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General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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County Commissioner, Precinct 4

Race · November 3, 2026 general election

Cameron County
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Oscar GuerraOscar GuerraRepublican
Gus RuizGus RuizDemocratic Incumbent
On ballot as
Oscar Guerra
Gus Ruiz
Current role
Municipal judge (per Texas Secretary of State's list of qualified candidates)
Cameron County Commissioner, Precinct 4 (sworn in March 19, 2016)
Background
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  • Harlingen High School graduate (1999)
  • Bachelor's degrees in political science and sociology, University of Texas-Pan American (2005)
  • South Texas College of Law graduate (2009)
  • Law license (November 2009)
  • U.S. Marine Corps infantryman; deployed to Iraq (2004); honorably discharged as a sergeant (2006)
  • Born in Chicago; raised in Harlingen
Experience
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  • Harlingen City Commissioner, District No. 1 (elected May 2010; about a year and a half)
  • Former Cameron County assistant district attorney (about two years)
Top priorities
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Tidbits
  • Property taxes and budget: No public statement found
  • Growth and infrastructure: No public statement found
  • Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
  • Public safety: No public statement found
  • Property taxes and budget: No public statement found
  • Growth and infrastructure: No public statement found
  • Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
  • Public safety: No public statement found
Endorsements
None found in our research
None found in our research
Campaign website
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Oscar Guerra

Oscar Guerra

Republican
On ballot as
Oscar Guerra
Current role
Municipal judge (per Texas Secretary of State's list of qualified candidates)
Background
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Experience
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Top priorities
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Tidbits
  • Property taxes and budget: No public statement found
  • Growth and infrastructure: No public statement found
  • Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
  • Public safety: No public statement found
Endorsements
None found in our research
Campaign website
Not found
Gus Ruiz

Gus Ruiz

Democratic Incumbent
On ballot as
Gus Ruiz
Current role
Cameron County Commissioner, Precinct 4 (sworn in March 19, 2016)
Background
  • Harlingen High School graduate (1999)
  • Bachelor's degrees in political science and sociology, University of Texas-Pan American (2005)
  • South Texas College of Law graduate (2009)
  • Law license (November 2009)
  • U.S. Marine Corps infantryman; deployed to Iraq (2004); honorably discharged as a sergeant (2006)
  • Born in Chicago; raised in Harlingen
Experience
  • Harlingen City Commissioner, District No. 1 (elected May 2010; about a year and a half)
  • Former Cameron County assistant district attorney (about two years)
Top priorities
Not found
Tidbits
  • Property taxes and budget: No public statement found
  • Growth and infrastructure: No public statement found
  • Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
  • Public safety: No public statement found
Endorsements
None found in our research
Campaign website
Not found

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