Gabe Farias
Gabe Farias was a 2016 Democratic candidate for District 118 of the Texas House of Representatives.
Farias was a 2015 Democratic special election candidate for District 118 of the Texas House of Representatives.[1]
Campaign themes
2016
Farias' campaign website highlighted the following issues:
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Public Safety: As your State Representative, Gabe Farias will work with local law enforcement agencies to ensure public safety is a top priority with his office. Making sure those that protect and serve have all of the necessary tools and funding will be a top priority. Senior Citizen Support: Farias is committed to working with all legislators to ensure that our senior’s are taken care by fighting for funding for programs that will help improve their quality of life. Veterans: Gabe Farias will follow in his fathers footsteps serving as one of the loudest and most diligent proponents for Veterans and their families. He will proudly take the baton from one of the hardest working veteran’s advocates in the history of the Texas House and support issues that affect the everyday lives of veterans and their families. Public Education: District 118 has some of the poorest school districts in the state and Gabe Farias will fight to ensure that these lower-wealth school districts, and all school districts across the state, are able to keep up with increased educational demands. Small Business/Job Creation: Having led a local Chamber of Commerce, Gabe Farias understands the needs of our Small Business owners and its employees. He will work to make sure all efforts are made to keep small business viable and to bring jobs to District 118.[2] |
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| —Gabe Farias[3] | ||
Elections
2016
Elections for the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 1, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was December 14, 2015.[4]
Tomas Uresti defeated incumbent John Lujan in the Texas House of Representatives District 118 general election.[5]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 118 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Tomas Uresti |
55.17% | 25,632 | |
| Republican | John Lujan Incumbent | 44.83% | 20,831 | |
| Total Votes | 46,463 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State | ||||
Tomas Uresti defeated Gabe Farias in the Texas House of Representatives District 118 Democratic Primary.[6][7]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 118 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Tomas Uresti |
59.17% | 5,115 | |
| Democratic | Gabe Farias | 40.83% | 3,529 | |
| Total Votes | 8,644 | |||
Incumbent John Lujan defeated Robert Casias in the Texas House of Representatives District 118 Republican Primary.[6][7]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 118 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | John Lujan Incumbent |
72.80% | 5,320 | |
| Republican | Robert Casias | 27.20% | 1,988 | |
| Total Votes | 7,308 | |||
2015
A special election for the position of Texas House of Representatives District 118 was called for November 3, 2015. A special runoff election was held on January 26, 2016.[8][9] The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was September 2.[10]
The seat was vacant following Joe Farias' (D) resignation on August 10, 2015.[11]
Anthony Alcoser (D), Robert A. Casias (R), Gabe Farias (D), Michael Holdman (R), John Lujan (R) and Tomas Uresti (D) faced off in a special election.[1] Since no candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote, the top two vote-getters, Lujan and Uresti, met in a runoff election, which Lujan won.[9][12]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 118, Special Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | John Lujan (advanced to the runoff) |
29.2% | 1,904 | |
| Democratic | Tomas Uresti (advanced to the runoff) |
21.7% | 1,415 | |
| Democratic | Gabe Farias | 18% | 1,170 | |
| Republican | Michael Holdman | 14.4% | 938 | |
| Democratic | Anthony Alcoser | 11.4% | 741 | |
| Republican | Robert A. Casias | 5.3% | 346 | |
| Total Votes | 6,514 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John Lujan |
52.4% | 1,880 | |
| Democratic | Tomas Uresti | 47.6% | 1,709 | |
| Total Votes | 3,589 | |||
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See also
- Texas House of Representatives
- Texas House of Representatives District 118
- State legislative special elections, 2015
- Texas House of Representatives elections, 2016
- Texas State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Texas Secretary of State, "Candidates for State Representative, District 118 Special Election," accessed September 4, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Gabe Farias, "Issues," accessed February 25, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 14, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election," accessed December 2, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History results," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Candidates for State Representative, District 118 Special Runoff Election," accessed December 2, 2015
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Belleville News-Democrat, "The Latest: San Antonio state House race heads to runoff," accessed November 3, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Proclamation by the Governor of the State of Texas," accessed August 27, 2015
- ↑ trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com, "Rep. Joe Farias resigns Texas House seat, prompting another special election in San Antonio," August 10, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 Special Runoff Election, House District 118," accessed January 27, 2016
