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Recount cements Ayala’s victory in JP race

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com It’s official. Challenger Guadalupe Ayala was announced as the winner in the Democratic runoff for Pct. 3, Pl. 1 Justice of the Peace on Monday following a recount. According to Cameron County Elections Administrator Christopher J. Davis, the recount showed a final tally of 869 votes for Ayala …

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Ayala gains 4 votes in JP’s race; Flores mulls recount

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Although there’s now a clear victor in the Precinct 3, Place 1 Justice of the Peace race, the incumbent who lost by an eight-vote margin has expressed plans to request a recount. Challenger Guadalupe Ayala emerged as the winner in the Democratic runoff for Pct. 3, Pl. 1 Justice …

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Recount confirms Villafranco’s reelection to Commission

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com San Benito City Commissioner Rene Villafranco still has his seat. Villafranco was confirmed the winner in the Place 2 race for the City Commission after a recount on Monday indicated that the incumbent defeated challenger Shirley Vega, a businessowner in San Benito, by six votes. At the end …

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