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Melissa Madrigal
Melissa Madrigal (Democratic Party) ran for election for judge of the Nueces County Court at Law No. 1 in Texas. She lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Nueces County, Texas (2022)
General election
General election for Nueces County Court at Law No. 1
Todd Robinson defeated Melissa Madrigal in the general election for Nueces County Court at Law No. 1 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Todd Robinson (R) | 51.7 | 45,226 | |
| Melissa Madrigal (D) | 48.3 | 42,230 | ||
| Total votes: 87,456 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Nueces County Court at Law No. 1
Melissa Madrigal defeated Cassie Bonilla in the Democratic primary for Nueces County Court at Law No. 1 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Melissa Madrigal | 56.0 | 7,245 | |
| Cassie Bonilla | 44.0 | 5,687 | ||
| Total votes: 12,932 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Nueces County Court at Law No. 1
Todd Robinson advanced from the Republican primary for Nueces County Court at Law No. 1 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Todd Robinson | 100.0 | 15,692 | |
| Total votes: 15,692 | |||
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2014
See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014
Madrigal ran for election to the Nueces County Court at Law.
Primary: She was successful in the Democratic primary on March 4, 2014, receiving 35 percent of the vote. She competed against Jackie Chapa and Martha Huerta Quintanilla.
Runoff: Because no candidate received more than 50% of the vote, Madrigal faced Quintanilla in a runoff election on May 27, 2014. She won, earning 55% of the votes cast.
General: She was defeated in the general election on November 4, 2014, after receiving 48.9 percent of the vote. She competed against Timothy Jordan McCoy.
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Education
Madrigal earned a B.S. from Texas A&M University, going on to receive her J.D. from the South Texas College of Law in 1998.[3][4]
Career
In addition to serving as a magistrate judge in Nueces County, Madrigal has worked as an attorney with her firm, the Law Office of Melissa K. Madrigal.[4]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Melissa Madrigal did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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