Ray Lopez wins special House District 125 runoff election against Fred Rangel

Democrat Ray Lopez, the former San Antonio City Council member will be representing  San Antonio District 125 in the Texas House after defeating Republican Fred Rangel in Tuesday’s (March 12) special runoff election.

With all of the precincts reporting, Lopez secured 58.42 percent of the votes while his opponent Rangel came in at 41.57 percent.

House District 125 was the only vacant spot in the Texas Legislature. Justin Rodriguez had left the seat back in January to replace the late Paul Elizondo on the Bexar County Commissioners Court.

Republicans outnumber the Democrats in the Texas House 83 – 67 and the GOP has a super-majority in the Senate along with the Governor spot.

District 125 covers South Zarzamora Street on the West side of San Antonio to Loop 1604 on the Northwest side and between loop 410 and 1604 following Bandera Road.

The winner will be representing the district for the next two years.