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Natasha Ruiz
Natasha Ruiz (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 142. She lost in the Democratic primary on March 3, 2020.
On March 5, 2020, ABC13 reported that the District 142 incumbent, Harold Dutton Jr., had alleged that Natasha Ruiz was not a legitimate candidate in the March 3 Democratic primary for the seat. Dutton said, "We have never seen them, we never talked to them, they never showed up, they never had a sign. They don't seem to be a real person."[1] Keith Ingram, the Director of Elections for the Texas Secretary of State office, responded to the story and said, "The process for applying to be in the primary is governed by the party. It’s up to the party and other candidates in the race to make sure everyone meets eligibility requirements."[2]
On March 18, part of the Democratic state legislative delegation from Harris County and the Texas Coalition of Black Democrats sent a letter to the Harris County District Attorney's office asking for Ruiz's candidacy to be investigated. In response, the district attorney's office wrote, "It is the policy of the Harris County District Attorney to neither confirm nor deny the existence of a criminal investigation into any matter brought before the Public Corruption Division."[3]
Elections
2020
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 142
Incumbent Harold Dutton Jr. defeated Jason Rowe in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 142 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Harold Dutton Jr. (D) | 74.8 | 42,127 |
 | Jason Rowe (R) | 25.2 | 14,213 | |
| Total votes: 56,340 | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 142
Incumbent Harold Dutton Jr. defeated Jerry Davis in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 142 on July 14, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Harold Dutton Jr. | 52.3 | 5,058 |
 | Jerry Davis | 47.7 | 4,619 | |
| Total votes: 9,677 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 142
Incumbent Harold Dutton Jr. and Jerry Davis advanced to a runoff. They defeated Natasha Ruiz and Richard Bonton in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 142 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Harold Dutton Jr. | 45.3 | 5,750 |
| ✔ | | Jerry Davis | 25.3 | 3,214 |
| Natasha Ruiz | 20.5 | 2,599 | ||
| Richard Bonton | 8.9 | 1,135 | ||
| Total votes: 12,698 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 142
Jason Rowe advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 142 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jason Rowe | 100.0 | 2,182 |
| Total votes: 2,182 | |||
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Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Natasha Ruiz did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ ABC13, "State Rep. Harold Dutton says "fake" candidate forced him into runoff," March 5, 2020
- ↑ The Texas Tribune, "Harold Dutton: "It sounds like something criminal went on" in Texas House primary race," March 5, 2020
- ↑ The Texas Tribune, "Houston-area lawmakers urge DA to investigate possible "non-existent" March primary candidate," April 9, 2020
