Mercurio Martinez III

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Mercurio Martinez III

Nonpartisan

Prior offices

Laredo City Council District 3

Successor: Melissa Cigarroa

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Last election

December 17, 2022

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Mercurio Martinez III (also known as Merc) was a member of the Laredo City Council in Texas, representing District 3. Martinez assumed office in 2018. Martinez left office on November 21, 2022.

Martinez ran for election for Mayor of Laredo in Texas. Martinez lost in the general runoff election on December 17, 2022.

Elections

2022

See also: Mayoral election in Laredo, Texas (2022)

General runoff election

General runoff election for Mayor of Laredo

Victor Treviño defeated Mercurio Martinez III in the general runoff election for Mayor of Laredo on December 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Victor Treviño (Nonpartisan)	54.1	8,419
		Mercurio Martinez III (Nonpartisan)	45.9	7,154

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 15,573
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General election

General election for Mayor of Laredo

The following candidates ran in the general election for Mayor of Laredo on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mercurio Martinez III (Nonpartisan)	21.8	9,097
✔		Victor Treviño (Nonpartisan)	21.0	8,765
	Submit photo	Cynthia Mares (Nonpartisan)	18.8	7,859
		Roque Vela (Nonpartisan)	17.5	7,323
	Submit photo	Poncho Casso (Nonpartisan)	12.0	5,027
	Submit photo	Gus Gonzalez (Nonpartisan)	2.4	987
	Submit photo	Juan Garza (Nonpartisan)	2.3	965
	Submit photo	Felipe Ramirez (Nonpartisan)	1.6	655
	Submit photo	Louis Bruni (Nonpartisan)	1.4	592
	Submit photo	Kobby Bryand (Nonpartisan)	1.1	468

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 41,738
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2018

See also: Municipal elections in Laredo, Texas (2018)

General runoff election

General runoff election for Laredo City Council District 3

Mercurio Martinez III defeated Christina Perez in the general runoff election for Laredo City Council District 3 on December 13, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mercurio Martinez III (Nonpartisan)	57.4	1,406
	Submit photo	Christina Perez (Nonpartisan)	42.6	1,042

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,448
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General election

General election for Laredo City Council District 3

The following candidates ran in the general election for Laredo City Council District 3 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mercurio Martinez III (Nonpartisan)	31.8	1,288
✔	Submit photo	Christina Perez (Nonpartisan)	31.1	1,262
	Submit photo	Abey Lugo (Nonpartisan)	19.4	786
	Submit photo	Juanita Ramón (Nonpartisan)	8.4	340
	Submit photo	Manuel Osorio (Nonpartisan)	6.2	252
	Submit photo	Tacho Barrera (Nonpartisan)	3.1	126

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,054
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2022

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Preceded by -	Laredo City Council District 3 2018-2022	Succeeded by Melissa Cigarroa