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Carlos Valdez
Carlos Valdez (Democratic Party) was a judge of the Texas 148th District Court. He assumed office on January 1, 2019. He left office on December 31, 2022.
Valdez (Democratic Party) ran for election for judge of the Texas 28th District Court. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Education
Valdez earned a B.A. from Texas Art & Industries University and his J.D. from the University of Oklahoma. He was admitted to the bar in 1980.[1]
Career
2019-2022: Judge, Texas District 148
2010-2013: Corpus Christi City Attorney
1993-2010: Nueces County District Attorney
1985-1992: Nueces County Attorney
1981: Nueces County Assistant Attorney[2]
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Nueces County, Texas (2024)
General election
General election for Texas 28th District Court
Michael McCauley defeated Carlos Valdez in the general election for Texas 28th District Court on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Michael McCauley (R)  | 54.5 | 63,375 | |
| Carlos Valdez (D) | 45.5 | 52,908 | ||
| Total votes: 116,283 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 28th District Court
Carlos Valdez advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas 28th District Court on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Carlos Valdez | 100.0 | 10,588 | |
| Total votes: 10,588 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas 28th District Court
Michael McCauley defeated Laura Ramos in the Republican primary for Texas 28th District Court on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Michael McCauley | 74.5 | 13,822 | |
| Laura Ramos | 25.5 | 4,720 | ||
| Total votes: 18,542 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Valdez in this election.
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Nueces County, Texas (2022)
General election
General election for Texas 148th District Court
David Klein defeated incumbent Carlos Valdez in the general election for Texas 148th District Court on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | David Klein (R) | 51.0 | 44,685 | |
| Carlos Valdez (D) | 49.0 | 42,921 | ||
| Total votes: 87,606 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 148th District Court
Incumbent Carlos Valdez advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas 148th District Court on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Carlos Valdez | 100.0 | 12,032 | |
| Total votes: 12,032 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas 148th District Court
David Klein advanced from the Republican primary for Texas 148th District Court on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | David Klein | 100.0 | 15,693 | |
| Total votes: 15,693 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Texas 148th District Court
Carlos Valdez defeated Bill Kelly in the general election for Texas 148th District Court on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Carlos Valdez (D) | 51.6 | 47,551 | |
| Bill Kelly (R) | 48.4 | 44,690 | ||
| Total votes: 92,241 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 148th District Court
Carlos Valdez defeated Deborah Rios in the Democratic primary for Texas 148th District Court on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Carlos Valdez | 59.4 | 7,299 | |
 | Deborah Rios | 40.6 | 4,998 | |
| Total votes: 12,297 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas 148th District Court
Bill Kelly defeated Mark Stolley in the Republican primary for Texas 148th District Court on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Bill Kelly | 57.9 | 6,477 | |
| Mark Stolley | 42.1 | 4,700 | ||
| Total votes: 11,177 | |||
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2016
- See also: Texas judicial elections, 2016
Valdez announced his intention to challenge incumbent Justice Greg Perkes (R) for a seat on the Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals in the 2016 elections. Valdez faced fellow Democrat Leticia Hinojosa in the Democratic primary. Valdez was defeated by Hinojosa, who will face Perkes in the general election.[3][4]
March 1 primary
| Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Leticia Hinojosa |
72.09% | 81,193 | |
| Democratic | Carlos Valdez | 27.91% | 31,433 | |
| Total Votes (100% Reporting) | 112,626 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State Official Results | ||||
2014
- See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014
Valdez ran for election to the Nueces County Court at Law.
Primary: He ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on March 4, 2014.
General: He was defeated in the general election on November 4, 2014, after receiving 46.7 percent of the vote. He competed against Mark Woerner.[5][6]
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Carlos Valdez did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Carlos Valdez did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Martindale, "Carlos Valdez - Lawyer Profile," accessed September 5, 2014
- ↑ Corpus Christi Caller Times, "Corpus Christi City Attorney Carlos Valdez submits official resignation Monday," accessed December 24, 2015
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedelect16 - ↑ Corpus Christi Caller Times, "Carlos Valdez seeks election to Court of Appeals," accessed December 24, 2015
- ↑ AliceTX.com, "March primary candidates for Nueces County," December 10, 2013
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (M-Z)"
Federal courts:
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Texas, Western District of Texas, Northern District of Texas, Southern District of Texas • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Texas, Western District of Texas, Northern District of Texas, Southern District of Texas
State courts:
Texas Supreme Court • Texas Court of Appeals • Texas Court of Criminal Appeals • Texas District Courts • Texas County Courts • Texas County Courts at Law • Texas Statutory Probate Courts • Texas Justice of the Peace Courts
State resources:
Courts in Texas • Texas judicial elections • Judicial selection in Texas
