Michelle Barrientes Vela

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Michelle Barrientes Vela

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Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

March 3, 2020

Michelle Barrientes Vela (Democratic Party) ran for election for Bexar County Sheriff in Texas. Barrientes Vela lost in the Democratic primary on March 3, 2020.

Elections

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

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	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
	Submit photo	Sharon Rodriguez	17.6	28,113
	Submit photo	Michelle Barrientes Vela	12.2	19,382
	Submit photo	José Treviño	9.8	15,671
	Submit photo	Pete Lozano	6.6	10,482

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	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
	Submit photo	Gary Garcia	17.6	13,459

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 76,433 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Campaign themes

2020

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Noteworthy events

Felony and misdemeanor charges (2023)

See also: Noteworthy criminal misconduct in American politics (2023-2024)

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.

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.

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