ran for election for the Precinct 2 Place 1 judge of the Webb County Justice of the Peace in Texas. Rivera lost in the Democratic primary on March 6, 2018.

Elections

2018

General election

General election for Webb County Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 Place 1

Bobby Quintana won election in the general election for Webb County Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 Place 1 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Bobby Quintana (D)

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Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for Webb County Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 Place 1

Bobby Quintana defeated incumbent Ramiro Veliz Jr. in the Democratic primary runoff for Webb County Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 Place 1 on May 22, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Bobby Quintana	58.3	3,630
	Submit photo	Ramiro Veliz Jr.	41.7	2,600

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 6,230
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Webb County Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 Place 1

Incumbent Ramiro Veliz Jr. and Bobby Quintana advanced to a runoff. They defeated Elda Cookie Rivera in the Democratic primary for Webb County Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 Place 1 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Ramiro Veliz Jr.	46.2	4,216
✔	Submit photo	Bobby Quintana	44.5	4,066
	Submit photo	Elda Cookie Rivera	9.3	850

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 9,132
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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.

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.

See also

• Courts in Texas
• Local trial court judicial elections, 2018
• Municipal elections in Webb County, Texas (2018)

External links

• Search Google News for this topic
• Texas Secretary of State Elections Division

Footnotes

Texas courts

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Federal courts:

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Texas, Western District of Texas, Northern District of Texas, Southern District of Texas • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Texas, Western District of Texas, Northern District of Texas, Southern District of Texas

State courts:

Texas Supreme Court • Texas Court of Appeals • Texas Court of Criminal Appeals • Texas District Courts • Texas County Courts • Texas County Courts at Law • Texas Statutory Probate Courts • Texas Justice of the Peace Courts

State resources:

Courts in Texas • Texas judicial elections • Judicial selection in Texas