Early voting begins Monday for state Senate District 19 runoff

SAN ANTONIO – Early voting begins Monday for the state Senate District 19 runoff election for the senate seat that was left vacant after former state Sen. Carlos Uresti resigned amid his fraud conviction.

The former Democratic senator is headed to prison to serve a 12-year sentence.

Uresti held the seat for more than a decade, but someone new will now have to step in.

Early voting ends on Sept. 14. The election is set for Sept. 18.

Early Voting Resources:

• Sample Ballot
• Early Voting Map
• Early Voting Schedule

The following are the candidates are in a runoff election for Uresti’s seat:

For more information on these candidates, click on their names to be directed to their websites.

Peter Flores (Republican):

Pete Gallego (Democrat):