Raul Mendiola

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Raul Mendiola

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March 5, 2024

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Raul Mendiola (Democratic Party) ran for election for El Paso County Sheriff in Texas. Mendiola lost in the Democratic primary on March 5, 2024.

Elections

2024

See also: Municipal elections in El Paso County, Texas (2024)

General election

General election for El Paso County Sheriff

Oscar Ugarte defeated Minerva Torres Shelton in the general election for El Paso County Sheriff on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Oscar Ugarte (D)	59.1	137,533
	Submit photo	Minerva Torres Shelton (R)	40.9	95,040

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 232,573
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Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for El Paso County Sheriff

Oscar Ugarte defeated Bobby Flores in the Democratic primary runoff for El Paso County Sheriff on May 28, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Oscar Ugarte	57.4	14,113
	Submit photo	Bobby Flores	42.6	10,477

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 24,590
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for El Paso County Sheriff

Oscar Ugarte and Bobby Flores advanced to a runoff. They defeated Ryan Urrutia, Michael Gonzales, and Raul Mendiola in the Democratic primary for El Paso County Sheriff on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Oscar Ugarte	43.4	15,436
✔	Submit photo	Bobby Flores	24.0	8,521
	Submit photo	Ryan Urrutia	23.6	8,389
	Submit photo	Michael Gonzales	5.7	2,029
	Submit photo	Raul Mendiola	3.4	1,199

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 35,574
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for El Paso County Sheriff

Minerva Torres Shelton advanced from the Republican primary for El Paso County Sheriff on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Minerva Torres Shelton	100.0	15,958

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 15,958
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2020

See also: Municipal elections in El Paso County, Texas (2020)

General election

The general election was canceled. Incumbent Richard Wiles won election in the general election for El Paso County Sheriff.

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for El Paso County Sheriff

Incumbent Richard Wiles defeated Carlos Carrillo, Raul Mendiola, and Ron Martin in the Democratic primary for El Paso County Sheriff on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Richard Wiles	57.7	37,606
	Submit photo	Carlos Carrillo	24.5	15,974
	Submit photo	Raul Mendiola	10.6	6,933
	Submit photo	Ron Martin	7.1	4,642

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 65,155
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2024

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2020

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