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Steven Sanders (Texas)
Steven Sanders (independent) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 23rd Congressional District. He was disqualified from the general election scheduled on November 3, 2020.
Sanders completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Steven Sanders was born in Kingsville, Texas. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Texas, San Antonio in May 1991, and a J.D. from John Marshall Law School, Atlanta in December 1997. His career experience includes working as an attorney and businessman.[1][2]
Elections
2020
See also: Texas' 23rd Congressional District election, 2020
Texas' 23rd Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Republican primary)
Texas' 23rd Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 23
Tony Gonzales defeated Gina Ortiz Jones and Beto Villela in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 23 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tony Gonzales (R)  | 50.6 | 149,395 |
 | Gina Ortiz Jones (D) | 46.6 | 137,693 | |
 | Beto Villela (L) | 2.8 | 8,369 | |
| Total votes: 295,457 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Steven Sanders (Independent)
Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 23
Tony Gonzales defeated Raul Reyes Jr. in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 23 on July 14, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tony Gonzales | 50.1 | 12,342 |
 | Raul Reyes Jr. | 49.9 | 12,297 | |
| Total votes: 24,639 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 23
Gina Ortiz Jones defeated Efrain Valdez, Rosalinda Ramos Abuabara, Ricardo Madrid, and Jaime Escuder in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 23 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gina Ortiz Jones | 66.2 | 41,718 |
| Efrain Valdez | 11.4 | 7,163 | ||
 | Rosalinda Ramos Abuabara | 10.9 | 6,896 | |
| Ricardo Madrid | 7.2 | 4,518 | ||
 | Jaime Escuder | 4.3 | 2,725 | |
| Total votes: 63,020 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Liz Wahl (D)
- Brandyn Waterman (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 23
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 23 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tony Gonzales | 28.1 | 11,522 |
| ✔ | | Raul Reyes Jr. | 23.3 | 9,555 |
 | Alma Arredondo-Lynch | 13.2 | 5,391 | |
 | Ben Van Winkle | 10.8 | 4,427 | |
 | Jeff McFarlin | 10.3 | 4,241 | |
 | Sharon Thomas | 6.1 | 2,511 | |
 | Cecil B. Jones | 3.8 | 1,552 | |
 | Alia Garcia-Ureste | 2.5 | 1,039 | |
 | Darwin Boedeker | 1.8 | 745 | |
| Total votes: 40,983 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Adam Hansen (R)
Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 23
Beto Villela defeated Tim Martinez in the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 23 on March 21, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| Tim Martinez (L) | ||
| ✔ | | Beto Villela (L) |
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Campaign themes
2020
Note: Sanders submitted the above survey responses to Ballotpedia on April 23, 2020. Note: Sanders submitted the above survey responses to Ballotpedia on February 23, 2020.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
