Municipal elections in Bexar County, Texas (2022)

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2022 Bexar County elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: December 13, 2021
Primary election: March 1, 2022
Primary runoff: May 24, 2022
General election: November 8, 2022
Election stats
Offices up: County clerk, district attorney, district clerk, county commission, commissioners court judge, county court judges, county probate court judges, district courts judges, and justices of the peace,
Total seats up: 42
Election type: Partisan
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2022

Bexar County, Texas, held general elections for county clerk, district attorney, district clerk, county commission, commissioners court judge, county court judges, county probate court judges, district courts judges, and justices of the peace, on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for March 1, 2022. A primary runoff was scheduled for May 24, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was December 13, 2021. The county also held a special election for county commission precinct 3 on November 8. The county parties nominated candidates for the Precinct 3 race in lieu of a primary.

Elections

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Candidates and results

Offices up for election in 2022:

County clerk

General election

General election for Bexar County Clerk

Incumbent Lucy Adame-Clark defeated Richard Gold in the general election for Bexar County Clerk on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Lucy Adame-Clark
Lucy Adame-Clark (D)
 
58.0
 
301,652
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Richard Gold (R)
 
42.0
 
218,476

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 520,128
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Bexar County Clerk

Incumbent Lucy Adame-Clark defeated Rachel Cavazos in the Democratic primary for Bexar County Clerk on March 1, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Lucy Adame-Clark
Lucy Adame-Clark
 
50.2
 
43,685
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Rachel Cavazos
 
49.8
 
43,322

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 87,007
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Bexar County Clerk

Richard Gold defeated Rose Farías in the Republican primary for Bexar County Clerk on March 1, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Richard Gold
 
55.4
 
39,598
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Rose Farías
 
44.6
 
31,872

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 71,470
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District attorney

General election

General election for Bexar County District Attorney

Incumbent Joe Gonzales defeated Marc LaHood in the general election for Bexar County District Attorney on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Joe Gonzales
Joe Gonzales (D)
 
56.1
 
296,379
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Marc LaHood (R)
 
43.9
 
231,556

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 527,935
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Bexar County District Attorney

Incumbent Joe Gonzales advanced from the Democratic primary for Bexar County District Attorney on March 1, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Joe Gonzales
Joe Gonzales
 
100.0
 
81,383

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 81,383
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Bexar County District Attorney

Marc LaHood defeated Meredith Chacon in the Republican primary for Bexar County District Attorney on March 1, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Marc LaHood
 
62.5
 
49,625
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Meredith Chacon
 
37.5
 
29,745

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 79,370
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District clerk

General election

General election for Bexar County District Clerk

Gloria Martinez defeated Misty Spears in the general election for Bexar County District Clerk on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Gloria Martinez (D)
 
56.5
 
294,177
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Misty Spears (R)
 
43.5
 
226,492

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 520,669
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Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for Bexar County District Clerk

Gloria Martinez defeated Christine Castillo in the Democratic primary runoff for Bexar County District Clerk on May 24, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Gloria Martinez
 
52.4
 
32,119
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Christine Castillo
 
47.6
 
29,181

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 61,300
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Bexar County District Clerk

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Bexar County District Clerk on March 1, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Gloria Martinez
 
25.9
 
22,551
✔
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Christine Castillo
 
19.4
 
16,860
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Mary Garcia
 
18.8
 
16,345
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Erasmo Hernandez
 
12.9
 
11,204
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Jessica Bogardus
 
10.1
 
8,794
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Raul Davila
 
5.7
 
4,984
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Eduardo Pichardo
 
4.8
 
4,200
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DeEtt Dresch
 
2.5
 
2,147

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 87,085
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Bexar County District Clerk

Misty Spears advanced from the Republican primary for Bexar County District Clerk on March 1, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Misty Spears
 
100.0
 
64,951

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 64,951
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County commission

District 2

General election

The general election was canceled. Incumbent Justin Rodriguez won election in the general election for Bexar County Commissioners Court Precinct 2.

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Bexar County Commissioners Court Precinct 2

Incumbent Justin Rodriguez advanced from the Democratic primary for Bexar County Commissioners Court Precinct 2 on March 1, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Justin Rodriguez
Justin Rodriguez
 
100.0
 
21,894

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 21,894
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District 3 (special)

General election

Special general election for Bexar County Commissioners Court Precinct 3

Grant Moody defeated Susan Korbel in the special general election for Bexar County Commissioners Court Precinct 3 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Grant Moody
Grant Moody (R)
 
53.6
 
102,898
Image of Susan Korbel
Susan Korbel (D) Candidate Connection
 
46.4
 
89,236

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 192,134
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District 4

General election

General election for Bexar County Commissioners Court Precinct 4

Incumbent Tommy Calvert defeated Larry Ricketts in the general election for Bexar County Commissioners Court Precinct 4 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Tommy Calvert (D)
 
61.2
 
67,287
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Larry Ricketts (R)
 
38.8
 
42,666

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 109,953
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Bexar County Commissioners Court Precinct 4

Incumbent Tommy Calvert advanced from the Democratic primary for Bexar County Commissioners Court Precinct 4 on March 1, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Tommy Calvert
 
100.0
 
19,744

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 19,744
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Bexar County Commissioners Court Precinct 4

Larry Ricketts advanced from the Republican primary for Bexar County Commissioners Court Precinct 4 on March 1, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Larry Ricketts
 
100.0
 
12,493

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 12,493
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Judicial offices

County court at law

General election

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County judge



		
General election
General election for Bexar County Judge
Peter Sakai  defeated Trish DeBerry and Edgar Coyle in the  general election for Bexar County Judge on November 8, 2022. 
Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Peter Sakai (D)  
												
 
															
57.3
 
															
303,377
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Trish DeBerry (R)  
												
 
															
39.3
 
															
208,238
Image of Edgar Coyle
Edgar Coyle (L) Candidate Connection
 
															
3.3
 
															
17,631

											There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source
Total votes: 529,246											
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Democratic primary runoff election
 Democratic primary runoff for Bexar County Judge
Peter Sakai  defeated Ina Minjarez in the  Democratic primary runoff for Bexar County Judge on May 24, 2022. 
Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Peter Sakai
Peter Sakai
 
															
58.0
 
															
37,649
Image of Ina Minjarez
Ina Minjarez
 
															
42.0
 
															
27,214

											There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source
Total votes: 64,863											
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Democratic primary election
 Democratic primary for Bexar County Judge
Peter Sakai and Ina Minjarez  advanced to a runoff. They defeated Ivalis Gonzalez and Gerardo Ponce in the  Democratic primary for Bexar County Judge on March 1, 2022. 
Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Peter Sakai
Peter Sakai
 
															
40.7
 
															
37,241
✔
Image of Ina Minjarez
Ina Minjarez
 
															
30.7
 
															
28,033
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Ivalis Gonzalez
 
															
18.9
 
															
17,265
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Gerardo Ponce
 
															
9.7
 
															
8,854

											There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source
Total votes: 91,393											
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Republican primary election
 Republican primary for Bexar County Judge
Trish DeBerry  defeated Nathan Buchanan in the  Republican primary for Bexar County Judge on March 1, 2022. 
Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Trish DeBerry
 
															
63.0
 
															
49,961
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Nathan Buchanan
 
															
37.0
 
															
29,330

											There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source
Total votes: 79,291											
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Libertarian convention
 Libertarian convention for Bexar County Judge
Edgar Coyle  advanced  from the  Libertarian convention for Bexar County Judge on March 12, 2022. 
Candidate
✔
Image of Edgar Coyle
Edgar Coyle (L) Candidate Connection

											There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source
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District courts


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Justice of the peace


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Demographics

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Demographic Data for Bexar County, Texas
Bexar County Texas
Population 2,009,324 29,145,505
Land area (sq mi) 1,240 261,267
Race and ethnicity**
White 71.6% 69.2%
Black/African American 7.6% 12.1%
Asian 3% 4.9%
Native American 0.7% 0.5%
Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.1%
Two or more 10.1% 7%
Hispanic/Latino 60.5% 39.4%
Education
High school graduation rate 84.4% 84.4%
College graduation rate 28.5% 30.7%
Income
Median household income $58,288 $63,826
Persons below poverty level 15.6% 14.2%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


See also

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