Dolly Elizondo

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Dolly Elizondo

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

March 1, 2016

Contact

Personal website

## Contents

* 1 Elections
* 1.1 2016
* 2 Campaign donors
* 2.1 2016
* 3 Recent news
* 4 See also
* 5 External links
* 6 Footnotes

Dolly Elizondo was a 2016 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 15th Congressional District of Texas.[1] Elizondo was defeated by Vicente Gonzalez and Juan Palacios Jr. in the Democratic primary on March 1, 2016.[2]

## Elections[edit]

### 2016[edit]

See also: Texas' 15th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Vicente Gonzalez (D) defeated Tim Westley (R), Vanessa Tijerina (G), and Ross Lynn Leone (L) in the general election on November 8, 2016. A runoff for both parties was held on May 24, 2016. In the runoff primaries, Westley defeated Ruben Villarreal, and Gonzalez defeated Juan Palacios Jr. Incumbent Ruben Hinojosa did not seek re-election.[3][2]

U.S. House, Texas District 15 General Election, 2016

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Democratic  | Vicente Gonzalez | 57.3% | 101,712
| Republican  |  Tim Westley  | 37.7% | 66,877
| Green  |  Vanessa Tijerina  | 3.1% | 5,448
| Libertarian  |  Ross Lynn Leone  | 1.9% | 3,442
Total Votes | 177,479
Source: Texas Secretary of State

U.S. House, Texas District 15 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Tim Westley | 45% | 13,164
Ruben Villarreal | 32% | 9,349
Xavier Salinas  | 23% | 6,734
Total Votes | 29,247
Source: Texas Secretary of State

U.S. House, Texas District 15 Republican Runoff Primary, 2016

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Tim Westley | 50.5% | 1,384
Ruben Villarreal  | 49.5% | 1,355
Total Votes | 2,739
Source: Texas Secretary of State

U.S. House, Texas District 15 Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Vicente Gonzalez | 42.2% | 22,151
Juan Palacios Jr. | 18.9% | 9,913
Dolly Elizondo  | 16.9% | 8,888
Joel Quintanilla  | 11.7% | 6,152
Ruben Ramirez Hinojosa  | 6% | 3,149
Rance Sweeten  | 4.2% | 2,224
Total Votes | 52,477
Source: Texas Secretary of State

U.S. House, Texas District 15 Democratic Runoff Primary, 2016

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Vicente Gonzalez | 65.7% | 16,071
Juan Palacios Jr.  | 34.3% | 8,379
Total Votes | 24,450
Source: Texas Secretary of State

## Campaign donors[edit]

### 2016[edit]

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## Recent news[edit]

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## See also[edit]

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* United States House of Representatives
* Texas' 15th Congressional District election, 2016
* Texas' 15th Congressional District

## External links[edit]

* Campaign website
* Facebook page
* Twitter feed

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Roll Call, "Texas Realtor to Run for Hinojosa Seat," December 3, 2015
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 The New York Times, "Texas Primary Results," March 1, 2016
3. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed December 15, 2015

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