BEXAR COUNTY, Texas – Election results will begin populating at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 3. Find more election coverage on the Vote 2026 page.
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Luz Elena Chapa(D)
Jane Davis(D)
Shannon Locke(D)
Veronica I. Legarreta(D)
Oscar Salinas(D)
Meredith M. Chacon(D)
Meli Carrion Powers(D)
James "Jim" Bethke(D)
(807 / 807)
11:50 p.m. update: Luz Elena Chapa leads the race with 24% of the vote in the Democratic primary, with 45% of voting centers reporting. Jane Davis trails with 18% and Shannon Locke is in third place with 14%.
That means there will likely be a May 26 runoff for the top two Democratic candidates.
Ashley Foster is the lone Republican in the race and secured the party’s nomination Tuesday night. Jason Wolff will also mount a run in November as an independent, if he can receive enough signatures to make the ballot.
BACKGROUND
Bexar County won’t officially decide on its new district attorney until November, but voters must take their first steps toward selecting the next top prosecutor in March.
Last June, current Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales announced he would not seek reelection in 2026. On the ballot are eight Democratic candidates who are interested in replacing Gonzales, a fellow Democrat.
The winner of the Democratic primary will advance to the November election and face Ashley Foster and Jason Wolff.
Foster is the lone Republican in the race. Wolff, the nephew of former San Antonio Mayor and Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff, is running as an Independent.
James “Jim” Bethke is currently the executive director of the county’s managed assigned counsel. Meli Carrión Powers, a prosecutor with more than two decades of experience, currently serves as Family Violence Division Chief at the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office.
Meredith Chacon has more than 22 years of courtroom experience as both a prosecutor and a defense attorney. Luz Elena Chapa, a former Fourth Court of Appeals judge, announced her candidacy last November.
Jane Davis, who is currently the chief of the juvenile sections at the DA’s office, sports nearly three decades as a prosecutor going into the race. Veronica Legarreta, who announced her candidacy in October, has worked as a prosecutor and criminal defense attorney.
Longtime criminal defense attorney Shannon Locke threw his hat into the race last November. Oscar Salinas brings more than 10 years of experience as a prosecutor to the Bexar County DA race.
If there are three or more candidates in a race and none of them win more than 50% of the vote, the top two finishers will advance to the May 26 primary runoff.
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