Election history
On July 28,1998,the incumbent representative for the 143rd district of the Texas House of Representatives,Gerard Torres,resigned from office. A special election was called by then-governor George W. Bush to fill the unexpired term. The special election was ordered to occur on November 3,1998. [1]
On November 3,1998,Moreno ran for the special election to the Texas House of Representatives. He successfully defeated K.E. Glucksmann in the special election,winning 73.12% of the vote. He assumed office on November 9,1998. [2]
Death
On May 6,2005,Moreno was involved in a fatal car crash,which resulted in his death. He was buried at the Texas State Cemetery four days later. [3] [4] [5] On May 24,2005,then-governor Rick Perry called a special election to fill his unexpired term,and the special election was ordered to subsequently occur on November 8,2005. Moreno was succeeded by Ana Hernandez on December 20,2005,who won 61.16% of the vote.
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