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Luz Elena Chapa

Democratic · Texas · 2026

Luz Elena Chapa served as a justice on the Fourth Court of Appeals from 2013 to 2025, authoring more than 1,400 opinions including hundreds of criminal cases, per her campaign site. She won the Democratic nomination in a narrow May 26 runoff, per the county's official runoff results.

Priorities

Fully funding and staffing the office, per her campaign site
Victim advocacy and reducing the domestic violence case backlog, per her campaign site
Repairing the relationship with law enforcement, per her campaign site

On the ballot

Bexar County Criminal District Attorney · Texas · 2026

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