Elections Guide: 2022

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.

If you missed casting your vote during early voting for the runoff elections, you can still do so this coming weekend.

Today is the last day to cast your ballot in early voting for the local run-off elections.

L. Vish Viswanath and Dr. Tyler King are the two final candidates that will be on the ballot this December.

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 City of Laredo will have a new mayor in charge, but the mayoral race has headed to a runoff.

While runoff elections are typically slower than the general election, election officials say they are starting to see a higher than normal turnout.

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.

The Secretary of State has approved the continued use of Webb County polling sites for the runoff election.

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.

One race that isn’t headed to a runoff is city council District 3 with Melissa Cigarroa winning 54% of the vote.

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.

The runoff election is expected to take place some time next month.

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.

The congressman said depending on Congress, he hopes to become a member of the United States House Committee on Appropriations.

The race for Laredo’s District 6 council seat is headed to run-off between Vish Viswanath and Dr. Tyler King.

The mayoral race was one of the most closely watched races in town and one with the most candidates, 10 to be exact.

For the Texas Congressional District 28 race, Congressman Cuellar takes the lead against Republican Cassy Garcia in early voting results.

Supporters of Cassy Garcia gathered in Selma, Texas to watch the early voting numbers trickle in.