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Michael Gonzales (Texas sheriff candidate)
Michael Gonzales (Democratic Party) ran for election for El Paso County Sheriff in Texas. Gonzales lost in the Democratic primary on March 5, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in El Paso County, Texas (2024)
General election
General election for El Paso County Sheriff
Oscar Ugarte defeated Minerva Torres Shelton in the general election for El Paso County Sheriff on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Oscar Ugarte (D) | 59.1 | 137,533 | |
| Minerva Torres Shelton (R) | 40.9 | 95,040 | ||
| Total votes: 232,573 | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for El Paso County Sheriff
Oscar Ugarte defeated Bobby Flores in the Democratic primary runoff for El Paso County Sheriff on May 28, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Oscar Ugarte | 57.4 | 14,113 | |
| Bobby Flores | 42.6 | 10,477 | ||
| Total votes: 24,590 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for El Paso County Sheriff
Oscar Ugarte and Bobby Flores advanced to a runoff. They defeated Ryan Urrutia, Michael Gonzales, and Raul Mendiola in the Democratic primary for El Paso County Sheriff on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Oscar Ugarte | 43.4 | 15,436 | |
| ✔ | Bobby Flores | 24.0 | 8,521 | |
| Ryan Urrutia | 23.6 | 8,389 | ||
| Michael Gonzales | 5.7 | 2,029 | ||
| Raul Mendiola | 3.4 | 1,199 | ||
| Total votes: 35,574 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for El Paso County Sheriff
Minerva Torres Shelton advanced from the Republican primary for El Paso County Sheriff on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Minerva Torres Shelton | 100.0 | 15,958 | |
| Total votes: 15,958 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Gonzales in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Michael Gonzales did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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