Today Big Benders vote in federal, state, and local elections. He's a preview of the top of the ballot in our area, along with local races in the tri-counties.
FEDERAL ELECTIONS
President and Vice President:
Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan (REP)
Barack Obama/Joe Biden (DEM)
Gary Johnson/Jim Gray (LIB)
Jill Stein/Cheri Honkala (GRN)
United States Senator:
Ted Cruz (REP)
Paul Sadler (DEM)
John Jay Myers (LIB)
David B. Collins (GRN)
United States Representative, District 23
Francisco “Quico” Canseco (REP)
Pete P. Gallego (DEM)
Jeffrey C. Blunt (LIB)
Ed Scharf (GRN)
STATE ELECTIONS
Railroad Commissioner
Christi Craddick (REP)
Dale Henry (DEM)
Vivekananda (Vik) Wall (LIB)
Chris Kennedy (GRN)
Railroad Commissioner, Unexpired Term
Barry Smitherman (REP)
Jaime O. Perez (LIB)
Josh Wendel (GRN)
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 2
Don Willett (REP)
RS Robert Koelsch (LIB)
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 4
John Devine (REP)
Tom Oxford (LIB)
Charles E. Waterbury (GRN)
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 6
Nathan Hecht (REP)
Michele Petty (DEM)
Mark Ash (LIB)
Jim Chisholm (GRN)
Presiding Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals
Sharon Keller (REP)
Keith Hampton (DEM)
Lance Scott (LIB)
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 7
Barbara Parker Harvey (REP)
Mark W. Bennett (LIB)
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 8
Elsa Alcala (REP)
William Bryan Strange, III (LIB)
Member, State Board of Education, District 1
Carlos “Charlie” Garza (REP)
Martha M. Dominguez (DEM)
State Senator, District 19
Michael Berlanga (REP)
Carlos I. Uresti (DEM)
State Representative, District 74
Thomas “T.C.” Kincaid, Jr. (REP)
Poncho Nevarez (DEM)
District Judge, 394th Judicial District
Anthony Foster (REP)
Roy Ferguson (DEM)
Justice, 8th Court of Appeals District, Place 2
Chris Antcliff (REP)
Yvonne Rodriquez (DEM)
BREWSTER COUNTY ELECTIONS
County Commissioner, Precinct 1
Asa "Cookie" Stone (REP)
Thomas R. Mangrem (DEM)
County Commissioner, Precinct 3
Ruben Ortega (DEM)
Ben Ramirez (REP)
County Commissioner, Precinct 4, unexpired term
Mike "Coach" Pallanez (DEM)
Carl Lewis (REP)
JEFF DAVIS COUNTY ELECTIONS
Sheriff and Tax Assessor/Collector
Rick McIvor (DEM)
Jeff "Buzz" Ross (REP)
County Attorney
Bart Medley (REP)
Teresa Todd (DEM)
School Board District 2
Buster Mills
Steve Merrill
School Board District 3
Oscar Medley
Dedie Taylor
School Board District At Large Position
Evan Prude
Raul Melendez
PRESIDIO COUNTY ELECTIONS
As there were no Republican challengers to the primary election winners, there are no contested races taking place in Presidio County.
UNCONTESTED RACES FOR BREWSTER, JEFF DAVIS & PRESIDIO COUNTIES
Chief Justice, 8th Court of Appeals District, unexpired term
Ann Crawford McClure
Justice, 8th Court of Appeals District, Place 3
Guadalupe "Lupe" Rivera
District Attorney, 83rd Judicial District
Rod Ponton