Sakai will be the first new person to hold the county's top elected office since Democrat Nelson Wolff was first appointed in 2001. SanAntonio SATX SanAntonioTX PeterSakai bexarcounty 2022Elections Midterms
Peter Sakai gives a victory speech after his opponent conceded in the race for Bexar County judge.
The victory will make Sakai the first new person to hold the county's top elected office since Democrat Nelson Wolff was first appointed in 2001. Sakai — a longtime district judge — will overseeing a Commissioners Court that controls Bexar County's $2.8 billion budget at time of breakneck expansion.
Sakai tried to run a positive campaign, even as dark money ads aired against DeBerry and she accused him of conspiring with their funders. As the days ticked down to the election, she also launched attack ads of her own, accusing Sakai of making a ruling while on the bench that led to a child's death.Trish DeBerry concedes the race for Bexar County Judge to Peter Sakai at her watch party at around 8:30 p.m.
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