Maria Selva
Maria Selva was a 2013 Green Party candidate for District 6 of the Texas State Senate.[1]
Selva was also a 2012 Green Party candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 29th Congressional District of Texas.
Selva was defeated by Democratic incumbent Gene Green on November 6, 2012.[2]
Elections
2013
Selva ran for election in the special election for Texas State Senate District 6. The seat was vacant following Mario Gallegos's death in October 2012. Selva lost facing Carol Alvarado (D), Sylvia Garcia (D), Susan Delgado (D), Rodolfo M. Reyes (D), R.W. Bray (R), Dorothy Marie Olmos (R) and Joaquin Martinez (D) in the special election on January 26, 2013. The top two vote-getters, Alvarado and Garcia, went to a runoff.[3][4][5][6][7][1]
| Texas State Senate, District 6, Special Election, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Sylvia Garcia |
45.4% | 7,424 | |
| Democratic | Carol Alvarado |
41.6% | 6,813 | |
| Democratic | Susan Delgado | 0.3% | 53 | |
| Democratic | Joaquin Martinez | 2.5% | 405 | |
| Democratic | Rodolfo M. Reyes | 0.8% | 125 | |
| Republican | R.W. Bray | 6.2% | 1,015 | |
| Republican | Dorothy Olmos | 2.8% | 461 | |
| Green | Maria Selva | 0.4% | 73 | |
| Total Votes | 16,369 | |||
2012
Selva ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Texas' 29th District. She ran as a Green Party candidate. He ran against James Stanczak (L) and incumbent Gene Green (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Gene Green Incumbent |
90% | 86,053 | |
| Libertarian | James Stanczak | 5.2% | 4,996 | |
| Green | Maria Selva | 4.8% | 4,562 | |
| Total Votes | 95,611 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
Recent news
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 elections.sos.state.tx.us, "Official election results," accessed November 15, 2013
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Texas," November 6, 2012
- ↑ Dallas Morning News, "Houston special election for late state senator’s seat heading into runoff," January 26, 2013
- ↑ Texas Tribune, "Packed Field Could Mean a Runoff in SD-6," January 2, 2013
- ↑ The Republic, "Alvarado, Garcia, Bray vying to replace deceased Gallegos in Texas Senate special election," November 12, 2012
- ↑ The Dallas Morning News, "Governor sets special election for senate seat in Houston area," December 13, 2012
- ↑ Your Houston News, " Third candidate joins race for late Senator seat," December 28, 2012
- ↑ Texas Green Party, "Candidate list," accessed June 12, 2012
