John Lujan III (born June 7, 1962) is a firefighter and former

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sheriff’s deputy, who serves as a Republican member of the

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for District 118 in San Antonio.

2016 special election for District 118

He won a

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held on January 26, 2016, to represent District 118, which encompasses part of

. The position opened with the resignation of Democrat Joe Farias. In the November 2016 general election, he ran for election to a full term but was defeated by the Democrat Tomas Uresti. Lujan's term ended on January 9, 2017.

2018 campaign

Lujan sought to return to the legislature in the

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held on November 6, 2018, but was defeated by the Democrat

Leo Pacheco Leo Pacheco is an American educator and politician who served in the Texas House of Representatives from January 8, 2019, to August 19, 2021, representing the 118th district. Early life and education Pacheco's family is descended from the settle ...

, 23,929 votes (58 percent) to 17,298 (42 percent).

2021 special election for District 118

In August 2021, Texas House representative

announced that he would resign from serving District 118. Lujan stated that he started receiving calls of encouragement from Republicans, such as House Speaker

Dade Phelan Matthew McDade Phelan (born September 18, 1975) is an American real estate developer and Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 21. He has served as Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives since January 2021. ...

. On August 17, 2021, Lujan announced his candidacy for District 118 in a

to replace Pacheco. On September 28, 2021, Lujan was the top finisher in the special election, getting 42% of the vote, while Democrat Frank Ramirez placed second with 20%, placing Lujan and Ramirez in the runoff. On November 2, 2021, Lujan won the special election runoff to fill District 118, a district in San Antonio that voted for Joe Biden by fourteen points in 2020 and is 73% Hispanic. Lujan defeated Democrat Frank Ramirez 51.2% to 48.8%.Republican John Lujan wins special election runoff to flip Texas House seat in San Antonio
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'', November 3, 2021.

References

External links

John Lujan at the Texas Tribune
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