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The city ofLaredo, Texas, heldnonpartisan elections formayor and city council on November 4, 2014. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was August 18, 2014.^[1] Five city council seats were up for election. These included Districts1,2,3,6, and8.

Incumbents ran for re-election in Districts 2, 3 and 6. District 2 incumbentEsteban Rangel and District 6 incumbentCharlie San Miguel ran unopposed, while District 3 incumbentAlejandro "Alex" Perez, Jr. faced two challengers. MayorRaul G. Salinas, District 1 representative Mike Garza and District 8 representativeCindy Liendo did not run for re-election. Liendo, it should be noted, ran for mayor.

In the general election for mayor,Pete Saenz won a clear victory. In the city council elections, however, no candidate received over 50% of the vote in Districts 1, 3 and 8. The top two vote-getters in these districts therefore faced each other in a runoff election on December 20, 2014.^[2]

Several different issues shaped Laredo's 2014 election cycle. Some of the most important were public safety, economic development and access to potable water.^[3][4] The latter issue was especially important as drought slowly caused local reservoirs and other water sources in southernTexas to reach record lows in 2014.^[3]

Mayor

Candidate list

Note: MayorRaul G. Salinas was ineligible to run for re-election due to term limits.

• Guadalupe Botello
• Rolando S. Herrera
• Jose S. Dorantes Jr.
• Pete Saenz
• James Joel Newland
• Cindy Liendo
• Jerry Garza

Election results

Mayor of Laredo General Election, 2014
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Pete Saenz	53.3%	12,831
Guadalupe Botello	4.2%	1,003
Rolando S. Herrera	1%	252
Jose S. Dorantes Jr.	0.5%	112
James Joel Newland	1.1%	258
Cindy Liendo	19.1%	4,586
Jerry Garza	20.5%	4,924
Write-in	0.4%	91
Total Votes		14,456
Source:City of Laredo - 2014 Official Election Results

City council

Candidate list

District 1

November 4, 2014, General election candidates:

Note: IncumbentMike Garza did not run for re-election.

• Christy Jimenez Lara
• Luis A. Cisneros
• Jorge Ugartechea
• Rudy Gonzalez Jr.a
• Roger Benavidesa
• Jose U. Conde Jr.

December 20, 2014, Runoff election candidates:

• Rudy Gonzalez Jr.
• Roger Benavides

District 2

November 4, 2014, General election candidates:

• Esteban Rangel - Incumbent Rangel was first elected to city council in 2010.

District 3

November 4, 2014, General election candidates:

• Abey Lugoa
• Ulises Salinas
• Alejandro "Alex" Perez, Jr.a - Incumbent Perez was first elected to city council in 2010.

December 20, 2014, Runoff election candidates:

• Alejandro "Alex" Perez, Jr.
• Abey Lugo

District 6

November 4, 2014, General election candidates:

• Charlie San Miguel - Incumbent Miguel was first elected to city council in 2010.

District 8

November 4, 2014, General election candidates:

Note: IncumbentCindy Liendo did not run for re-election.

• Roberto Ballia
• Rachel Ibarraa
• Viky Garcia
• Jose Luis Maldonado

December 20, 2014, Runoff election candidates:

• Roberto Balli
• Rachel Ibarra

Election results

Laredo City Council, District 1, 2014
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Rudy Gonzalez Jr.	29.3%	622
Roger Benavides	20.3%	432
Christy Jimenez Lara	19.4%	412
Luis A. Cisneros	6.8%	145
Jorge Ugartechea	7.2%	153
Jose U. Conde Jr.	17%	361
Total Votes		1,764
Source:City of Laredo - 2014 Official Election Results

Laredo City Council, District 3, 2014
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Abey Lugo	40.6%	945
Alejandro "Alex" Perez, Jr.	49.9%	1,161
Ulises Salinas	9.5%	221
Total Votes		2,327
Source:City of Laredo - 2014 Official Election Results

Laredo City Council, District 8, 2014
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Roberto Balli	41.2%	987
Rachel Ibarra	26.3%	629
Viky Garcia	19.9%	478
Jose Luis Maldonado	12.6%	302
Total Votes		2,396
Source:City of Laredo - 2014 Official Election Results

Recent news

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See also

• United States municipal elections, 2014
• Texas elections, 2014
• Laredo, Texas

External links

Suggest a link

• City of Laredo Candidate List
• United States Conference of Mayors - Elections in 2014
• City of Laredo - 2014 Official Election Results
• KGNS - Unofficial Run-off Election Results

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