NEWS Staff Report
The results are in!
Winning back the post for San Benito Mayor on Election Day Saturday was former Mayor Joe H. Hernandez, who took 1,351 votes to Jack Garcia’s 1,054. Incumbents in the Place 1 and 2 City Commissioner races were also victorious. Pl. 1 Commissioner Tony Gonzales and Pl. 2 Commissioner Rene Villafranco won by significant margins, with Gonzales coming out ahead with 1,450 votes to challengers Joe F. Rodriguez’s 226 and Roel Villarreal’s 658. Villafranco won with 1,480 votes to challenger Gavino Sotelo’s 825.
In the San Benito CISD elections, two newcomers were successful in their bids to unseat the incumbents. Longtime SBCISD Board Trustee Manuel “Meme” Gonzales fell to Julian Huerta, 1,449 votes to 1,308. Another newcomer to the political arena, June Aguilera, was victorious as she defeated Joe G. Gonzalez, 1,380 votes to 1,363. Oscar Medrano was the sole incumbent who won, taking 1,472 votes to challenger Fatima Huerta’s 1,326. It has yet to be reported if any recounts have been requested. Incumbent Hector Leal, who ran unopposed, received 2,079 votes.
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3 comments
What a disappointment…How qualified is this “younger, better” 19 year old June Aguilera? What makes Mr. Huerta more suitable for the position than an incumbent who has many years of experience? I would like an article in which these questions are answered. I hope someone comes to their senses in that city and requests a recount because the results are unbelievable! I refuse to believe a city can be so ignorant!
And what makes these older candidates more qualified then June or Julian?I believe our city has choosen to move in a different direction than where we have been going… which is down.
“And what makes these older candidates more qualified then June or Julian?”
I believe that would be experience ma’am. Obviously.