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| | '''John I. Lujan''' (born June 7, 1962) is a [[Republican Party|Republican]]<ref>John Lujan (I), 59 - San Antonio, TX Public Reputation Profile at MyLife.com™, accessed November 3, 2021.</ref> state representative from [[San Antonio]], [[Texas]]. He won special elections for the District 118 seat in February 2016 and again on November 2, 2021. He was defeated for election to a full term in November 2016. He reclaimed the seat five years later, when he won a [[special election]] to succeed the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Leo Pacheco. His second nonconsecutive`term will expire in January 2023. | | '''John I. Lujan''' (born June 7, 1962) is a [[Republican Party|Republican]]<ref>John Lujan (I), 59 - San Antonio, TX Public Reputation Profile at MyLife.com™, accessed November 3, 2021.</ref> state representative from [[San Antonio]], [[Texas]]. He won special elections for the District 118 seat in February 2016 and again on November 2, 2021. He was defeated for election to a full term in November 2016. He reclaimed the seat five years later, when he won a [[special election]] to succeed the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Leo Pacheco. His second nonconsecutive`term will expire in January 2023. |
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| − | Lujan first won election to the House on January 26, 2016, to succeed the Democrat Joe Farias.<ref>{{cite we |author=Madlin Mekelburg|title=GOP Brags, Democrats Wince as HD 118 Goes Red|url=https://www.texastribune.org/2016/01/27/party-leaders-question-significance-bexar-county-r/|publisher=Texas Tribune|date=January 27, 2016}}</ref> In the November 2016 general election, Lujan sought a full term but was defeated by the Democrat Tomas Uresti.<ref>Texas Secretary of State, General election returns, November 8, 2016.</ref> Lujan's first term hence ended on January 9, 2017. | + | Lujan first won election to the House on January 26, 2016, to succeed the Democrat Joe Farias.<ref>{{cite web|author=Madlin Mekelburg|title=GOP Brags, Democrats Wince as HD 118 Goes Red|url=https://www.texastribune.org/2016/01/27/party-leaders-question-significance-bexar-county-r/|publisher=Texas Tribune|date=January 27, 2016}}</ref> In the November 2016 general election, Lujan sought a full term but was defeated by the Democrat Tomas Uresti.<ref>Texas Secretary of State, General election returns, November 8, 2016.</ref> Lujan's first term hence ended on January 9, 2017. |
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| | Lujan sought to return to the legislature in the [[general election]] held on November 6, 2018, but was handily defeated by Democrat Leo Pacheco, 23,929 votes (58 percent) to 17,298 (42 percent).<ref>Texas Secretary of State, General Election Returns, November 6, 2018.</ref> | | Lujan sought to return to the legislature in the [[general election]] held on November 6, 2018, but was handily defeated by Democrat Leo Pacheco, 23,929 votes (58 percent) to 17,298 (42 percent).<ref>Texas Secretary of State, General Election Returns, November 6, 2018.</ref> |