What's on the ballot? - January 26, 2016
January 25, 2016
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| Elections on January 26, 2016 |
| Texas |
A special runoff election will be held in District 118 of Texas' House of Representatives on Tuesday, January 26. Tomas Uresti (D) will face John Lujan (R) after they were declared the top two vote-getters among a slate of six candidates during the special election on November 3, 2015. Uresti and Lujan beat two Democrats and two Republicans, including Gabe Farias (D)—whose father, Joe Farias (D), vacated the seat in August 2015.[1][2]
Uresti is a Harlandale Independent School District board trustee and a legal assistant at the law office of his brother, state Senator Carlos Uresti (D).[3] Lujan, meanwhile, is a retired firefighter who currently works at an IT company. His second run for office may prove an uphill battle for the Republican, as the district has long been considered a Democratic stronghold.[4][2][5]
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Texas
State legislatures
- Special election for District 118 of the Texas House of Representatives
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Candidates for State Representative, District 118 Special Runoff Election," accessed January 20, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 My SA, "Lujan, Uresti likely headed to runoff in Texas House District 118," November 3, 2015
- ↑ San Antonio Express-News, "School trustee Tomas Uresti in the race for Farias’ state house seat," August 11, 2015
- ↑ San Antonio Express-News, "Dozens of school board candidates facing off in local races," March 7, 2015
- ↑ My SA, "Field set in Texas House District 118 special election," September 3, 2015
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