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Andrew Wright
Andrew Wright (Democratic Party) is a judge of the Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 7 in Texas. He assumed office on January 1, 2019. His current term ends on December 31, 2026.
Wright (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 7 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. 7
Incumbent Andrew Wright defeated Mike Monks in the general election for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 7 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Andrew Wright (D) | 50.7 | 535,128 |
 | Mike Monks (R)  | 49.3 | 520,584 | |
| Total votes: 1,055,712 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 7
Incumbent Andrew Wright defeated Mauricio Vazquez in the Democratic primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 7 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Andrew Wright | 58.5 | 82,660 |
 | Mauricio Vazquez | 41.5 | 58,655 | |
| Total votes: 141,315 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 7
Mike Monks advanced from the Republican primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 7 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Monks | 100.0 | 132,623 |
| Total votes: 132,623 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 7
Andrew Wright defeated incumbent Pam Derbyshire in the general election for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 7 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Andrew Wright (D) | 55.6 | 656,187 |
| Pam Derbyshire (R) | 44.4 | 524,164 | ||
| Total votes: 1,180,351 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 7
Andrew Wright defeated Danval Scarbrough in the Democratic primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 7 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Andrew Wright | 76.1 | 104,042 |
| Danval Scarbrough | 23.9 | 32,616 | ||
| Total votes: 136,658 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 7
Incumbent Pam Derbyshire advanced from the Republican primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 7 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Pam Derbyshire | 100.0 | 111,792 | |
| Total votes: 111,792 | |||
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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
Andrew Wright did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Andrew A. Wright participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on March 28, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Andrew A. Wright's responses follow below.[2]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | 1) Bail Reform 2) Increase Diversion Options |
” |
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | Bail reform. Limiting the amount of people sitting in jail due to poverty on misdemeanor cases.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[4]
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Texas Secretary of State, "Qualifications for Office," accessed January 14, 2016
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Andrew A. Wright's responses," March 28, 2018
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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