By DINA ARÉVALO
Port Isabel-South Padre Press
editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com
Listed below are the unofficial results for the City of Port Isabel, Town of Laguna Vista, and Point Isabel Independent School District elections. Canvassing of votes will occur later this week.
Incumbent candidates are indicated with “(I).” Race winner tally numbers are shown in green.
To jump to the Town of Laguna Vista election results, click here.
To jump to the PIISD election results, click here.
Port Isabel City Commission
Place 3
Martin C. Cantu (I)
Early voting:
Pct. 1: 206
Pct. 59: 11
Pct. 83: 145
Early voting total: 362
Election Day:
Pct. 1: 70
Pct. 59: 3
Pct. 83: 55
Election Day total: 128
Grand total: 490
Place 4
Jeffery David Martinez
Early voting:
Pct. 1: 229
Pct. 59: 13
Pct. 83: 141
Early voting total: 383
Election Day:
Pct. 1: 70
Pct. 59: 2
Pct. 83: 48
Election Day total: 120
Grand total: 503
Place 4
Guillermo “Memo” Torres (I)
Early voting:
Pct. 1: 95
Pct. 59: 2
Pct. 83: 70
Early voting total: 167
Election Day:
Pct. 1: 31
Pct. 59: 2
Pct. 83: 30
Election Day total: 63
Grand total: 230
Laguna Vista Town Council
Place 4
Jessica Hedrick
242
Leti Keplinger (I)
302
Place 5
Gary Meschi (I)
436
Place 6
Nadine Smith
302
Richard Hinojosa (I)
258
Point Isabel Independent School District Board of Trustees
Trustee, Place 1
Bertha Zamora (I)
893
Trustee, Place 2
Rene A. Valdez (I)
382
Alicia Baldovinos
459
Jimmy Vela
521
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1 comment
A big thanks to the PRESS for having the results Saturday night.
Also a big congratulations to all those elected. This was a huge Anti-Vega statement by the voters in the Laguna Madre area. It showed the Vegas do not have the political clout that they had when Eliseo was alive and it also showed that the children, Joe and Olga, are not in the same league as their dad was. Don’t even bother running next year, you all aren’t going to win
It’s time for the City of Port Isabel to move forward, quit spending money they don’t have, and rid themselves of the money grabbing attorney.
It’s time for the school district to put the children first, get rid of overstaffed administrators (really, 3 counselors at the high school?), hire the best qualified for the job (not necessarily hometown people), and make the administrators act and look professional. You have a lot of teachers not dressing professionally. Appearance is everything.
Good luck to those newly elected officials, Jeffrey Martinez and Jimmy Vela,