Michelle Barrientes Vela
Michelle Barrientes Vela (Democratic Party) is running for election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 125. She is on the ballot in the Democratic primary runoff on May 26, 2026. She advanced from the Democratic primary on March 3, 2026.
Barrientes Vela completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2026
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2026
General election
The primary will occur on May 26, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
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General election for Texas House of Representatives District 125
Ricardo Martinez (R) is running in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 125 on November 3, 2026.
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Democratic primary runoff
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Democratic primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 125
Michelle Barrientes Vela (D) and Adrian Reyna (D) are running in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 125 on May 26, 2026.
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 | Adrian Reyna | |
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Democratic primary
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Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 125
Adrian Reyna (D) and Michelle Barrientes Vela (D) advanced to a runoff. They defeated Donovon Rodriguez (D) and Carlos Antonio Raymond (D) in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 125 on March 3, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Adrian Reyna | 39.1 | 7,227 |
| ✔ | | Michelle Barrientes Vela | 34.4 | 6,371 |
| Donovon Rodriguez | 15.3 | 2,836 | ||
 | Carlos Antonio Raymond | 11.2 | 2,068 | |
| Total votes: 18,502 | |||
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Republican primary
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Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 125
Ricardo Martinez (R) defeated Chuck Mercer IV (R) in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 125 on March 3, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ricardo Martinez | 58.6 | 4,132 |
| Chuck Mercer IV | 41.4 | 2,915 | ||
| Total votes: 7,047 | |||
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2020
See also: Municipal elections in Bexar County, Texas (2020)
General election
General election for Bexar County Sheriff
Incumbent Javier Salazar defeated Gerard Rickhoff in the general election for Bexar County Sheriff on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Javier Salazar (D) | 61.7 | 461,225 |
 | Gerard Rickhoff (R) | 37.9 | 283,289 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 2,567 | ||
| Total votes: 747,081 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Bexar County Sheriff
Incumbent Javier Salazar defeated Sharon Rodriguez, Michelle Barrientes Vela, José Treviño, and Pete Lozano in the Democratic primary for Bexar County Sheriff on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Javier Salazar | 53.8 | 85,849 |
| Sharon Rodriguez | 17.6 | 28,113 | ||
| Michelle Barrientes Vela | 12.2 | 19,382 | |
| José Treviño | 9.8 | 15,671 | ||
| Pete Lozano | 6.6 | 10,482 | ||
| Total votes: 159,497 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Bexar County Sheriff
Gerard Rickhoff defeated Willie Vasquez Ng and Gary Garcia in the Republican primary for Bexar County Sheriff on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gerard Rickhoff | 52.4 | 40,039 |
 | Willie Vasquez Ng | 30.0 | 22,935 | |
| Gary Garcia | 17.6 | 13,459 | ||
| Total votes: 76,433 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Michelle Barrientes Vela completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Barrientes Vela's responses.
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- I am running to be a strong accessible Voice for Texas House State Representative District 125 focus on criminal justice reform, public safety, affordable healthcare, quality education, and a voice for our veterans through practical results driven through proven leadership.
- I bring real World experience as a previous elected Bexar Constable, overseeing operations, overseeing administrative, overseeing supervisory personnel, an administrator over law enforcement training, paralegal in different areas of the law and a long time small business owner.
- I am committed to transparency, accountability at all levels of government and constitutional governance that delivers measurable results while restoring public trust back in our communities.
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2020
Michelle Barrientes Vela did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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Noteworthy events
Felony and misdemeanor charges (2023)
In January 2023, Barrientes Vela was sentenced to 90 days in jail, 600 hours of community service, and five years probation after she was found guilty on two felony charges of tampering with records.[1]
In January 2020, Barrientes Vela was indicted on one count of aggravated perjury, two felony counts of tampering with evidence, and three misdemeanor counts of official oppression. The indictment alleges that members of Barrientes Vela's staff withheld, destroyed, and fabricated records in their response to a subpoena. The subpoena was part of an investigation into accusations that Barrientes Vela was personally charging security fees at a public Easter weekend event in 2018. Barrientes Vela was also accused of lying in sworn statements. Former deputy Christopher De La Cerda also accused Barrientes Vela of “creating a work environment that was intimidating” and of being “hostile.” Barrientes Vela plead not guilty. [1]
See also
2026 Elections
External links
Footnotes
