Ruben Ramirez Hinojosa
Ruben Ramirez Hinojosa was a 2016 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 15th Congressional District of Texas.[1] Hinojosa was defeated by Vicente Gonzalez and Juan Palacios Jr. in the Democratic primary on March 1, 2016.[2]
Hinojosa was forced to change his ballot name to Ruben Ramirez in order to prevent voters from confusing him with outgoing Rep. Ruben Hinojosa.[3]
Elections
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Vicente Gonzalez (D) defeated Tim Westley (R), Vanessa Tijerina (G), and Ross Lynn Leone (L) in the general election on November 8, 2016. A runoff for both parties was held on May 24, 2016. In the runoff primaries, Westley defeated Ruben Villarreal, and Gonzalez defeated Juan Palacios Jr. Incumbent Ruben Hinojosa did not seek re-election.[4][2]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Vicente Gonzalez |
57.3% | 101,712 | |
| Republican | Tim Westley | 37.7% | 66,877 | |
| Green | Vanessa Tijerina | 3.1% | 5,448 | |
| Libertarian | Ross Lynn Leone | 1.9% | 3,442 | |
| Total Votes | 177,479 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Tim Westley |
45% | 13,164 | ||
| Ruben Villarreal |
32% | 9,349 | ||
| Xavier Salinas | 23% | 6,734 | ||
| Total Votes | 29,247 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State |
||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Tim Westley |
50.5% | 1,384 | ||
| Ruben Villarreal | 49.5% | 1,355 | ||
| Total Votes | 2,739 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State |
||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Vicente Gonzalez |
42.2% | 22,151 | ||
| Juan Palacios Jr. |
18.9% | 9,913 | ||
| Dolly Elizondo | 16.9% | 8,888 | ||
| Joel Quintanilla | 11.7% | 6,152 | ||
| Ruben Ramirez Hinojosa | 6% | 3,149 | ||
| Rance Sweeten | 4.2% | 2,224 | ||
| Total Votes | 52,477 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State |
||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Vicente Gonzalez |
65.7% | 16,071 | ||
| Juan Palacios Jr. | 34.3% | 8,379 | ||
| Total Votes | 24,450 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State |
||||
Campaign donors
2016
The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties. Depending on the election or state, this may not represent all the funds spent on their behalf. Satellite spending groups may or may not have expended funds related to the candidate or politician on whose page you are reading this disclaimer, and campaign finance data from elections may be incomplete. For elections to federal offices, complete data can be found at the FEC website. Click here for more on federal campaign finance law and here for more on state campaign finance law.
Source: This graphic was generated using data from the FEC.
Recent news
The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for the terms Ruben Hinojosa Texas Congress. These results are automatically generated from Google. Ballotpedia does not curate or endorse these articles.
See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Texas' 15th Congressional District election, 2016
- Texas' 15th Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed December 15, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The New York Times, "Texas Primary Results," March 1, 2016
- ↑ The Texas Tribune, "Democrats Force U.S. House Candidate to Change Name on Ballot," December 24, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed December 15, 2015
