Cude, Lujan to have primary election runoff

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Cude, Lujan to have primary election runoff

Reeves, Salinas win local contested races

Wed, 03/02/2022 - 16:35

By Nathan Heuer Pioneer Editor

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District Clerk candidates and representatives for Justice of the Peace Pct. 1 candidate Ruben Salinas lined Nelson Street outside of the Pecos County Courthouse Annex on March 1, encouraging citizens to vote on election day. The location was building that hosted voters for Pct. 2 on election day and early voters leading up to the election. Photo by Nathan Heuer

Two of the three local contested races for this year’s primary election were decided on March 1 and one will be headed to a runoff election in May.

The Democratic candidate race for Justice of the Peace Pct. 1 proved to be the tightest as incumbent Ruben Salinas defeated Oscar Gallegos by six votes (358-352). Salinas trailed 220-216 after early votes were reported.

The District Clerk race was the lone contested race with three candidates vying for one nomination – meaning that the winner needed to get 50% of the vote plus one to secure the nomination without a runoff election.

Darla Cude received 41.2% of the votes (558) and Tammy Lujan received 31.1% of the votes (422). Sylvia Guerra received 374 votes (27.6%).

Election day for primary runoff elections is scheduled for May 24. Early voting begins May 16 and runs through May 20. Cude and Lujan will be the lone local runoff election.

Nathan Reeves won the Republican nomination for County Commissioner Pct. 4 with 206 votes (61.6%). Opponent Dudley McKissack received 128 votes (38.4%).

At the district level, Tony Gonzales received 72% of Pecos County votes (942) for Rep. U.S. Representative District 23. On the Democratic ballot, Priscilla Golden received the most votes in Pecos County for U.S. Representative District 23 with 306 votes (52%).

Republican Andrew S. Murr tallied the most votes for State Representative District 53 with 682 (61%).

For Governor of Texas, Republican Greg Abbott received 70% of the vote in Pecos County (961 votes) and Beto O’Rourke also received 70% percent of votes from the Democratic ballots (444 votes).

Local Contested Races Results

Rep. District Clerk

Darla Cude – 558 votes (41.2%)

Sylvia Guerra – 374 votes (27.6%)

Tammy Cash Lujan – 422 votes (31.1%)

Rep. County Commissioner Pct. 4

Nathan Reeves – 206 votes (61.6%)

Dudley McKissack – 128 votes (38.4%)

Dem. Justice of the Peace Pct. 1

Ruben Salinas – 358 votes (50.4%)

Oscar Gallegos – 352 votes (49.6%)

Local Uncontested Democratic Candidate Vote Total