RAYMONDVILLE — Raymondville attorney Annette Hinojosa, calling for “true justice” in one of Texas’ poorest counties, pulled heavy support from southern Willacy County to defeat two-term District Attorney Bernard Ammerman.
Hinojosa pulled support from backers of former longtime district attorney Juan Angel Guerra to win 1,386 votes to Ammerman’s 1,327.
Hinojosa will not face a Republican opponent in November’s general election.
“People were coming out wanting change,” Hinojosa said at about 9:30 p.m.
Hinojosa won the support from her home base in the Lyford, Sebastian and Santa Monica areas to overcome Ammerman’s 63-vote early vote edge.
“I see it as grass-roots support,” she said. “A large number of families came out to support me — friends and family who had confidence in me.”
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