Marisa Leal

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Marisa Leal

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Nonpartisan

Prior offices

Brownsville Independent School District Position 6

Successor: Minerva Peña

Predecessor: Tim Ramirez

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Last election

November 5, 2024

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Marisa Leal was a member of the Brownsville Independent School District in Texas, representing Position 6. Leal assumed office on May 14, 2024. Leal left office on November 14, 2024.

Leal ran in a special election to the Brownsville Independent School District to represent Position 6 in Texas. Leal won in the special general election on May 4, 2024.

Leal also ran for re-election to the Brownsville Independent School District to represent Position 6 in Texas. Leal lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Elections

2024

Regular election

See also: Brownsville Independent School District, Texas, elections (2024)

General election

General election for Brownsville Independent School District Position 6

Minerva Peña defeated incumbent Marisa Leal in the general election for Brownsville Independent School District Position 6 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Minerva Peña (Nonpartisan)	51.9	21,133
	Submit photo	Marisa Leal (Nonpartisan)	48.1	19,557

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 40,690
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Leal in this election.

Special election

See also: Brownsville Independent School District, Texas, elections (2024)

General election

Special general election for Brownsville Independent School District Position 6

Marisa Leal defeated Minerva Peña in the special general election for Brownsville Independent School District Position 6 on May 4, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Marisa Leal (Nonpartisan)	56.3	4,217
	Submit photo	Minerva Peña (Nonpartisan)	43.7	3,268

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,485
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The special election was called as a redo of the general election held on November 3, 2020. Peña was declared the winner of the 2020 election after a recount showed she received eight more votes than Leal. Before the recount, Leal had won the election by one vote. Leal brought the case to court and in January 2022 a district court judge ruled that a new election should be held. After the Texas Supreme Court rejected an appeal of the lower court's decision in November 2023, a special election was called for the next uniform election date, in May 2024. Marisa Leal and Minerva Peña automatically made the special election ballot. The seat was also up for regular election in November 2024.

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Leal in this election.

2020

See also: Brownsville Independent School District, Texas, elections (2020)

General election

General election for Brownsville Independent School District Position 6

Incumbent Minerva Peña defeated Marisa Leal and Joe Rodriguez in the general election for Brownsville Independent School District Position 6 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Minerva Peña (Nonpartisan)	37.9	16,552
	Submit photo	Marisa Leal (Nonpartisan)	37.9	16,544
	Submit photo	Joe Rodriguez (Nonpartisan)	24.2	10,575

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 43,671
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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

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