Martin Cuellar
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2008 - Present
2028
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Martin Cuellar (Democratic Party) is the Webb County Sheriff in Texas. He assumed office in 2008. His current term ends on December 31, 2028.
Cuellar (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for Webb County Sheriff in Texas. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Webb County, Texas (2024)
General election
General election for Webb County Sheriff
Incumbent Martin Cuellar won election in the general election for Webb County Sheriff on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Martin Cuellar (D) | 100.0 | 48,503 | |
| Total votes: 48,503 | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Webb County Sheriff
Incumbent Martin Cuellar defeated Wayo Ruiz in the Democratic primary runoff for Webb County Sheriff on May 28, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Martin Cuellar | 57.3 | 8,084 | |
| Wayo Ruiz | 42.7 | 6,012 | ||
| Total votes: 14,096 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Webb County Sheriff
Incumbent Martin Cuellar and Wayo Ruiz advanced to a runoff. They defeated Harold Devally, Juan Rendon Jr., and Anselmo Ortiz in the Democratic primary for Webb County Sheriff on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Martin Cuellar | 48.1 | 10,237 | |
| ✔ | Wayo Ruiz | 25.9 | 5,512 | |
| Harold Devally | 11.4 | 2,434 | ||
| Juan Rendon Jr. | 9.6 | 2,034 | ||
| Anselmo Ortiz | 5.1 | 1,081 | ||
| Total votes: 21,298 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Cuellar in this election.
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Webb County, Texas (2020)
General election
The general election was canceled. Incumbent Martin Cuellar won election in the general election for Webb County Sheriff.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Webb County Sheriff
Incumbent Martin Cuellar defeated Ponce Coy Trevino in the Democratic primary for Webb County Sheriff on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Martin Cuellar | 63.6 | 18,512 | |
| Ponce Coy Trevino | 36.4 | 10,589 | ||
| Total votes: 29,101 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Martin Cuellar did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Martin Cuellar did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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