November Elections
Cameron County General Election
Sheriff
- Joe A. Cisneros (Rep)
- Omar Lucio (Dem)
County Tax Assessor - Collector
- Tony Yzaguirre, Jr. (Dem)
- Robert Bolkcom (Lib)
Cameron County City/School Elections
Brownsville ISD
Trustee, Position 3
- Herman Otis Powers, Jr.
- Caty Presas-Garcia
Trustee, Position 4
- Richard "Rick" Zayas
- Pat Lehmann
Trustee, Position 6
- Minerva Pena
- Joe Cadriel
- Moisses Gonzalez
City of Harlingen
Proposition 1
Article IV, sections 3 and 4 would be amended to require that all five city commissioners be elected from single member districts and to require that five election district be established according to state and federal law and to establish a six month residency requirement for candidates from each district starting with the May 2009 election.
Proposition 2
Article IV, sections 3 and 4 would be amended to require three city commissioners be elected from three single member districts and to require that three election districts be established according to state and federal law and to establish a six months residency requirement for candidates from these single member districts and to require that two commissioners and the mayor be elected at large starting with the May 2009 election.
Town of Indian Lake
Mayor
- Barbara J. Collum
- Robert Stone
Alderman
- Nancy Stone
- Carol Solis
- Roberto Perez
- Mark Machado
- Pamela Romer
Santa Maria ISD
Proposition
Approving the ad valorem tax rate of $1.39590 per $100 valuation in Santa Maria Independent School District for the current year, a rate that is $0.13 higher per $100 valuation than the school district rollback tax rate
Starr County General Election
State Senator District 21
- Louis H. Bruni (Rep) (Link)
- Judith Zaffirini (Dem) (Link)
- Barry L. Allison (Lib)
Starr County City Elections
City of Rio Grande City
Proposition
The issuance of #37,060,000.00 in bonds and the levying of the tax in payment thereof
Willacy County General Elections
State Representative District 43
- Tara Rios Ybarra (Dem) (Link)
- Richard W. Shuey (Lib)
Constable, Precinct No. 4
- David Garcia (Dem)
- Write-in
Hidalgo County General Elections
State Representative, District 41
- Javier Villalobos (Rep) (Link)
- Veronica Gonzales (Dem) (Link)
- Charles W. Snelling (Lib)
State Senator, District 20
- Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa (Dem) (Link)
- Billy "Bill" Parker (Lib)
District Judge, 449th Judicial District
- Danny Rios (Rep) (Link)
- Jesse Contreras (Dem)
City of Pharr
Proposition 1
The dissolution of the Pharr Economic Development Corporation, Inc. and the Section 4A sales and use tax at the rate of one-half of one percent and adoption of a Section 4B sales and use tax at the rate of one half of one percent remaining in effect until repealed to undertake any and all authorized practices, uses and projects as allowed by applicable laws.
City of Progreso
Mayor
- Omar Vela
- Eleazar Perez Jr.
Commissioner (At Large)
- Ruben Abundiz
- Eric Chaidez
- Blas Medrano
- Becky Garcia
Hidalgo County School Elections
Donna ISD
Place 1
Place 2
- Gilbert Guerrero
- Alfredo Lugo
Place 3
- Albert Sandoval
- Mike Flores
Place 4
- Nick Castillo
- Oscar Gonzales
Edcouch-Elsa ISD
Proposition
Approving the ad valorem tax rate of $1,388 per $100 valuation in Edcouch - Elsa Independent School District for the current year, a rate that is $0.13 higher per $100 valuation than the school district rollback tax rate
Place 2
- Fernando "Nano" Torres
- Ricardo M. Garza
Place 3
- Tony Barco
- Fabian Rodriguez
Edinburg CISD
Place 6
- Carmen Gonzalez
- Gilbert Enriquez
Place 7
- Carlos Ramos
- Ciro Trevino
- Roger C. Bunch
Hidalgo ISD
Proposition
Approving the ad valorem tax rate of $1.43 per $100 valuation in Hidalgo Independent School District for the current year a rate that is $0.11 higher per $100 valuation than the school district rollback tax rate
La Villa ISD
Place 1
- Bernardino "Dino" Perez
- George Gonzalez
Place 2
- Esteban Garcia, Jr.
- Wilfredo Mata
Lyford ISD
Proposition
Approving the ad valorem tax rate of $1.33 per $100 valuation in Lyford Consolidated Independent School District for the current year, a rate that is $0.13 higher per $100 valuation than the school district rollback tax rate
Mission CISD
Proposition
Whether to approve a total property tax rate of $1.37 per $100 of valuation. This includes a $0.13 increase in the Maintenance and Operations portion of the district property tax rate
PSJA ISD
Place 7
- Eleazar Guajardo
- Ramona Barron
National/State Elections
President
- John McCain / Sarah Palin (Rep) (Link)
- Barrack Obama / Joe Biden (Dem) (Link)
- Bob Barr / Wayne A. Root (Lib) (Link)
- Write-in
United States Senator
- John Cornyn (Rep) (Link)
- Richard J. (Rick) Noriega (Dem) (Link)
- Yvonne Adams Schick (Lib) (Link)
United States Representative, District 27
- William Willie Vaden (Rep) (Link)
- Solomon P. Ortiz (Dem) (Link)
- Robert E. Powell (Lib)
Railroad Commissioner
- Michael L. Williams (Rep) (Link)
- Mark Thompson (Dem) (Link)
- David Floyd (Lib)
Chief Justice, Supreme Court
- Wallace B. Jefferson (Rep)
(Link)
- Jim Jordan (Dem) (Link )
- Tom Oxford (Lib)
Justice, Supreme Court, PL 7
- Dale Wainwright (Rep) (Link)
- Sam Houston (Dem) (Link)
- David G. Smith (Lib)
Justice, Supreme Court, PL 8
- Phil Johnson (Rep) (Link)
- Linda Reyna Yanez (Dem)
- Drew Shirley (Lib)
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, PL 3
- Tom Price (Rep)
- Susan Strawn (Dem) (Link)
- Matthew E. Eilers (Lib)
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, PL 4
- Paul Womack (Rep)
- J.R. Molina (Dem)
- Dave Howard (Lib)
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, PL 9
- Cathy Cochran (Rep)
- William Bryan Strange, III (Lib)
Member, State Board of Education, Dist 2
- Peter H. Johnston (Rep) (Link)
- Mary Helen Berlanga (Dem)
Justice, 13th Court of Appeals Dist, PL 6
- Caroline Bertuzzi (Rep) (Link)
- Dori Contreras Garza (Dem) (Link)
Chief Justice, 4th Court of Appeals Dist
Ann Comerio (Rep) (Link)
- Catherine Stone (Dem) (Link)