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James Hernandez
James Hernandez (Republican Party) ran for election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 34. He lost in the Republican primary on March 1, 2022.
Hernandez was a candidate for mayor of Corpus Christi, Texas. He was defeated in the special election on May 6, 2017.
Biography
James M. Hernandez is a native of Corpus Christi, Texas. He was born in 1985. After graduating from high school, Hernandez completed a training program at the Craft Training Center of the Coastal Bend. Hernandez also studied electrical engineering technologies at Del Mar College. As of 2019, he was the owner of and master electrician at Landmark Electric Company.[1][2]
Elections
2022
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 34
Incumbent Abel Herrero defeated Carolyn Vaughn in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 34 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Abel Herrero (D) | 57.6 | 22,231 |
 | Carolyn Vaughn (R) | 42.4 | 16,333 | |
| Total votes: 38,564 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 34
Incumbent Abel Herrero advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 34 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Abel Herrero | 100.0 | 6,515 |
| Total votes: 6,515 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 34
Carolyn Vaughn defeated James Hernandez in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 34 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Carolyn Vaughn | 72.3 | 4,835 |
 | James Hernandez | 27.7 | 1,857 | |
| Total votes: 6,692 | |||
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Campaign finance
2020
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 34
Incumbent Abel Herrero defeated James Hernandez in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 34 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Abel Herrero (D) | 59.5 | 32,720 |
| James Hernandez (R) | 40.5 | 22,284 | |
| Total votes: 55,004 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 34
Incumbent Abel Herrero advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 34 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Abel Herrero | 100.0 | 9,323 |
| Total votes: 9,323 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 34
James Hernandez advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 34 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | James Hernandez | 100.0 | 5,094 |
| Total votes: 5,094 | |||
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Campaign finance
2017
Corpus Christi, Texas held a special election for mayor on May 6, 2017. Former Mayor Dan McQueen, who won election to the position on November 8, 2016, and was sworn in on December 13, 2016, resigned from office in January 2017. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in the special election was March 27, 2017.[3][4] The following candidates ran in the special election for mayor of Corpus Christi.[5]
| Mayor of Corpus Christi, Special Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Joe McComb |
52.22% | 11,112 |
| Nelda Martinez | 30.29% | 6,445 |
| Larry White | 7.13% | 1,518 |
| Mark Di Carlo | 3.47% | 738 |
| Jonathan Garison | 2.99% | 636 |
| James Hernandez | 1.81% | 385 |
| Ray Madrigal | 1.59% | 339 |
| Margareta Fratila | 0.50% | 107 |
| Total Votes | 21,280 | |
| Source: Ballotpedia staff, Email correspondence with Nueces County Elections Department, July 17, 2017 | ||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
James Hernandez did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
James Hernandez did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2017
In response to a question from KRIS-TV about his campaign priorities, Hernandez said, "We need to get on the same page—just unite each other—and then we can focus from there on the roads or water. But we need to get everybody on the same page."[6]
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "James Hernandez," accessed April 12, 2017
- ↑ Ballotpedia staff, "Email communication with James Hernandez," December 24, 2019
- ↑ The Charlotte Observer, "Mayor Resigns After One Month in Office, Via Facebook," January 19, 2017
- ↑ City of Corpus Christi, "Special Election 2017," accessed March 28, 2017
- ↑ Ballotpedia staff, "Email correspondence with the office of the Corpus Christi city secretary," March 28, 2017
- ↑ KRIS-TV, "Candidate Profile for James M. Hernandez," accessed April 12, 2017
