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Alex Salgado
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2019 - Present
2026
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Alex Salgado (Democratic Party) is a judge of the Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 1 in Texas. He assumed office on January 1, 2019. His current term ends on December 31, 2026.
Salgado (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 1 in Texas. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2022)
General election
General election for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 1
Incumbent Alex Salgado defeated Nathan Moss in the general election for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 1 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Alex Salgado (D) | 51.0 | 541,720 | |
| Nathan Moss (R) | 49.0 | 520,659 | ||
| Total votes: 1,062,379 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 1
Incumbent Alex Salgado advanced from the Democratic primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 1 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Alex Salgado | 100.0 | 136,791 | |
| Total votes: 136,791 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 1
Nathan Moss advanced from the Republican primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 1 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Nathan Moss | 100.0 | 133,240 | |
| Total votes: 133,240 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 1
Alex Salgado defeated incumbent Paula Goodhart in the general election for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 1 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Alex Salgado (D) | 55.6 | 656,221 | |
| Paula Goodhart (R) | 44.4 | 524,297 | ||
| Total votes: 1,180,518 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 1
Alex Salgado advanced from the Democratic primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 1 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Alex Salgado | 100.0 | 130,496 | |
| Total votes: 130,496 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 1
Incumbent Paula Goodhart advanced from the Republican primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 1 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Paula Goodhart | 100.0 | 113,065 | |
| Total votes: 113,065 | |||
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Selection method
- See also: Partisan election of judges
Judges of the county courts are elected in partisan elections by the county they serve and serve four-year terms, with vacancies filled by a vote of the county commissioners.[1]
Qualifications
To serve on a county court, a judge must:[1]
- be at least 25 years old;
- be a resident of his or her respective county for at least two years; and
- have practiced law or served as a judge for at least four years preceding the election.
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Alex Salgado did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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