Political newcomer, Dr. Victor Trevino, will take the reigns as Laredo’s next mayor. Trevino defeated former City Councilmember Mercurio Martinez, III by nearly thirteen hundred votes.
The race for City Council District One is headed to a runoff and the candidates spoke about some of the changes they would make if elected into the seat.
The Secretary of State has approved the continued use of Webb County polling sites not only for the runoff election but for every election moving forward.
Abbott has won a third term fending off former representative Beto O’Rourke in a match-up in which Democrats had hoped to challenge Republicans’ dominance in the State of Texas.
While early voting numbers did have Palomo with a comfortable lead of more than 7,000 votes, it was the Election Day numbers that pushed Valenzuela over the 50 percent threshold for the win.
As Rudy Gonzalez, Jr., the outgoing councilmember for District 1, leaves the position, Laredo held elections for a new representative to fill his seat.
It wasn't just the citizens of Laredo who were voting for a new mayor, residents in El Cenizo and Rio Bravo also voted for the person they want to lead their respective cities.