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The 2022 Primary Election in Texas will take place on March 1. Early voting begins on Feb. 14. The voter registration deadline is Jan. 31.
Several consequential nominations for federal, state and county offices are up for grabs, including Congress, Texas governor, Bexar County Judge and district attorney.
The following list of candidates was provided by the Bexar County Elections Department. The candidates are listed in the order they will appear on the ballot. See the full sample ballot at the bottom of the article.
MORE: The races to watch in Bexar County for 2022 elections
Democratic Primary Candidates:
U.S. Representative, District 20
Joaquin Castro
U.S. Representative, District 21
Coy Gee Branscum IIClaudia Andreana ZapataCherif GacisDavid Anderson JrScott William SturmRicardo Villarreal
U.S. Representative, District 23
John LiraPriscilla Golden
U.S. Representative, District 28
Jessica CisnerosTannya Judith BenavidesHenry Cuellar
U.S. Representative, District 35
Greg CasarCarla-Joy SiscoRebecca ViagranEddie Rodriguez
Governor
Rich WakelandInocencio (Inno) BarrientezBeto O’RourkeJoy DiazMichael Cooper
Lieutenant Governor
Michelle BeckleyMike CollierCarla Brailey
Attorney General
Rochelle Mercedes GarzaMike FieldsJoe JaworskiS. “TBone” RaynorLee Merritt
Comptroller of Public Accounts
Angel Luis VegaTim MahoneyJanet T. Dudding
Commissioner of the General Land Office
Jinny SuhSandragrace MartinezMichael LangeJay Kleberg
Commissioner of Agriculture
Susan HaysEd Ireson
Railroad Commissioner
Luke Warford
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 3
Erin A. Nowell
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 5
Amanda Reichek
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 9
Julia Maldonado
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 5
Dana Huffman
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 6
Robert Johnson
Member, State Board of Education, District 1
Melissa N. OrtegaLaura MarquezOmar Yanar
Member, State Board of Education, District 3
Marisa B. Perez-Diaz
State Senator, District 19
Roland Gutierrez
State Senator, District 21
Judith Zaffirini
State Senator, District 25
Robert Walsh
State Senator, District 26
José Menéndez
State Representative, District 116
Trey Martinez Fischer
State Representative, District 117
Philip Cortez
State Representative, District 118
Frank Ramirez
State Representative, District 119
Elizabeth “Liz” Campos
State Representative, District 120
Barbara Gervin-Hawkins
State Representative, District 121
Becca Moyer DefeliceGabrien Gregory
State Representative, District 122
Angi Aramburu
State Representative, District 123
Diego Bernal
State Representative, District 124
Gerald Brian LopezJosey GarciaSteven Gilmore
State Representative, District 125
Eric Michael GarzaRay Lopez
Justice, 4th Court of Appeals District, Place 6
Irene Rios
Justice, 4th Court of Appeals District, Place 7 (Unexpired Term)
Rebecca “Beckie” Palomo
District Judge, 45th Judicial District
Mary Lou AlvarezMaria Dinorah Diaz
District Judge, 144th Judicial District
Michael Mery
District Judge, 150th Judicial District
Monique Diaz
District Judge, 186th Judicial District
Kristina Escalona
District Judge, 187th Judicial District
Stephanie R. BoydVeronica I. Legarreta
District Judge, 224th Judicial District
Marisa FloresMilton Irving Fagin
District Judge, 225th Judicial District
Shannon Roberta SalmĂłnChristine Vasquez Hortick
District Judge, 226th Judicial District
Velia J. MezaDemetrio Duarte Jr.
District Judge, 227th Judicial District
Christine Del Prado
District Judge, 285th Judicial District
Nadine Melissa NietoLisa Uresti-Dasher
District Judge, 288th Judicial District
Cynthia Marie Chapa
District Judge, 289th Judicial District
Rose SosaCarlos Quezada
District Judge, 290th Judicial District
Jennifer Peña
District Judge, 436th Judicial District
William “Cruz” Shaw
District Judge, 437th Judicial District
Joel PerezScott Simpson
Criminal District Attorney
Joe Gonzales
County Judge
Gerardo (Gerard) PonceIna MinjarezIvalis Meza GonzalezPeter Sakai
Judge, County Court at Law No. 1
Helen Petry StoweRene Muñoz
Judge, County Court at Law No. 2
Melissa SaenzMaria Teresa GarciaGrace M. Uzomba
Judge, County Court at Law No. 3
David J. Rodriguez
Judge, County Court at Law No. 4
Alfredo Ximenez
Judge, County Court at Law No. 5
Andrea ArevalosJohn A. Longoria
Judge, County Court at Law No. 6
Erica Dominguez
Judge, County Court at Law No. 7
Melanie LiraMichael De Leon
Judge, County Court at Law No. 8
Mary RomanLauren D. Zamora
Judge, County Court at Law No. 9
Gloria SaldañaJessica A. Gonzalez
Judge, County Court at Law No. 10
Cesar GarciaJ. Frank Davis
Judge, County Court at Law No. 11
Erica Peña
Judge, County Court at Law No. 12
Yolanda HuffOscar Salinas
Judge, County Court at Law No. 13
Michael “Mike” VillarrealRosie Speedlin Gonzalez
Judge, County Court at Law No. 14
Carlo Rodriguez Key
Judge, County Court at Law No. 15
Melissa Vara
Judge, County Probate Court No. 1
Oscar Kazen
Judge, County Probate Court No. 2
Veronica Vasquez
District Clerk
Gloria A. MartinezDeEtt DreschChristine “Chris” CastilloErasmo RAZ HernandezJessica Zapata BogardusMary Angie GarciaRaul DavilaEduardo “Eddie” Pichardo
County Clerk
Lucy Adame-ClarkRachel Garcia Cavazos
County Commissioner, Precinct No. 2
Justin Rodriguez
County Commissioner, Precinct No. 4
Tommy Calvert
Justice of the Peace, Precinct No. 1, Place 1
Robert “Bobby” TejedaSylvia M. Ruiz
Justice of the Peace, Precinct No. 3, Place 1
Paul Talamantez Jr.
Justice of the Peace, Precinct No. 4, Place 1
Yolanda Acuña UrestiMichele GarciaRogelio “Roger” Lopez Jr.
County Chair
Monica Ramirez AlcantaraIrma G. Barron
You can view the full sample ballot below:
Democratic Party March Primary Sample Ballot by David Ibanez on Scribd