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Sally Hernandez
2017 - Present
2028
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Sally Hernandez (Democratic Party) is the Travis County Sheriff in Texas. Hernandez assumed office in 2017. Hernandez's current term ends on December 31, 2028.
Hernandez (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for Travis County Sheriff in Texas. Hernandez won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Below is a brief summary of Hernandez's professional experience:[1]
- 2017-Present: Travis County Sheriff
- 2013-2016: Constable, Travis County Precinct Three
- 2005-2013: Chief of investigations, Travis County District Attorney's Office
- 1992-2005: Sergeant investigator, Travis County District Attorney's Office
- 1988-1992: Deputy, Travis County Constable’s Office Precinct Three
- 1981-1988: Night dispatcher, Llano County Sheriff’s Office
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Travis County, Texas (2024)
General election
General election for Travis County Sheriff
Incumbent Sally Hernandez won election in the general election for Travis County Sheriff on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sally Hernandez (D) | 100.0 | 398,829 |
| Total votes: 398,829 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Travis County Sheriff
Incumbent Sally Hernandez advanced from the Democratic primary for Travis County Sheriff on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sally Hernandez | 100.0 | 76,194 |
| Total votes: 76,194 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- John Loughran (D)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Hernandez in this election.
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Travis County, Texas (2020)
General election
General election for Travis County Sheriff
Incumbent Sally Hernandez defeated Raul Vargas in the general election for Travis County Sheriff on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sally Hernandez (D) | 70.1 | 402,299 |
 | Raul Vargas (R) | 29.9 | 171,580 | |
| Total votes: 573,879 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Travis County Sheriff
Incumbent Sally Hernandez defeated Liz Donegan and John Loughran in the Democratic primary for Travis County Sheriff on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sally Hernandez | 77.2 | 146,784 |
| Liz Donegan | 15.0 | 28,474 | ||
| John Loughran | 7.8 | 14,764 | ||
| Total votes: 190,022 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Travis County Sheriff
Raul Vargas advanced from the Republican primary for Travis County Sheriff on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Raul Vargas | 100.0 | 35,587 |
| Total votes: 35,587 | |||
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2016
Travis County held elections for county commission, all five constables, county attorney, sheriff, county tax assessor-collector, and the Austin Community College District Board of Trustees in 2016. The general election was held on November 8, 2016. A primary election was held on March 1, 2016, and a primary runoff took place on May 24, 2016. The filing deadline for those wishing to run in this election was December 14, 2015.[2] Sally Hernandez defeated Joe Martinez, Eric Guerra, and Debbie Russell in the Travis County sheriff general election.[3]
| Travis County Sheriff, General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Sally Hernandez |
60.36% | 272,791 | |
| Republican | Joe Martinez | 31.56% | 142,662 | |
| Libertarian | Eric Guerra | 4.93% | 22,280 | |
| Green | Debbie Russell | 3.15% | 14,233 | |
| Total Votes | 451,966 | |||
| Source: Travis County Clerk, "Travis County Election Results," accessed November 8, 2016 | ||||
| Travis County Sheriff, Primary Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Sally Hernandez |
50.62% | 58,938 |
| Todd Radford | 21.35% | 24,861 |
| Don Rios | 18.93% | 22,037 |
| John Sisson | 9.09% | 10,588 |
| Total Votes | 116,424 | |
| Source: Travis County Clerk, "Democratic Primary Results," March 9, 2016 | ||
Endorsements
Hernandez received the following endorsements in 2016:[4]
- Sheriff Lupe Valdez
- Annie's List
- AFSCME Local 1624
- Austin Bar Association’s “Best Qualified Sheriff Candidate”
- Austin Young Democrats
- Black Austin Democrats
- Central Austin Democrats
- Central Labor Council
- Hispanic Bar Association of Austin (HBAA)
- North by Northwest Democrats
- Stonewall Democrats of Austin
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Sally Hernandez did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Sally Hernandez did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Hernandez's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[5]
Community trust
- Excerpt: "Rebuild trust with communities of color by listening, engaging community leaders, and taking action. End the voluntary compliance with Immigration and Customs Enforcement"
Mental health services
- Excerpt: "Stop the criminalization of mental illness by partnering with stakeholders to develop a strategic plan to address Travis County’s growing need for mental health services"
Diversity
- Excerpt: "Hire individuals from different social backgrounds to build a strong Sheriff’s Office that reflects the community"
Office priorities
- Excerpt: "Direct more resource to fight violent crime and property offenses, de-prioritize arrests for first time, minor possession of marijuana possession"
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Sally Hernandez campaign website, "About Sally," accessed October 14, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed September 1, 2016
- ↑ Travis County Clerk, "2016 General Election Sample Ballot," accessed October 12, 2016
- ↑ Sally Hernandez campaign website, "Endorsements," accessed October 14, 2016
- ↑ Sally Hernandez campaign website, "Issues," accessed October 14, 2016
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