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General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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Justice of the Peace, Precinct 6

Race · November 3, 2026 general election

Uvalde County
Vote for oneResearched · fact-checked
Mario A. ValdezRepublican
Roland SanchezDemocratic Incumbent
On ballot as
MARIO A. VALDEZ
ROLAND SANCHEZ
Current role
Small business owner (per Uvalde Leader-News)
Uvalde County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 6
Background
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Experience
  • Has previously run for county-level office (per Uvalde Leader-News)
  • Winner, November 2024 election for the office; commissioners court approved swearing him in for the unexpired term on Nov. 12, 2024 (per court minutes)
  • Lost an election and later returned to the office (per Uvalde Leader-News)
  • Precinct 6 justice of the peace, first appointed by county commissioners in December 2020; served two years (per Leader-News)
Top priorities
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  • "My philosophy is to apply the rule of law with fidelity"
  • "What I do for one, I do for all."
  • Maintaining integrity in the court, accessibility and transparency where possible, and treating the public with respect (per Uvalde Leader-News)
  • "I want people to leave the court knowing we did everything we could to be fair"
Tidbits
  • Judicial philosophy: No public statement found
  • Court administration: No public statement found
  • Judicial philosophy: "My philosophy is to apply the rule of law with fidelity"
  • Court administration: "I want people to leave the court knowing we did everything we could to be fair"
Endorsements
None found in our research
None found in our research
Campaign website
Not found
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Mario A. Valdez

Republican
On ballot as
MARIO A. VALDEZ
Current role
Small business owner (per Uvalde Leader-News)
Background
Not found
Experience
  • Has previously run for county-level office (per Uvalde Leader-News)
Top priorities
Not found
Tidbits
  • Judicial philosophy: No public statement found
  • Court administration: No public statement found
Endorsements
None found in our research
Campaign website
Not found

Roland Sanchez

Democratic Incumbent
On ballot as
ROLAND SANCHEZ
Current role
Uvalde County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 6
Background
Not found
Experience
  • Winner, November 2024 election for the office; commissioners court approved swearing him in for the unexpired term on Nov. 12, 2024 (per court minutes)
  • Lost an election and later returned to the office (per Uvalde Leader-News)
  • Precinct 6 justice of the peace, first appointed by county commissioners in December 2020; served two years (per Leader-News)
Top priorities
  • "My philosophy is to apply the rule of law with fidelity"
  • "What I do for one, I do for all."
  • Maintaining integrity in the court, accessibility and transparency where possible, and treating the public with respect (per Uvalde Leader-News)
  • "I want people to leave the court knowing we did everything we could to be fair"
Tidbits
  • Judicial philosophy: "My philosophy is to apply the rule of law with fidelity"
  • Court administration: "I want people to leave the court knowing we did everything we could to be fair"
Endorsements
None found in our research
Campaign website
Not found