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James Partsch-Galvan
James Partsch-Galvan was a 2016 Green Party candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 29th Congressional District of Texas.[1]
Partsch-Galván was a 2015 nonpartisan candidate for At-large Position 1 of the Houston City Council in Texas. James Partsch-Galvan lost the general election on November 3, 2015.
Elections
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Gene Green (D) defeated Julio Garza (R), N. Ruben Perez (L), and James Partsch-Galvan (G) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Green defeated Dominique Garcia and Adrian Garcia in the Democratic primary on March 1, 2016, while Garza defeated Robert Schafranek to win the Republican nomination.[2][3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Gene Green Incumbent |
72.5% | 95,649 | |
| Republican | Julio Garza | 24% | 31,646 | |
| Libertarian | Ruben Perez | 2.5% | 3,234 | |
| Green | James Partsch-Galvan | 1.1% | 1,453 | |
| Total Votes | 131,982 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Julio Garza |
59.1% | 7,421 | ||
| Robert Schafranek | 40.9% | 5,139 | ||
| Total Votes | 12,560 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Gene Green Incumbent |
57.4% | 17,814 | ||
| Adrian Garcia | 38.6% | 11,972 | ||
| Dominique Garcia | 3.9% | 1,224 | ||
| Total Votes | 31,010 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State |
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2015
- See also: Houston, Texas municipal elections, 2015
The city of Houston, Texas, held elections for mayor and city council on November 3, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was August 24, 2015.[4] In the race for At-Large Position 1, Mike Knox and Georgia Provost defeated M. "Griff" Griffin, Lane Lewis, Tom McCasland, Chris Oliver, James Partsch-Galván and Jenifer Rene Pool in the general election. Knox defeated Provost in the runoff election on December 12, 2015.[5][6]
Mike Knox defeated Georgia Provost in the runoff election.
| Houston City Council At-large Position 1, Runoff election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Mike Knox |
51.7% | 87,191 |
| Georgia Provost | 48.3% | 81,507 |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 |
| Total Votes (100% of precincts reporting) | 168,698 | |
| Source: Harris County, Texas, "Runoff Election Results," December 12, 2015 | ||
| Houston City Council At-large Position 1, General election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Mike Knox |
24.8% | 47,529 |
| Georgia Provost |
14.8% | 28,438 |
| M. "Griff" Griffin | 12.9% | 24,763 |
| Tom McCasland | 12.6% | 24,220 |
| Chris Oliver | 11.4% | 21,951 |
| Lane Lewis | 10.5% | 20,096 |
| Jenifer Rene Pool | 8.6% | 16,448 |
| James Partsch-Galván | 4.5% | 8,557 |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 |
| Total Votes (100% of precincts reporting) | 192,002 | |
| Source: Harris County Texas, "Official general election results," accessed November 16, 2015 | ||
Recent news
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See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Texas' 29th Congressional District election, 2016
- Texas' 29th Congressional District
- Houston, Texas
- Houston, Texas municipal elections, 2015
- United States municipal elections, 2015
Footnotes
- ↑ Green Party of Texas, "2016 Candidate Applicants," accessed February 2, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed December 15, 2015
- ↑ The New York Times, "Texas Primary Results," March 1, 2016
- ↑ Harris County, "Important 2015 Election Dates," accessed January 12, 2015
- ↑ City of Houston website, "November 3, 2015 General Election Candidates," accessed August 27, 2015
- ↑ Harris County Texas, "Unofficial general election results," accessed November 3, 2015
