Audra Riley

Audra Riley

Democratic Party

Candidate, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 4

Dallas County Criminal District Court No. 3

Tenure

2021 - Present

Term ends

2028

Years in position

4

Report an officeholder change

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 5, 2024

Next election

March 3, 2026

Audra Riley (Democratic Party) is a judge of the Dallas County Criminal District Court No. 3 in Texas. Riley assumed office on January 1, 2021. Riley's current term ends on December 31, 2028.

Riley (Democratic Party) is running for election for the Place 4 judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. Riley declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on March 3, 2026.^[source]

Elections

2026

See also: Texas Supreme Court elections, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on March 3, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 4

Audra Riley (D) is running in the Democratic primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 4 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Audra Riley

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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 4

Incumbent Kevin Patrick Yeary (R) is running in the Republican primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 4 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Kevin Patrick Yeary

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2024

See also: Municipal elections in Dallas County, Texas (2024)

General election

General election for Dallas County Criminal District Court No. 3

Incumbent Audra Riley won election in the general election for Dallas County Criminal District Court No. 3 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Audra Riley (D)	100.0	601,523

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Dallas County Criminal District Court No. 3

Incumbent Audra Riley advanced from the Democratic primary for Dallas County Criminal District Court No. 3 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Audra Riley	100.0	105,307

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 105,307
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2020

See also: Municipal elections in Dallas County, Texas (2020)

General election

General election for Dallas County Criminal District Court No. 3

Audra Riley won election in the general election for Dallas County Criminal District Court No. 3 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Audra Riley (D)	100.0	701,805

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 701,805
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Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for Dallas County Criminal District Court No. 3

Audra Riley defeated Teresa Hawthorne in the Democratic primary runoff for Dallas County Criminal District Court No. 3 on July 14, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Audra Riley	61.8	76,014
		Teresa Hawthorne	38.2	46,991

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 123,005
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Dallas County Criminal District Court No. 3

Teresa Hawthorne and Audra Riley advanced to a runoff. They defeated Alison Grinter Allen in the Democratic primary for Dallas County Criminal District Court No. 3 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Teresa Hawthorne	39.1	76,491
✔		Audra Riley	33.6	65,822
	Submit photo	Alison Grinter Allen	27.3	53,353

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 195,666
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Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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2020

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