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Salomon Torres
Salomon Torres (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Texas State Senate to represent District 27. He lost in the Democratic primary on March 1, 2022.
Elections
2022
See also: Texas State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Texas State Senate District 27
Morgan LaMantia defeated Adam Hinojosa in the general election for Texas State Senate District 27 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Morgan LaMantia (D) | 50.2 | 88,037 |
 | Adam Hinojosa (R)  | 49.8 | 87,378 | |
| Total votes: 175,415 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Javier Navarro (Independent)
Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Texas State Senate District 27
Morgan LaMantia defeated Sara Stapleton-Barrera in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas State Senate District 27 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Morgan LaMantia | 56.9 | 14,288 |
 | Sara Stapleton-Barrera | 43.1 | 10,825 | |
| Total votes: 25,113 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas State Senate District 27
Morgan LaMantia and Sara Stapleton-Barrera advanced to a runoff. They defeated Alex Dominguez and Salomon Torres in the Democratic primary for Texas State Senate District 27 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Morgan LaMantia | 33.7 | 13,531 |
| ✔ | | Sara Stapleton-Barrera | 32.7 | 13,101 |
| Alex Dominguez | 25.3 | 10,163 | ||
 | Salomon Torres | 8.3 | 3,312 | |
| Total votes: 40,107 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas State Senate District 27
Adam Hinojosa defeated Raul Torres and Isreal Salinas in the Republican primary for Texas State Senate District 27 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Adam Hinojosa | 51.0 | 13,351 |
 | Raul Torres | 34.6 | 9,062 | |
| Isreal Salinas | 14.4 | 3,777 | ||
| Total votes: 26,190 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Phillip Drake (R)
Campaign finance
2012
Torres ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Texas' 34th District. He was defeated by Denise Saenz Blanchard and Filemon Vela in the Democratic primary on May 29, 2012.[1][2]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
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2012
Torres' campaign website listed the following issues:[3]
- Economic Recovery
- Excerpt: "New Jobs & New Industries for South Texas; International Trade Expansion; Small Business Capital & Entrepreneurship Opportunities; Immigration Reform by Meeting U.S. Employers’ Needs; Expand Agriculture for New Jobs & Better Public Health."
- Infrastructure Improvements
- Excerpt: "Transportation, Water Supply, Drainage & Regional Flood Control; Strengthen Regional Partnerships; Smart Use & Preservation of Natural Resources & Land. "
- Education Reform
- Excerpt: "Protect Federal Higher Education Funding; Protect Seniors; Serve Veterans; Healthcare Reform (Prevention and Access)"
Personal
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Torres and his wife, Ivette, have three children.[4]
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
