Electoral history of Beto O'Rourke
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This is the electoral history of Beto O'Rourke, who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas's 16th congressional district from 2013 to 2019. He previously served in the El Paso City Council from 2005 to 2011. O'Rourke came to national prominence during his 2018 United States Senate campaign in Texas, where he narrowly lost to incumbent Republican Ted Cruz. He later sought the 2020 Democratic nomination for President, but ended his campaign before any votes were cast.
El Paso City Council elections[edit]
2005[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Beto O'Rourke | 2,769 | 56.63% | |
| Nonpartisan | Anthony Cobos (incumbent) | 2,121 | 43.37% | |
| Total votes | 4,890 | 100% | ||
2007[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Beto O'Rourke (incumbent) | 2,343 | 69.94% | |
| Nonpartisan | Trini Acevedo | 1,007 | 30.06% | |
| Total votes | 3,350 | 100% | ||
United States House of Representatives elections[edit]
2012[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Beto O'Rourke | 23,261 | 50.47% | |
| Democratic | Silvestre Reyes (incumbent) | 20,440 | 44.35% | |
| Democratic | Jerome Tilghman | 1,270 | 2.76% | |
| Democratic | Ben E. Mendoza | 701 | 1.52% | |
| Democratic | Paul Johnson Jr. | 419 | 0.91% | |
| Total votes | 46,091 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Beto O'Rourke | 101,403 | 65.42% | |
| Republican | Barbara Carrasco | 51,043 | 32.93% | |
| Libertarian | Junart Sodoy | 2,559 | 1.65% | |
| Total votes | 155,005 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2014[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Beto O'Rourke (incumbent) | 24,728 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 24,728 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Beto O'Rourke (incumbent) | 49,338 | 67.49% | |
| Republican | Corey Roen | 21,324 | 29.17% | |
| Libertarian | Jamie O. Perez | 2,443 | 3.34% | |
| Total votes | 73,105 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2016[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Beto O'Rourke (incumbent) | 40,051 | 85.58% | |
| Democratic | Ben Mendoza | 6,749 | 14.42% | |
| Total votes | 46,800 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Beto O'Rourke (incumbent) | 150,228 | 85.73% | |
| Libertarian | Jaime O. Perez | 17,491 | 9.98% | |
| Green | Mary L. Gourdoux | 7,510 | 4.29% | |
| Total votes | 175,229 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
United States Senate election[edit]
2018[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Beto O'Rourke | 644,632 | 61.81% | |
| Democratic | Sema Hernandez | 247,424 | 23.72% | |
| Democratic | Edward Kimbrough | 150,858 | 14.47% | |
| Total votes | 1,042,914 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ted Cruz (incumbent) | 4,260,553 | 50.89% | |
| Democratic | Beto O'Rourke | 4,045,632 | 48.33% | |
| Libertarian | Neal Dikeman | 65,470 | 0.78% | |
| Total votes | 8,371,655 | 100% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
United States Presidential election[edit]
2020[edit]
In 2019, O'Rourke was a candidate for the 2020 Democratic nomination for President of the United States. He dropped out before voting began and endorsed Joe Biden several months later.
Texas gubernatorial election[edit]
2022[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Beto O'Rourke | 983,182 | 91.41% | |
| Democratic | Joy Diaz | 33,622 | 3.13% | |
| Democratic | Michael Cooper | 32,673 | 3.04% | |
| Democratic | Rich Wakeland | 13,237 | 1.23% | |
| Democratic | Inocencio Barrientez | 12,887 | 1.20% | |
| Total votes | 1,075,601 | 100% | ||
Results[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Greg Abbott (incumbent) | 4,426,627 | 54.80% | -1.01% | |
| Democratic | Beto O'Rourke | 3,539,135 | 43.90% | +1.29% | |
| Libertarian | Mark Tippetts | 81,660 | 1.01% | -0.69% | |
| Green | Delilah Barrios | 28,499 | 0.35% | N/A | |
| Total votes | 8,077,770 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
| Republican hold | |||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Our Campaigns - El Paso City Council District 8 Race - May 07, 2005". ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - El Paso City Council District 8 Race - May 12, 2007". ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
- ^ "2012 Democratic Party Primary Election". Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
- ^ "2012 General Election". Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
- ^ "2014 Democratic Party Primary Election". Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
- ^ "2014 General Election". Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
- ^ "2016 Democratic Party Primary Election". Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
- ^ "2016 General Election". Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
- ^ "2018 Democratic Party Primary Election". Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
- ^ "2018 General Election". Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
- ^ "Texas Election Results".
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