Early voting campaigning outside the Mission Parks & Rec building on Monday in Mission.
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Unofficial early voting numbers for the 2022 Constitutional Amendments and Local Entities Elections in Hidalgo County show a substantial drop in comparison to the 2018 Local Entities Elections.
After four days of early voting, a total of 7,748 votes have been cast. These numbers include 5,814 in person ballots and 1,934 mail-in ballots.
The 2018 election saw a total of 11,257 ballots cast after four days of early voting. Those numbers include 9,186 in person ballots and 2,071 mail-in ballots.
The 2018 election included races in the cities of Elsa, Hidalgo, and Mission, as well as Mission CISD, Sharyland ISD, South Texas College, AGUA Special Utility District and Donna Irrigation District.
The 2022 election includes races in the cities of Elsa, Mercedes, Mission, Palmhurst, Palmview, and Progreso, as well as Edcouch-Elsa ISD, Mission CISD, Sharyland ISD, South Texas College, and Engelman Irrigation District.
The last day for early voting is Tuesday, and election day is set for Saturday, May 7.
Below is a breakdown of each race:
City of Mission
Mayoral candidates
>> Victor Anzaldua
>> Norberto “Beto” Salinas
>> Armando O’Cana
>> Norie Gonzalez Garza
Council Place 1
>> Jessica Ortega Ochoa
>> Noel Salinas
>> Moises “Moy” Iglesias
Council Place 3
>> Abiel Flores
>> Javier “Javy” Ramon
>> Joe Vargas
City of Palmview
Mayor
>> Pamela Flores
>> Rick Villarreal
>> Linda Sarabia
Council Place 2
>> Miriam Saenz
>> Jose Luis “JL” Perez
Council Place 4
>> Benito Hernandez
>> Arlando Nacianceno
City of Palmhurst
Mayor
>> Ramiro J. Rodriguez Jr. (deceased)
>> Israel Silva
Council Place 3
>> Robert A. Salinas
>> Carlton Martin
Council Place 4
>> Hugo H. Gutierrez
>> Mary Ann Gonzalez
City of Mercedes
Commissioner Place 2
>> Armando Garcia
>> Leonel Benavidez
Commissioner Place 4
>> Ruben J. Saldana
>> Jose Gomez
>> Jovana Trevino-Garcia
City of Elsa
Mayor
>> Alonzo “Al” Perez
>> Zeke Avila
>> Mingo Rodriguez
Councilman Place 1
>> Carlos “Cory” Sanchez
>> Melissa Salinas
>> Jose Pepe Martinez
City of Progreso Lakes
Mayor
>> Harold Seiver
>> Casey J. Cavazos
Alderman
>> Wyman Birdwell
>> David Martin
Proposition A, Edcouch Elsa Independent School District
>> For or against the issuance of $26 million in bonds for the construction, acquisition and equipment of school buildings in the district, the purchase of the necessary sites for school buildings, the purchase of new school buses, and the levying and imposition of taxes sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds and the costs of any credit agreements. This would be a property tax increase.
South Texas College
Board of Trustees District 3
>> Paul R. Rodriguez
>> Prisciliano “J.R.” Trevino
>> Amanda Salinas O’Cana
Board of Trustees District 4
>> Michael Fallek
>> Dalinda Gonzalez-Alcantar
>> Ronnie Ontiveros
Mission CISD
School trustee Place 1
>> Veronica “Betty” R. Mendoza
>> Amanda Salinas O’Cana
School Trustee Place 6
>> Dolores “Loli” Reyna
>> Petra B. Ramirez
School trustee Place 7
>> J.C. Avila
>> Minnie R. Rodgers
Sharyland ISD
School trustee Place 5
>> Hector M. Rivera
>> Rene Morales
School trustee Place 6
>> Noe Oliveira
School trustee Place 7
>> David Keith
