Maria Cantú Hexsel

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Maria Cantú Hexsel

Democratic Party

Texas 53rd District Court

Tenure

2021 - Present

Term ends

2028

Years in position

4

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Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 5, 2024

Maria Cantú Hexsel (Democratic Party) is a judge of the Texas 53rd District Court. Cantú Hexsel assumed office on January 1, 2021. Cantú Hexsel's current term ends on December 31, 2028.

Cantú Hexsel (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Texas 53rd District Court. Cantú Hexsel won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Elections

2024

See also: Municipal elections in Travis County, Texas (2024)

General election

General election for Texas 53rd District Court

Incumbent Maria Cantú Hexsel won election in the general election for Texas 53rd District Court on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Maria Cantú Hexsel (D)	100.0	400,574

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas 53rd District Court

Incumbent Maria Cantú Hexsel advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas 53rd District Court on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Maria Cantú Hexsel	100.0	73,594

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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Cantú Hexsel in this election.

2020

See also: Municipal elections in Travis County, Texas (2020)

General election

General election for Texas 53rd District Court

Maria Cantú Hexsel won election in the general election for Texas 53rd District Court on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Maria Cantú Hexsel (D)	100.0	428,647

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 428,647
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas 53rd District Court

Maria Cantú Hexsel defeated Kennon Wooten in the Democratic primary for Texas 53rd District Court on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Maria Cantú Hexsel	56.9	102,507
	Submit photo	Kennon Wooten	43.1	77,789

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 180,296
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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

Maria Cantú Hexsel did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

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Footnotes

Texas courts

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