Ruben Macareno
Ruben Macareno was an at-large member of the Farmersville Unified School District school board in California.
Macareno (Democratic Party) ran for election to the California State Assembly to represent District 33. He lost in the primary on March 5, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: California State Assembly elections, 2024
General election
General election for California State Assembly District 33
Alexandra Macedo defeated Xavier Avila in the general election for California State Assembly District 33 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Alexandra Macedo (R) | 62.9 | 72,575 |
| Xavier Avila (R) | 37.1 | 42,773 | ||
| Total votes: 115,348 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 33
Alexandra Macedo and Xavier Avila defeated Ruben Macareno, Angel Ruiz, and Hipolito Cerros in the primary for California State Assembly District 33 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Alexandra Macedo (R) | 44.1 | 22,165 |
| ✔ | Xavier Avila (R) | 23.5 | 11,845 | |
 | Ruben Macareno (D) | 15.2 | 7,640 | |
 | Angel Ruiz (D) | 12.5 | 6,292 | |
| Hipolito Cerros (D) | 4.7 | 2,375 | ||
| Total votes: 50,317 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Macareno in this election.
2022
See also: California State Assembly elections, 2022
General election
General election for California State Assembly District 33
Incumbent Devon Mathis defeated Jose Sigala in the general election for California State Assembly District 33 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Devon Mathis (R) | 62.5 | 52,436 |
 | Jose Sigala (D) | 37.5 | 31,486 | |
| Total votes: 83,922 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 33
Incumbent Devon Mathis and Jose Sigala defeated Ruben Macareno in the primary for California State Assembly District 33 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Devon Mathis (R) | 64.8 | 30,987 |
| ✔ | | Jose Sigala (D) | 19.9 | 9,528 |
| Ruben Macareno (D) | 15.2 | 7,272 | |
| Total votes: 47,787 | |||
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Campaign finance
2018
- See also: California State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for California State Senate District 14
Melissa Hurtado defeated incumbent Andy Vidak in the general election for California State Senate District 14 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Melissa Hurtado (D) | 55.8 | 80,942 |
 | Andy Vidak (R) | 44.2 | 64,131 | |
| Total votes: 145,073 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Senate District 14
Incumbent Andy Vidak and Melissa Hurtado defeated Abigail Solis and Ruben Macareno in the primary for California State Senate District 14 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Andy Vidak (R) | 54.1 | 37,918 |
| ✔ | | Melissa Hurtado (D) | 23.2 | 16,295 |
 | Abigail Solis (D) | 14.9 | 10,413 | |
| Ruben Macareno (D) | 7.8 | 5,464 | |
| Total votes: 70,090 | |||
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2016
Elections for the California State Assembly took place in 2016. The primary election was held on June 7, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 25, 2016, for candidates filing with signatures. The deadline for candidates using a filing fee to qualify was March 11, 2016.[1]
Incumbent Devon Mathis defeated Ruben Macareno in the California State Assembly District 26 general election.[2][3]
| California State Assembly, District 26 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Devon Mathis Incumbent |
63.31% | 76,289 | |
| Democratic | Ruben Macareno | 36.69% | 44,205 | |
| Total Votes | 120,494 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Devon Mathis and Ruben Macareno defeated Rudy Mendoza in the California State Assembly District 26 Blanket primary.[4][5]
| California State Assembly, District 26 Blanket Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Devon Mathis Incumbent |
42.43% | 28,563 | |
| Democratic | Ruben Macareno |
30.51% | 20,536 | |
| Republican | Rudy Mendoza | 27.06% | 18,216 | |
| Total Votes | 67,315 | |||
2014
Elections for the California State Assembly took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 7, 2014. Devon Mathis (R) and Rudy Mendoza (R) defeated Carlton Jones (D), Ruben Macareno (D), Derek A. Thomas (D), Teresita "Tess" Andres (R) and Esther Barajas (R) in the blanket primary. Mathis defeated Mendoza in the general election.[6][7][8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Devon Mathis |
53.6% | 34,683 | |
| Republican | Rudy Mendoza | 46.4% | 29,991 | |
| Total Votes | 64,674 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |
Rudy Mendoza |
40.3% | 18,648 | |
| Republican | Devon Mathis |
20.5% | 9,497 | |
| Democratic | Carlton Jones | 17.2% | 7,943 | |
| Democratic | Ruben Macareno | 8.1% | 3,755 | |
| Democratic | Derek A. Thomas | 6.2% | 2,872 | |
| Republican | Teresita Andres | 4.5% | 2,092 | |
| Republican | Esther Barajas | 3.2% | 1,473 | |
| Total Votes | 46,280 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Ruben Macareno did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Ruben Macareno did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Key Dates and Deadlines," accessed April 18, 2017
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for the November 8, 2016, General Election," accessed September 7, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "2016 General Election results," accessed December 23, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for Voter-Nominated Offices," accessed April 4, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Statement of Vote," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2014 Primary election candidate list," accessed March 27, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed July 15, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed December 14, 2014
