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2022 Laredo mayoral election

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2022 Laredo mayoral election

← 2018 November 8, 2022 (2022-11-08) (general)
December 17, 2022 (2022-12-17) (runoff)
2026 →
Turnout32.14% (general)
8.29% (runoff)
 
Candidate Victor D. Treviño Mercurio Martinez III
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 8,765 (G)
8,435 (R)
9,097 (G)
7,171 (R)
Percentage 21.00% (G)
54.05% (R)
21.80% (G)
45.95% (R)

 
Candidate Cynthia Mares Roque Vela Jr.
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 7,859 7,323
Percentage 18.83% 17.55%

Mayor before election

Pete Saenz
Democratic

Elected mayor

Victor D. Treviño
Independent

The 2022 Laredo mayoral election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the mayor of Laredo, Texas. Incumbent mayor Pete Saenz could not seek reelection due to term limit. Since no candidates had received over 50% of the total vote, a runoff election was scheduled on December 17. Victor D. Treviño, the Health Authority of Laredo, was elected to be the new mayor.[1]

General election

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Election results[2]
Candidate Votes %
Mercurio Martinez III 9,097 21.80
Victor D. Treviño 8,765 21.00
Cynthia Mares 7,859 18.83
Roque Vela Jr. 7,323 17.55
Poncho Casso 5,027 12.04
Gus Gonzalez 987 2.36
Juan Manuel Garza 965 2.31
Felipe E. Ramirez 655 1.57
Louis H. Bruni 592 1.42
Kobby Bryand 468 1.12
Total votes 43,697 100

Runoff election

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Election results[3]
Candidate Votes %
Victor D. Treviño 8,435 54.05
Mercurio Martinez III 7,171 45.95
Total votes 15,606 100

References

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  1. ^ Garza, Jerry (December 18, 2022). "Dr. Victor Trevino Elected Laredo's Next Mayor". KGNS+. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
  2. ^ "November 8, 2022 - Joint General/Special Election". www.webbcountytx.gov. November 15, 2022. p. 6. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
  3. ^ "General Runoff Election Results" (PDF). www.cityoflaredo.com. December 28, 2022. p. 4. Retrieved June 15, 2023.