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Julio Garza (Texas congressional candidate District 29)
Julio Garza (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 29th Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary runoff on May 24, 2022.
Garza was also a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 29th Congressional District of Texas.[1]
Biography
Julio Garza was born in San Antonio, Texas. Garza earned a B.S. in political science from the University of Houston at Downtown and an M.P.A. His career experience includes working as an entrepreneur and a licensed life and health insurance agent.[2]
Elections
2022
See also: Texas' 29th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 29
Incumbent Sylvia Garcia defeated Robert Schafranek in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 29 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sylvia Garcia (D) | 71.4 | 71,837 |
 | Robert Schafranek (R) | 28.6 | 28,765 | |
| Total votes: 100,602 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Johnathan Garza (Independent)
- T.D. Blackshure (Independent)
Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 29
Robert Schafranek defeated Julio Garza in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 29 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Robert Schafranek | 60.7 | 2,875 |
 | Julio Garza | 39.3 | 1,859 | |
| Total votes: 4,734 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 29
Incumbent Sylvia Garcia advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 29 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sylvia Garcia | 100.0 | 19,402 |
| Total votes: 19,402 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 29
Robert Schafranek and Julio Garza advanced to a runoff. They defeated Jaimy Annette Zoboulikos-Blanco and Lulite Ejigu in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 29 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Robert Schafranek | 39.3 | 3,299 |
| ✔ | | Julio Garza | 31.4 | 2,629 |
 | Jaimy Annette Zoboulikos-Blanco | 26.4 | 2,212 | |
 | Lulite Ejigu | 2.9 | 244 | |
| Total votes: 8,384 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Sarah Miller (R)
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.[3][4]
| 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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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Julio Garza did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign website
Garza's campaign website stated the following:
| “ |
Issues I Support Pro Second Amendment Pro Energy Independence Pro Strong Borders Pro Law Enforcement Pro Strong Military Pro Constitution Pro Bill of Rights No More Shutdowns, Businesses Must Be Allowed to Remain Open! Parents Rights! Parent's should have a decision in what their children are being taught! It's time for us to stand up for parents and protect their liberties! We must protect Parents and their rights! Protect and Preserve America! We must protect our rights! We must Protect and Preserve America! We must Protect America First Principles! We must Strengthen our Military! We must tackle Inflation! Help our mission today for a better tomorrow! As your candidate I will represent your needs and the needs of our community. I will work for YOU in Washington![5] |
” |
| —Julio Garza's campaign website (2022)[6] | ||
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed December 15, 2015
- ↑ Juliogarzatexas29forcongress, "About," accessed February 3, 2022
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Juliogarzatexas29forcongress, “Issues,” accessed January 19, 2022
