Javier Salazar
Javier Salazar (Democratic Party) is the Bexar County Sheriff in Texas. His current term ends on December 31, 2028.
Salazar (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for Bexar County Sheriff in Texas. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Bexar County, Texas (2024)
General election
General election for Bexar County Sheriff
Incumbent Javier Salazar defeated Nathan Buchanan in the general election for Bexar County Sheriff on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Javier Salazar (D) | 57.4 | 409,143 |
| Nathan Buchanan (R) | 42.6 | 303,069 | ||
| Total votes: 712,212 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Bexar County Sheriff
Incumbent Javier Salazar defeated Sharon Rodriguez in the Democratic primary for Bexar County Sheriff on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Javier Salazar | 70.8 | 53,029 |
| Sharon Rodriguez | 29.2 | 21,897 | ||
| Total votes: 74,926 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Bexar County Sheriff
Nathan Buchanan defeated Victor Mendoza and Dennis Casillas in the Republican primary for Bexar County Sheriff on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Nathan Buchanan | 54.5 | 44,147 | |
| Victor Mendoza | 23.3 | 18,921 | ||
| Dennis Casillas | 22.2 | 18,004 | ||
| Total votes: 81,072 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Salazar in this election.
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Bexar County, Texas (2020)
General election
General election for Bexar County Sheriff
Incumbent Javier Salazar defeated Gerard Rickhoff in the general election for Bexar County Sheriff on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Javier Salazar (D) | 61.7 | 461,225 |
 | Gerard Rickhoff (R) | 37.9 | 283,289 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 2,567 | ||
| Total votes: 747,081 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Bexar County Sheriff
Incumbent Javier Salazar defeated Sharon Rodriguez, Michelle Barrientes Vela, José Treviño, and Pete Lozano in the Democratic primary for Bexar County Sheriff on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Javier Salazar | 53.8 | 85,849 |
| Sharon Rodriguez | 17.6 | 28,113 | ||
| Michelle Barrientes Vela | 12.2 | 19,382 | ||
| José Treviño | 9.8 | 15,671 | ||
| Pete Lozano | 6.6 | 10,482 | ||
| Total votes: 159,497 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Bexar County Sheriff
Gerard Rickhoff defeated Willie Vasquez Ng and Gary Garcia in the Republican primary for Bexar County Sheriff on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gerard Rickhoff | 52.4 | 40,039 |
 | Willie Vasquez Ng | 30.0 | 22,935 | |
| Gary Garcia | 17.6 | 13,459 | ||
| Total votes: 76,433 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Javier Salazar did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Javier Salazar did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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