Peter Sakai

Peter Sakai (Democratic Party) is the Bexar County Judge in Texas. He assumed office on January 1, 2023. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.

Sakai (Democratic Party) ran for election for Bexar County Judge in Texas. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Education

Sakai received an undergraduate degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 1976 and a J.D. from the University of Texas Law School in 1979.^[1]

Career

Prior to being elected to the bench, Sakai was the judge of the Bexar County Children's Court. He was appointed to this role in 1995. Sakai also previously served as a juvenile master/referee in the 289th District Court. At the beginning of his career he worked as the chief of the Juvenile Section of the District Attorney’s Office and, at one time, maintained a private practice.^[1]

Elections

2022

General election

General election for Bexar County Judge

Peter Sakai defeated Trish DeBerry and Edgar Coyle in the general election for Bexar County Judge on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Peter Sakai (D)	57.3	303,377
	Trish DeBerry (R)	39.3	208,238
	Edgar Coyle (L)	3.3	17,631

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 529,246
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Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for Bexar County Judge

Peter Sakai defeated Ina Minjarez in the Democratic primary runoff for Bexar County Judge on May 24, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Peter Sakai	58.0	37,649
	Ina Minjarez	42.0	27,214

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 64,863
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Bexar County Judge

Peter Sakai and Ina Minjarez advanced to a runoff. They defeated Ivalis Gonzalez and Gerardo Ponce in the Democratic primary for Bexar County Judge on March 1, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Peter Sakai	40.7	37,241
✔	Ina Minjarez	30.7	28,033
	Ivalis Gonzalez	18.9	17,265
	Gerardo Ponce	9.7	8,854

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 91,393
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Bexar County Judge

Trish DeBerry defeated Nathan Buchanan in the Republican primary for Bexar County Judge on March 1, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Trish DeBerry	63.0	49,961
	Nathan Buchanan	37.0	29,330

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 79,291
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Bexar County Judge

Edgar Coyle advanced from the Libertarian convention for Bexar County Judge on March 12, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		Edgar Coyle (L)

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