Ricardo Samaniego
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2019 - Present
2026
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Ricardo Samaniego (Democratic Party) is a judge of the El Paso County Court in Texas. He assumed office on January 1, 2019. His current term ends on December 31, 2026.
Samaniego (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for judge of the El Paso County Court in Texas. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
Ricardo Saminego graduated from Jefferson High School. He earned a bachelor's degree in sociology from the University of Texas at El Paso, a master's degree in education psychology from the University of Texas at El Paso, a master's degree in bilingual bicultural education from New Mexico State University, and a master's degree in international economics and public policy from the University of Notre Dame. Samaniego's work experience includes working as a consultant, vice president of Human Resources and Organizational Development at GCC of America, general manager of Rio Grande Materials, teacher at the University of Phoenix, and business entrepreneur.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in El Paso County, Texas (2022)
General election
General election for El Paso County Court
Incumbent Ricardo Samaniego defeated Guadalupe Giner in the general election for El Paso County Court on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ricardo Samaniego (D) | 68.4 | 104,644 | |
| Guadalupe Giner (Independent) | 31.6 | 48,390 | ||
| Total votes: 153,034 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for El Paso County Court
Incumbent Ricardo Samaniego advanced from the Democratic primary for El Paso County Court on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ricardo Samaniego | 100.0 | 32,251 | |
| Total votes: 32,251 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for El Paso County Court
Ricardo Samaniego won election in the general election for El Paso County Court on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ricardo Samaniego (D) | 100.0 | 151,286 | |
| Total votes: 151,286 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for El Paso County Court
Ricardo Samaniego defeated John Cook in the Democratic primary runoff for El Paso County Court on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ricardo Samaniego | 50.5 | 11,340 | |
| John Cook | 49.5 | 11,096 | ||
| Total votes: 22,436 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for El Paso County Court
John Cook and Ricardo Samaniego advanced to a runoff. They defeated Laura Enriquez in the Democratic primary for El Paso County Court on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Cook | 46.5 | 14,445 | |
| ✔ | Ricardo Samaniego | 30.8 | 9,573 | |
| Laura Enriquez | 22.6 | 7,020 | ||
| Total votes: 31,038 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Ricardo Samaniego did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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