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Velma Ybarra
Velma Ybarra was the District 5 incumbent on the Harlandale Board of Trustees in Texas. Her four-year term expired in 2015. She was defeated in the general election on May 9, 2015.
Biography
Ybarra is a retired Harlandale educator and administrator.[1]
Elections
2015
The general election on May 9, 2015, in the Harlandale Independent School District featured three seats up for election. In the District 5 race, incumbent Velma Ybarra faced two challengers: Cresencio Davila and Tomas Uresti. District 6 incumbent Anthony Alcoser did not file for re-election, and two challengers, Elizabeth Limon and Carlos Quezada, competed for his seat. District 7 incumbent Jesse Alaniz faced challenger Ricardo Moreno.
Uresti defeated Ybarra and Davila. Quezada won the District 6 seat, and Moreno defeated Alaniz for the District 7 seat.
Results
| Harlandale Independent School District, District 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Tomas Uresti |
39.2% | 248 | |
| Nonpartisan | Velma Ybarra Incumbent | 30.5% | 193 | |
| Nonpartisan | Cresencio Davila | 30.2% | 191 | |
| Total Votes | 632 | |||
| Source: Bexar County Clerk, "Joint City and School Election May 9, 2015: Official Results," accessed June 1, 2015 | ||||
Endorsements
Ybarra was endorsed by the Stonewall Democrats of San Antonio.[2]
Recent news
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See also
- Harlandale Independent School District, Texas
- Harlandale Independent School District elections (2015)
- Decreased success for school board incumbents in Texas; 1/3 defeated in largest districts (May 11, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
| 2015 Harlandale Independent School District Elections | |
| Bexar County, Texas | |
| Election date: | May 9, 2015 |
| Candidates: | District 5: Incumbent, Velma Ybarra • Cresencio Davila • Tomas Uresti District 6: Elizabeth Limon • Carlos Quezada |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
