DEMOCRATIC PARTY PRIMARY LINEUP FOR MARCH 6, 2018

(Ed.'s Note: We'd like to thank Cameron County Democratic Party Chairperson Amber Medina for emailing us the final filings for the various elective offices open this go-round. Notice that the ones with an asterisk (*) indicate a contested race and (I) indicates incumbent. There are only two Republican candidates in the primary, both for Member, State Board of Education, District 2 seat currently held by Democratic incumbent Ruben Cortez, Jr., who also has a Democratic challenger. Both are listed at the bottom of this list.)

County Clerk

*(I) Sylvia Garza-Perez

Lali Betancourt

*County Commissioner Pct.2

Rigo Bocanegra

Joey Lopez

County Commissioner Pct.4

Gus Ruiz

*County Judge

(I) Eddie Trevino, Jr.

Robert Sanchez

County Treasurer

David A. Betancourt

District Clerk

Eric Garza

District Judge, 103rd Judicial District

Janet L. Leal

District Judge, 107th Judicial District

Benjamin Euresti, Jr.

*District Judge, 197th Judicial District

Carlos Masso

Gerardo "Gerry" Linan

Adolfo Cordova

Sonia Herrera

District Judge, 357th Judicial District

Juan A. Magallanes

Judge, County Court-at-Law No.1

Arturo A. (Art) McDonald, Jr.

*Judge, County Court-at-Law No.2

(I)Laura Betancourt

Carol Lynn Sanchez

Judge, County Court-at-Law No.3

David Gonzales III

Justice of the Peace Pct.1

Benito (Bo) Ochoa IV

*Justice of the Peace Pct.2 Place.2

(I) Jonathan Gracia

Javier Reyna

Diego Alonzo Hernandez

Fred Martinez

Justice of the Peace Pct.2 Place.3

Mary Esther Sorola

*Justice of the Peace Pct.3 Place.1

(I) Jesus T. "Chuy" Garcia

Nadine Plata Gonzalez

Ronaldo "Ronnie" Garcia

Justice of the Peace Pct.3 Place.2

David Garza

Justice of the Peace Pct.4

Juan Mendoza, Jr.

Justice of the Peace Pct.5 Place.2

Eloy Cano, Jr.

*State Representative District 37

(I) Rene O. Oliveira

Alex Dominguez

Arturo Alonzo

State Representative District 38

Eddie Lucio III

*Member, State Board of Education, District 2

(I) Ruben Cortez, Jr.

Michelle Arévalo Dávila

(Republican)

Member, State Board of Education, District 2 

Tad Hasse

Eric Garza