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John Cook (El Paso County, Texas)
John Cook (Democratic Party) was the Mayor of El Paso Texas.
Cook (Democratic Party) ran for election for judge of the El Paso County Court in Texas. Cook lost in the Democratic primary runoff on May 22, 2018.
Biography
John Cook was born in Brooklyn, New York. He graduated from Immaculata High School in 1964. Cook served in the U.S. Army from 1967 to 1970. He earned a bachelor's degree in business from the University of Texas at El Paso in 1977 and an alternative certification in special education from the University of Texas at El Paso in 1993. Cook's career experience includes serving as an installer at the Western Electric Company, Manager of Network Operations with Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, financial planner with Waddell and Reed, and teacher with the El Paso Independent School District. Cook was appointed to serve as a member of the Homeland Security Advisory Council and the Southwest Border Task Force. He was also elected to serve on the El Paso City Council in 1999 and El Paso Mayor in 2005.[1]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for El Paso County Court
Ricardo Samaniego won election in the general election for El Paso County Court on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ricardo Samaniego (D) | 100.0 | 151,286 | |
| Total votes: 151,286 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for El Paso County Court
Ricardo Samaniego defeated John Cook in the Democratic primary runoff for El Paso County Court on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ricardo Samaniego | 50.5 | 11,340 | |
| John Cook | 49.5 | 11,096 | ||
| Total votes: 22,436 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for El Paso County Court
John Cook and Ricardo Samaniego advanced to a runoff. They defeated Laura Enriquez in the Democratic primary for El Paso County Court on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Cook | 46.5 | 14,445 | |
| ✔ | Ricardo Samaniego | 30.8 | 9,573 | |
| Laura Enriquez | 22.6 | 7,020 | ||
| Total votes: 31,038 | |||
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2014
Cook ran for election to the position of Texas Land Commissioner. Cook won the Democratic nomination in the unopposed primary on March 4, 2014.[2] The general election took place on November 4, 2014.
Results
General election
| Texas Land Commissioner, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  George P. Bush |
60.7% | 2,826,751 | |
| Democrat | John Cook | 35.3% | 1,645,696 | |
| Libertarian | Justin Knight | 2.7% | 126,406 | |
| Green | Valerie Alessi | 1.3% | 60,112 | |
| Total Votes | 4,658,965 | |||
| Election results via Texas Secretary of State | ||||
See also
| El Paso County, Texas | Texas | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Campaign page
- Campaign Facebook page
- El Paso County Commissioners Court
Footnotes
- ↑ John Cook for County Judge, "About John Cook," accessed February 9, 2018
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