2020 Cameron County Primary Election Results Are In
By Diego Garcia III | Editor of The Brownsville Beacon
The results are in. With 100% of Cameron County's precincts reporting, we now know who won, who lost, and who still has to fight for a spot on November's general election ballot.
Of the 212,982 registered voters in Cameron County, 34,230 (16%) of them cast their vote in the Democratic Primary. 8,327 (3.9%) cast their vote in the Republican Primary. The numbers are still pretty dismal. I find it difficult to wrap my head around the fact that so many people find so many things wrong in Deep South Texas, yet they decide to stay home when they have the opportunity to select people to represent them at the various levels of government.
Here are the results of yesterday's election.
President
South Texas, with their predominantly Hispanic population, followed the national trend and backed Bernie Sanders. Sanders won Cameron County with 10,470 (33.4%) votes. However, Joe Biden was able to capture the lion's share of the vote statewide. Statewide, he pulled in 33.6% of the vote and came in second in Cameron County with 7,508 (23.9%) votes. Mike Bloomberg came in third with 20% of the vote in Cameron County.
U.S. Representative, District 34
As predicted, the wildly popular Filemon B. Vela laid waste to his opponents, avoiding a runoff election. Vela's seat was never really in any danger as he was able to pull in 76.4% of the vote. His closest opponent, Diego Zavala, received 17.1% of the vote.
State Senator, District 27
We were also correct in predicting our "upset" race. Many local politicos and pundits believed Eddie Lucio, Jr. would face off against Ruben Cortez in a runoff election for the plush, rich Corinthian leather upholstered, gold embossed executive chair in the Capitol Senate Chamber. Lucio will have to face an opponent in an upcoming runoff election, but it won't be against Cortez. Cortez only managed to pull in 15% of the vote. Eddie Lucio will take his 48.9% of the vote and face off against Sara Stapleton Barrera who managed to pull in a respectable 35.7%. Will Cortez's 15% throw their support behind Stapleton Barrera? We'll have to wait for the results of the upcoming runoff to find out.
State Representative, District 37
This race was a lot closer than we predicted, but in the end, you only need one more vote than your opponent to win in a two-horse race; the rest is vanity. Alex Dominguez was able to squeak out a 51.4% - 48.5% victory over Amber Medina. Medina ran a hard fought campaign. This election had the mise-en-scène of the proverbial "what would the outcome have been had the fight gone one more round?" If the campaign had been a little longer, if Amber had pounded in a few more lawn signs than she did, perhaps she would have had a few more votes to put her over the top. In any case, we definitely think Medina is a serious contender for another elected office down the road.
State Representative, District 38
As predicted, Eddie Lucio III did not cruise to a victory over local attorney Erin Gamez, but he was able to win with 53.8% of the vote. Lucio III will face off against the "Republican" candidate, Erasmo Castro. Lucio's record and professionalism should be able to easily retain his seat in the November general election.
District Judge, 138th Judicial District
We were right about Gabby Garcia having to run in a runoff election. We were wrong about her opponent. Garcia received 48% of the vote. She will face off against Helen Delgadillo, who received 31% of the vote. Myles Garza received 20% of the vote. We were only half-right in this prediction.
District Judge 404th Judicial District
While we did not predict a Sorola victory in this election, we were wrong in thinking an irreparable amount of damage had been done to Adobatti during all the mudslinging that went on during the campaign. It seems Adobatti's war chest was plenty full as he was able to secure 59.1% of the vote compared to Sorola's 40.9%. Let's hope Adobatti didn't have to pawn that $15,000 Rolex to afford those campaign signs. This one was a push.
Cameron County, District Clerk
Laura Perez-Reyes cruised to a comfortable two-to-one victory as predicted over her opponent. She was able to pull in 66% of the vote against Diego Alonzo Hernandez's 33%.
Cameron County Commissioner, Precinct 1
When the dust settled and the smoke cleared, Donald Clupper wasn't able to ride his late surge of anti-LNG support to victory over the incredibly popular Sofia Benavides. Clupper's 1,668 votes weren't enough against Sofia's 4,576 votes. One has to wonder if Clupper's rough personality and ornery demeanor prevented people from darkening the oval next to his name. While the anti-LNG's biggest political advocate was voted down, we suspect we haven't heard the last of the anti-LNG crowd.
Cameron County Sheriff
Should Omar Lucio be thanking Michael Galvan or shaking his fist at him? Did Galvan's entry into the sheriff race prevent Lucio from winning without having to face Eric Garza in a runoff election, or did Galvan's candidacy help keep Lucio alive by keeping those 5,136 votes from going to Garza? We are surprised someone with limited, very limited, law enforcement experience would have posed such a serious challenge to veteran Sheriff Omar Lucio, but the race was far closer than we imagined, at times during the evening Garza had pulled ahead of Lucio. However, in the end Lucio was able to secure 43.1% of the vote and defeat Garza by a razor-thin 13,951 - 13,238 margin. Will Lucio emerge victorious in the upcoming runoff election?
Overall, we didn't do too bad in our predictions. Next stop, the runoff races. The road to the general election is not clear of obstacles for some candidates just yet.
The results are in. With 100% of Cameron County's precincts reporting, we now know who won, who lost, and who still has to fight for a spot on November's general election ballot.
Of the 212,982 registered voters in Cameron County, 34,230 (16%) of them cast their vote in the Democratic Primary. 8,327 (3.9%) cast their vote in the Republican Primary. The numbers are still pretty dismal. I find it difficult to wrap my head around the fact that so many people find so many things wrong in Deep South Texas, yet they decide to stay home when they have the opportunity to select people to represent them at the various levels of government.
Here are the results of yesterday's election.
President
South Texas, with their predominantly Hispanic population, followed the national trend and backed Bernie Sanders. Sanders won Cameron County with 10,470 (33.4%) votes. However, Joe Biden was able to capture the lion's share of the vote statewide. Statewide, he pulled in 33.6% of the vote and came in second in Cameron County with 7,508 (23.9%) votes. Mike Bloomberg came in third with 20% of the vote in Cameron County.
U.S. Representative, District 34
As predicted, the wildly popular Filemon B. Vela laid waste to his opponents, avoiding a runoff election. Vela's seat was never really in any danger as he was able to pull in 76.4% of the vote. His closest opponent, Diego Zavala, received 17.1% of the vote.
State Senator, District 27
We were also correct in predicting our "upset" race. Many local politicos and pundits believed Eddie Lucio, Jr. would face off against Ruben Cortez in a runoff election for the plush, rich Corinthian leather upholstered, gold embossed executive chair in the Capitol Senate Chamber. Lucio will have to face an opponent in an upcoming runoff election, but it won't be against Cortez. Cortez only managed to pull in 15% of the vote. Eddie Lucio will take his 48.9% of the vote and face off against Sara Stapleton Barrera who managed to pull in a respectable 35.7%. Will Cortez's 15% throw their support behind Stapleton Barrera? We'll have to wait for the results of the upcoming runoff to find out.
State Representative, District 37
This race was a lot closer than we predicted, but in the end, you only need one more vote than your opponent to win in a two-horse race; the rest is vanity. Alex Dominguez was able to squeak out a 51.4% - 48.5% victory over Amber Medina. Medina ran a hard fought campaign. This election had the mise-en-scène of the proverbial "what would the outcome have been had the fight gone one more round?" If the campaign had been a little longer, if Amber had pounded in a few more lawn signs than she did, perhaps she would have had a few more votes to put her over the top. In any case, we definitely think Medina is a serious contender for another elected office down the road.
State Representative, District 38
As predicted, Eddie Lucio III did not cruise to a victory over local attorney Erin Gamez, but he was able to win with 53.8% of the vote. Lucio III will face off against the "Republican" candidate, Erasmo Castro. Lucio's record and professionalism should be able to easily retain his seat in the November general election.
District Judge, 138th Judicial District
We were right about Gabby Garcia having to run in a runoff election. We were wrong about her opponent. Garcia received 48% of the vote. She will face off against Helen Delgadillo, who received 31% of the vote. Myles Garza received 20% of the vote. We were only half-right in this prediction.
District Judge 404th Judicial District
While we did not predict a Sorola victory in this election, we were wrong in thinking an irreparable amount of damage had been done to Adobatti during all the mudslinging that went on during the campaign. It seems Adobatti's war chest was plenty full as he was able to secure 59.1% of the vote compared to Sorola's 40.9%. Let's hope Adobatti didn't have to pawn that $15,000 Rolex to afford those campaign signs. This one was a push.
Cameron County, District Clerk
Laura Perez-Reyes cruised to a comfortable two-to-one victory as predicted over her opponent. She was able to pull in 66% of the vote against Diego Alonzo Hernandez's 33%.
Cameron County Commissioner, Precinct 1
When the dust settled and the smoke cleared, Donald Clupper wasn't able to ride his late surge of anti-LNG support to victory over the incredibly popular Sofia Benavides. Clupper's 1,668 votes weren't enough against Sofia's 4,576 votes. One has to wonder if Clupper's rough personality and ornery demeanor prevented people from darkening the oval next to his name. While the anti-LNG's biggest political advocate was voted down, we suspect we haven't heard the last of the anti-LNG crowd.
Cameron County Sheriff
Should Omar Lucio be thanking Michael Galvan or shaking his fist at him? Did Galvan's entry into the sheriff race prevent Lucio from winning without having to face Eric Garza in a runoff election, or did Galvan's candidacy help keep Lucio alive by keeping those 5,136 votes from going to Garza? We are surprised someone with limited, very limited, law enforcement experience would have posed such a serious challenge to veteran Sheriff Omar Lucio, but the race was far closer than we imagined, at times during the evening Garza had pulled ahead of Lucio. However, in the end Lucio was able to secure 43.1% of the vote and defeat Garza by a razor-thin 13,951 - 13,238 margin. Will Lucio emerge victorious in the upcoming runoff election?
Overall, we didn't do too bad in our predictions. Next stop, the runoff races. The road to the general election is not clear of obstacles for some candidates just yet.
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