Democratic Primary Election, 2012 Following are the official returns for the contested races in the Democratic Party primary held May 29, 2012. Included are statewide races and selected district races. Runoffs, held on July 31, follow. District 23 President Ciro D. Rodriguez ................................. 18,237 ....... 45.96% Barack Obama.................................... 452,376 ....... 76.65% Pete P. Gallego ..................................... 16,202 ....... 40.83% Darcy G. Richardson ............................ 93,464 ....... 15.83% John M. Bustamante............................... 5,240 ....... 13.20% John Wolfe ............................................ 29,879 ......... 5.06% Total Vote ....................................... 39,679 Bob Ely ................................................. 14,445 ......... 2.44% Total vote ...................................... 590,164 District 27 U.S. Senator Jerry J. Trevino ....................................... 8,231 ....... 39.76% Paul Sadler ......................................... 174,772 ....... 35.13% Rose Meza Harrison ............................... 6,354 ....... 30.69% Grady Yarbrough ................................ 128,746 ....... 25.87% Ronnie C. McDonald .............................. 5,682 ....... 27.45% Addie Dainell Allen.............................. 113,935 ....... 22.90% Murphy Alade Junaid ................................. 432 ......... 2.08% Sean Hubbard ...................................... 80,034 ....... 16.08% Total Vote ....................................... 20,699 Total Vote ..................................... 497,487 District 30 U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Eddie Bernice Johnson......................... 23,346 ....... 70.05% Barbara Mallory Caraway ....................... 5,996 ....... 17.99% District 5 Taj Clayton .............................................. 3,981 ....... 11.94% Linda S. Mrosko...................................... 2,778 ....... 39.15% Total Vote ....................................... 33,323 Tom Berry ............................................... 2,219 ....... 31.27% Pat Wallace ............................................ 2,097 ....... 29.56% District 32 Total Vote ......................................... 7,094 Katherine Savers McGovern .................. 7,301 ....... 84.20% Walter Hofheinz ...................................... 1,370 ....... 15.79% District 6 Total Vote ......................................... 8,671 Kenneth Sanders .................................... 6,609 ....... 61.25% Brianna Hinojosa-Flores ......................... 3,483 ....... 32.27% District 33 Don Jaquess.............................................. 698 ......... 6.46% Marc Veasey ........................................... 6,938 ....... 36.77% Total Vote ....................................... 10,790 Domingo Garcia...................................... 4,715 ....... 24.98% Kathleen Hicks........................................ 2,372 ....... 12.57% District 7 David Alameel......................................... 2,064 ....... 10.93% Lissa Squiers .......................................... 2,848 ....... 39.92% Manuel Valdez ........................................... 884 ......... 4.68% James Cargas ........................................ 2,410 ....... 33.78% Steve Salazar ............................................ 482 ......... 2.55% Phillip Andrews ....................................... 1,876 ....... 26.29% Chrysta Castaneda .................................... 395 ......... 2.09% Total Vote ......................................... 7,134 Jason E. Roberts ....................................... 342 ......... 1.81% District 10 Carlos Quintanilla ...................................... 286 ......... 1.51% Tawana W. Cadien.................................. 8,061 ....... 56.64% Kyev P. Tatum Sr. ...................................... 201 ......... 1.06% William E. Miller Jr. ................................. 6,169 ....... 43.35% J.R. Molina................................................. 189 ......... 1.00% Total Vote ....................................... 14,230 Total Vote ....................................... 18,868 District 14 District 34 Nick Lampson ....................................... 18,500 ....... 83.24% Filemon Vela ......................................... 18,233 ....... 40.46% Linda Dailey ............................................ 3,724 ....... 16.75% Denise Saenz Blanchard ........................ 5,810 ....... 12.89% Total Vote ....................................... 22,224 Ramiro Garza Jr. .................................... 5,575 ....... 12.37% Salomon Torres ...................................... 4,745 ....... 10.52% District 15 Armando Villalobos ................................. 3,926 ......... 8.71% Rubén Hinojosa .................................... 29,397 ....... 71.15% Anthony P. Troiani ................................... 3,638 ......... 8.07% David Cantu ............................................ 5,008 ....... 12.12% Juan Angel Guerra.................................. 2,200 ......... 4.88% Jane Cross ............................................. 4,208 ....... 10.18% Elmo M. Aycock ......................................... 935 ......... 2.07% Ruben Ramon Ramirez .......................... 2,012 ......... 4.87% Total Vote ....................................... 45,062 Johnny “JP” Partain ................................... 687 ......... 1.66% Total Vote ....................................... 41,312 District 35 Lloyd Doggett ....................................... 14,559 ....... 73.24% District 16 Sylvia Romo ........................................... 4,212 ....... 21.19% Beto O’Rourke ...................................... 23,261 ....... 50.46% Maria Luisa Alvarado .............................. 1,105 ......... 5.55% Silvestre Reyes..................................... 20,440 ....... 44.34% Total Vote ....................................... 19,876 Jerome Tilghman .................................... 1,270 ......... 2.75% Ben E. “Buddy” Mendoza .......................... 701 ......... 1.52% STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION Paul Johnson Jr. ........................................ 419 ......... 0.90% Total Vote ....................................... 46,091 District 1 Martha M. Dominguéz .......................... 49,386 ....... 56.10% District 21 Sergio Mora. ......................................... 26,434 ....... 30.03% Candace E. Duval................................... 9,522 ....... 61.06% Andres Muro ......................................... 12,201 ....... 13.86% Daniel Boone .......................................... 6,070 ....... 38.93% Total Vote ....................................... 88,021 Total Vote ....................................... 15,592 District 2 District 22 Celeste Zepeda Sanchez. .................... 30,955 ....... 44.55% Kesha Rogers ......................................... 3,666 ....... 50.71% Ruben Cortez Jr.................................... 24,420 ....... 35.14% KP George .............................................. 3,563 ....... 49.28% Larry E. Garza ...................................... 14,099 ....... 20.29% Total Vote ......................................... 7,229 Total Vote ....................................... 69,474 District 3 District 23 Marisa B. Perez .................................... 36,728 ....... 65.95% Pete P. Gallego ..................................... 15,815 ....... 54.81% Michael Soto ......................................... 18,959 ....... 34.04% Ciro D. Rodriguez ................................. 13,038 ....... 45.18% Total Vote ....................................... 55,687 Total Vote ....................................... 28,853 District 6 District 27 Traci Jensen. .......................................... 8,657 ....... 51.46% Rose Meza Harrison ............................... 7,024 ....... 60.60% Patty Quintana-Nilsson ........................... 4,995 ....... 29.69% Jerry J. Trevino ....................................... 4,565 ....... 39.39% David Scott ............................................. 3,169 ....... 18.83% Total Vote ....................................... 11,589 Total Vote ....................................... 16,821 District 33 District 8 Marc Veasey ......................................... 10,766 ....... 52.72% Dexter Smith ........................................... 8,355 ....... 58.30% Domingo Garcia...................................... 9,653 ....... 47.27% Rick Soliz ................................................ 5,960 ....... 41.69% Total Vote ....................................... 20,419 Total Vote ....................................... 14,295 District 34 Filemon Vela ......................................... 15,628 ....... 66.63% PROPOSITIONS Denise Saenz Blanchard ........................ 7,824 ....... 33.36% Total Vote ....................................... 23,452 Prop. 1 – In-state high school graduate eligible for tuition/legal status STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION In Favor .............................................. 491,043 ....... 84.90% Against.................................................. 87,292 ....... 15.09% District 2 Total Vote ..................................... 578,335 Ruben Cortez Jr.................................... 20,253 ....... 50.57% Celeste Zepeda Sanchez. .................... 19,794 ....... 49.42% Prop. 2 – Legislature fund colleges with affordable Total Vote ....................................... 40,047 tuition and fees In Favor .............................................