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Rico Reyes
Rico Reyes was a Democratic candidate for District 50 of the Texas House of Representatives.[1]
Elections
2014
Celia Israel (D) and Mike VanDeWalle (R) advanced past Rico Reyes (D) and Jade Chang Sheppard (D) in the special election.[1][2] Israel defeated VanDeWalle in the runoff election.[3][4]
The seat was vacant following Mark Strama's (D) resignation to lead Google's fiber optics operation in Austin, Texas.[5]
A special election for the position of Texas House of Representatives District 50 was called for November 5, 2013, with a runoff if necessary on January 28, 2014. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was September 4, 2013.[5]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | ![]() |
59.6% | 6,275 | |
Republican | Mike VanDeWalle | 40.4% | 4,245 | |
Total Votes | 10,520 |
Recent news
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 sos.state.tx.us, "Candidates for House of Representatives, District 50 Special Election," accessed September 6, 2013
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Special Election State Representative District 50," accessed December 29, 2022
- ↑ Texas Tribune, "Israel Defeats VanDeWalle in HD-50 Runoff," January 28, 2014
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Official special election results," accessed February 21, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 texastribune.org, "Special Election to Replace Strama Set for Nov. 5," July 11, 2013