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]
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 | ||||
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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 | ||||
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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 | ||||
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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 | ||||
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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 | ||||
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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 |
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