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'''Guadalupe Valdez''', known as '''Lupe Valdez''' (born October 11, 1947), is a [[Mexico|Mexican]]-[[United States|American]] law enforcement official who served from 2005 to 2017 as the [[sheriff]] of [[Dallas|Dallas County]], [[Texas]].

'''Guadalupe Valdez''', known as '''Lupe Valdez''' (born October 11, 1947), is a [[Mexico|Mexican]]-[[United States|American]] law enforcement official who served from 2005 to 2017 as the [[sheriff]] of [[Dallas|Dallas County]], [[Texas]].

On December 6, 2017, she resigned her position as sheriff to run successfully for the [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] nomination for [[governor]] of Texas. In the May 22, 2018, runoff contest, she narrowly defeated intra-party rival, Andrew White, a [[Houston, Texas|Houston]] entrepreneur and the son of the late Governor [[Mark White]]. Valdez will now compete in the general election on November 6 against the incumbent [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[Greg Abbott]].<ref>{{cite web|aouthor=Gromer Jeffers, Jr.|title=Lupe Valdez resigns as Dallas County sheriff, announces her run for Texas governor|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/texas-politics/2017/12/06/dallas-county-sheriff-lupe-valdez-resign-wednesday-run-governor|accessdate=March 17, 2018 |publisher=''Dallas News''|date=December 6, 2017}}</ref>

On December 6, 2017, she resigned her position as sheriff to run successfully for the [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] nomination for [[governor]] of Texas. In the May 22, 2018, runoff contest, she narrowly defeated intra-party rival, Andrew White, a [[Houston, Texas|Houston]] entrepreneur and the son of the late Governor [[Mark White]]. Valdez was defeated in the November 6 general election by the incumbent [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[Greg Abbott]].<ref>{{cite web|aouthor=Gromer Jeffers, Jr.|title=Lupe Valdez resigns as Dallas County sheriff, announces her run for Texas governor|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/texas-politics/2017/12/06/dallas-county-sheriff-lupe-valdez-resign-wednesday-run-governor|accessdate=March 17, 2018 |publisher=''Dallas News''|date=December 6, 2017}}</ref>

In the [[primary election]] held on March 6, 2018, Valdez led a nine-candidate field with 42.6 percent of the ballots cast. Andrew White trailed with 28.9 percent and then lost to Valdez in the  May 22 runoff.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://enrpages.sos.state.tx.us/public/mar06_324_state.htm|title=Election Returns|date=March 6, 2018|publisher=Texas Secretary of State|accessdate=March 17, 2018}}</ref>

In the [[primary election]] held on March 6, 2018, Valdez led a nine-candidate field with 42.6 percent of the ballots cast. Andrew White trailed with 28.9 percent and then lost to Valdez in the  May 22 runoff.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://enrpages.sos.state.tx.us/public/mar06_324_state.htm|title=Election Returns|date=March 6, 2018|publisher=Texas Secretary of State|accessdate=March 17, 2018}}</ref>