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Rance Sweeten was a 2016 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 15th Congressional District of Texas.[1] Sweeten was defeated by Vicente Gonzalez and Juan Palacios Jr. in the Democratic primary on March 1, 2016.[2]

Elections

2016

See also: Texas' 15th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Vicente Gonzalez (D) defeated Tim Westley (R), Vanessa Tijerina (G), and Ross Lynn Leone (L) in the general election on November 8, 2016. A runoff for both parties was held on May 24, 2016. In the runoff primaries, Westley defeated Ruben Villarreal, and Gonzalez defeated Juan Palacios Jr. Incumbent Ruben Hinojosa did not seek re-election.[3][2]

U.S. House, Texas District 15 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngVicente Gonzalez 57.3% 101,712
     Republican Tim Westley 37.7% 66,877
     Green Vanessa Tijerina 3.1% 5,448
     Libertarian Ross Lynn Leone 1.9% 3,442
Total Votes 177,479
Source: Texas Secretary of State


U.S. House, Texas District 15 Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngTim Westley 45% 13,164
Green check mark transparent.pngRuben Villarreal 32% 9,349
Xavier Salinas 23% 6,734
Total Votes 29,247
Source: Texas Secretary of State
U.S. House, Texas District 15 Republican Runoff Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngTim Westley 50.5% 1,384
Ruben Villarreal 49.5% 1,355
Total Votes 2,739
Source: Texas Secretary of State
U.S. House, Texas District 15 Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngVicente Gonzalez 42.2% 22,151
Green check mark transparent.pngJuan Palacios Jr. 18.9% 9,913
Dolly Elizondo 16.9% 8,888
Joel Quintanilla 11.7% 6,152
Ruben Ramirez Hinojosa 6% 3,149
Rance Sweeten 4.2% 2,224
Total Votes 52,477
Source: Texas Secretary of State
U.S. House, Texas District 15 Democratic Runoff Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngVicente Gonzalez 65.7% 16,071
Juan Palacios Jr. 34.3% 8,379
Total Votes 24,450
Source: Texas Secretary of State

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