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TOP STATE GOVERNMENT OFFICES ON BALLOT; ONLY TWO COUNTY RACES CONTESTED

Voters have begun casting ballots in the 2022 general election, and polling stations in county courthouses have opened in advance of election day Tuesday, November 8.

Early voting continues this week and next throughout Texas with a number of key state government positions on the ballot, while many local races feature no opposition to the candidates who prevailed in the primary elections earlier this year for Frio and La Salle counties.

Ballot boxes will be made available at all respective precincts in Frio and La Salle counties from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on election day. 

Frio County government elections include contenders from the Democratic and Republican parties and an independent candidate. One race includes an option for a write-in candidate. 

In La Salle County, voters are deciding whether to allow the establishment of an emergency district that will fund the county-owned fire brigade and ambulance service, for which a property tax will be levied. Voters are casting ballots in six precincts with separate ballots for those who live inside and outside Cotulla city limits. In all other respects, ballots are identical.

US Congressional District 28, which includes the southern portion of La Salle County and is currently held by Rep. Henry Cuellar (Dem.) of Laredo, is not included on the ballot in La Salle County in the 2022 general election, according to the county elections office, which has consulted with the Texas secretary of state’s office regarding redistricting.

At the federal and state levels, this year’s general election includes candidates for the US House of Representatives, the Texas governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general and state comptroller. A write-in option is available in the races for Texas governor and Texas land commissioner. A number of statewide and regional justices’ seats are also on the ballot.

All those elected on November 8 and those who have been declared elected without opposition are scheduled to take office on January 1, 2023.   

Ballots published by county clerks and elections administrators in Frio and La Salle counties report the following candidates in this year’s election, with party affiliations listed as Republican (Rep.), Democratic (Dem.), Independent (Ind.), Libertarian (Lib.), and Green (Grn.):

US CONGRESS

Representative, District 23

Tony Gonzales (Rep.)

Josh Lira (Dem.)

Frank Lopez Jr. (Ind.)

STATE OF TEXAS

Governor

Greg Abbott (Rep.)

Beto O’Rourke (Dem.)

Mark Tippetts (Lib.)

Delilah Barrios (Grn.)

Mark V Goloby (Write-in)

Jacqueline Abernathy (Write-in)

Lieutenant Governor

Dan Patrick (Rep.)

Mike Collier (Dem.)

Shanna Steele (Lib.)

Attorney General

Ken Paxton (Rep.)

Rochelle Mercedes Garza (Dem.)

Mark Ash (Lib.)

Comptroller of Public Accounts

Glenn Hegar (Rep.)

Janet T. Dudding (Dem.)

V Alonzo Echevarria-Garza (Lib.)

Commissioner of General Land Office

Dawn Buckingham (Rep.)

Jay Kleberg (Dem.)

Alfred Molison Jr. (Grn.)

Carrie Evelyn Menger (Write-in)

Commissioner of Agriculture

Sid Miller (Rep.)

Susan Hays (Dem.)

Railroad Commissioner

Wayne Christian (Rep.)

Luke Warford (Dem.)

Jaime Andres Diez (Lib.)

Hunter Wayne Crow (Grn.)

Supreme Court Justice, Place 3

Debra Lehrmann (Rep.)

Erin A Nowell (Dem.)

Thomas Edward Oxford (Lib.)

Supreme Court Justice, Place 5

Rebeca Huddle (Rep.)

Amanda Reichek (Dem.)

Supreme Court Justice, Place 9

Evan Young (Rep.)

Julia Maldonado (Dem.)

Criminal Appeals Court Judge, Place 5

Scott Walker (Rep.)

Dana Huffman (Dem.)

Criminal Appeals Court Judge, Place 6

Jesse F McClure III (Rep.)

Robert Johnson (Dem.)

TEXAS REGIONAL

State Board of Education

Dist. 1 Member

Michael “Travis” Stevens (Rep.)

Melissa N Ortega (Dem.)

District 19 State Senator

Robert Garza (Rep.)

Roland Gutierrez (Dem.)

District 21 State Senator

Julie Dahlberg (Rep.)

Judith Zaffirini (Dem.)

Arthur DiBianca (Lib.)

District 31 State Representative

Ryan Guillen (Rep.)

Martha M Gutierrez (Dem.)

4^th Court of Appeals Justice, Place 6

Todd McCray (Rep.)

Irene Rios (Dem.)

4^th Court of Appeals Justice, Place 7

(Unexpired term)

Lori I Valenzuela (Rep.)

Rebecca “Beckie” Palomo (Dem.)

FRIO COUNTY

County Judge

Jessica Villanueva (Rep.)

Rochelle Lozano Camacho (Dem.)

Jose Asuncion (Ind.)

County Commissioner, Pct. 4

Roy Kallio (Rep.)

Danny Cano (Dem.)

Joe Obregon (Write-in)

LA SALLE COUNTY

Proposition 1

For or against the creation of La Salle County Emergency Services District No. 1 and adoption of a tax on the ad valorem property situated in said district as a rate not to exceed ten cents on the one hundred dollars valuation for the support of the district.

NO CHALLENGE

Candidates declared unopposed in the general election after winning their nominations in the primaries and thereby elected to their respective offices include the following:

STATE & REGIONAL

Court of Criminal Appeals Judge, Place 2

Mary Lou Keel (Rep.)

District 80 State Representative

Tracy O King (Dem.)

81^st Judicial District Judge

Jennifer Ebrom Dillingham (Rep.)

218^th Judicial District Judge

Russell Wilson (Rep.)

FRIO COUNTY

District Clerk

Ofilia M Trevino (Dem.)

County Clerk

Aaron Thomas Ibarra (Dem.)

County Treasurer

Pete Jasso Martinez (Dem.)

County Commissioner, Pct. 2

Mario A Martinez

Justice of the Peace Pct. 1

Shanna Gates (Dem.)

Justice of the Peace, Pct. 2

Sandra “Coach” Waldrum (Dem.)

Justice of the Peace, Pct. 3

Susana Ruiz-Belding (Dem.)

Justice of the Peace, Pct. 4

Jack E “Chip” Proctor (Dem.)

LA SALLE COUNTY

County Judge

Leodoro “Lolo” Martinez III (Dem.)

County & District Clerk

Sonia Maldonado (Dem.)

County Treasurer

Maria “Mary” Perez (Dem.)

County Commissioner, Pct. 2 & 6

Joaquin Alba (Dem.)

County Commissioner, Pct. 4 & 5

Raul Ayala (Dem.)

Justice of the Peace, Pct. 1, 5 & 6

Roxanna G Rodriguez (Dem.)

Justice of the Peace, Pct. 2

Frank Weikel (Dem.)

Justice of the Peace, Pct. 3

Ernesto “Neto” Ramirez (Dem.)

Justice of the Peace, Pct. 4

Janie Megliorino (Rep.)