Peter Sakai
Peter Sakai (Democratic Party) is the Bexar County Judge in Texas. He assumed office on January 1, 2023. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.
Sakai (Democratic Party) is running for re-election for Bexar County Judge in Texas. He is on the ballot in the Democratic primary on March 3, 2026.[source]
Education
Sakai received an undergraduate degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 1976 and a J.D. from the University of Texas Law School in 1979.[1]
Career
Prior to being elected to the bench, Sakai was the judge of the Bexar County Children's Court. He was appointed to this role in 1995. Sakai also previously served as a juvenile master/referee in the 289th District Court. At the beginning of his career he worked as the chief of the Juvenile Section of the District Attorney’s Office and, at one time, maintained a private practice.[1]
Elections
2026
See also: Municipal elections in Bexar County, Texas (2026)
General election
The primary will occur on March 3, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
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Democratic primary
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Democratic primary for Bexar County Judge
Incumbent Peter Sakai (D) and Ron Nirenberg (D) are running in the Democratic primary for Bexar County Judge on March 3, 2026.
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Republican primary
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Republican primary for Bexar County Judge
Patrick Von Dohlen (R) is running in the Republican primary for Bexar County Judge on March 3, 2026.
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2022
See also: Municipal elections in Bexar County, Texas (2022)
General election
General election for Bexar County Judge
Peter Sakai defeated Trish DeBerry and Edgar Coyle in the general election for Bexar County Judge on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Peter Sakai (D) | 57.3 | 303,377 |
| Trish DeBerry (R) | 39.3 | 208,238 | ||
 | Edgar Coyle (L) | 3.3 | 17,631 | |
| Total votes: 529,246 | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Bexar County Judge
Peter Sakai defeated Ina Minjarez in the Democratic primary runoff for Bexar County Judge on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Peter Sakai | 58.0 | 37,649 |
 | Ina Minjarez | 42.0 | 27,214 | |
| Total votes: 64,863 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Bexar County Judge
Peter Sakai and Ina Minjarez advanced to a runoff. They defeated Ivalis Gonzalez and Gerardo Ponce in the Democratic primary for Bexar County Judge on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Peter Sakai | 40.7 | 37,241 |
| ✔ | | Ina Minjarez | 30.7 | 28,033 |
| Ivalis Gonzalez | 18.9 | 17,265 | ||
| Gerardo Ponce | 9.7 | 8,854 | ||
| Total votes: 91,393 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Bexar County Judge
Trish DeBerry defeated Nathan Buchanan in the Republican primary for Bexar County Judge on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Trish DeBerry | 63.0 | 49,961 | |
| Nathan Buchanan | 37.0 | 29,330 | ||
| Total votes: 79,291 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Bexar County Judge
Edgar Coyle advanced from the Libertarian convention for Bexar County Judge on March 12, 2022.
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2018
General election
General election for Texas 225th District Court
Incumbent Peter Sakai won election in the general election for Texas 225th District Court on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Peter Sakai (D) | 100.0 | 364,725 |
| Total votes: 364,725 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 225th District Court
Incumbent Peter Sakai advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas 225th District Court on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Peter Sakai | 100.0 | 70,505 |
| Total votes: 70,505 | |||
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Republican primary election
No Republican candidates ran in the primary.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
2014
See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014
Sakai ran for re-election to the 225th District Court.
Primary: He ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on March 4, 2014.
General: He won without opposition in the general election on November 4, 2014.
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2010
Sakai was re-elected after running unopposed.
Campaign themes
2026
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2022
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See also
2026 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedbio - ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (A-L)"
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (M-Z)" (Search "Bexar")
- ↑ Bexar County, "Primary Election Statistics," March 11, 2014
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