Richard Wright (Texas)

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Richard Wright

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Nonpartisan

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 8, 2022

Richard Wright ran for election to the El Paso City Council to represent District 8 in Texas. Wright lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Elections

2022

See also: City elections in El Paso, Texas (2022)

General runoff election

General runoff election for El Paso City Council District 8

Chris Canales defeated Bettina Olivares in the general runoff election for El Paso City Council District 8 on December 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Chris Canales (Nonpartisan)	63.5	1,536
	Submit photo	Bettina Olivares (Nonpartisan)	36.5	883

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,419
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General election

General election for El Paso City Council District 8

Bettina Olivares and Chris Canales advanced to a runoff. They defeated Richard Wright in the general election for El Paso City Council District 8 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Bettina Olivares (Nonpartisan)	39.4	5,707
✔		Chris Canales (Nonpartisan)	34.1	4,947
	Submit photo	Richard Wright (Nonpartisan)	25.5	3,698
		Other/Write-in votes	1.0	149

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 14,501
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2018

General runoff election

General runoff election for El Paso City Council District 8

Incumbent Cecilia Lizarraga defeated Nicholas Vasquez in the general runoff election for El Paso City Council District 8 on December 15, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cecilia Lizarraga (Nonpartisan)	62.3	1,112
	Submit photo	Nicholas Vasquez (Nonpartisan)	37.7	672

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,784
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General election

General election for El Paso City Council District 8

Incumbent Cecilia Lizarraga and Nicholas Vasquez advanced to a runoff. They defeated Richard Wright, Greg Baine, and Dylan Corbett in the general election for El Paso City Council District 8 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cecilia Lizarraga (Nonpartisan)	43.6	6,717
✔	Submit photo	Nicholas Vasquez (Nonpartisan)	15.7	2,415
	Submit photo	Richard Wright (Nonpartisan)	15.6	2,400
	Submit photo	Greg Baine (Nonpartisan)	14.1	2,175
	Submit photo	Dylan Corbett (Nonpartisan)	11.0	1,697

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 15,404
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2022

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