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Bill Kelly (Texas)
Bill Kelly was a member of the Calallen Independent School District in Texas, representing Place 4. Kelly assumed office in 2020. Kelly left office on November 16, 2020.
Kelly (Republican Party) ran for election for judge of the Texas 117th District Court. Kelly lost in the Republican primary on March 1, 2022.
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Nueces County, Texas (2022)
General election
General election for Texas 117th District Court
Susan Barclay defeated Celina Lopez Leon in the general election for Texas 117th District Court on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Susan Barclay (R)  | 53.7 | 46,940 |
 | Celina Lopez Leon (D) | 46.3 | 40,454 | |
| Total votes: 87,394 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 117th District Court
Celina Lopez Leon defeated Rene C. Flores in the Democratic primary for Texas 117th District Court on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Celina Lopez Leon | 63.3 | 8,091 |
| Rene C. Flores | 36.7 | 4,695 | ||
| Total votes: 12,786 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas 117th District Court
Susan Barclay defeated Bill Kelly in the Republican primary for Texas 117th District Court on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Susan Barclay | 52.4 | 9,070 |
| Bill Kelly | 47.6 | 8,227 | ||
| Total votes: 17,297 | |||
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2020
See also: Municipal elections in Nueces County, Texas (2020)
General election
General election for Nueces County Commissioners Court Precinct 1
Robert Hernandez defeated Bill Kelly in the general election for Nueces County Commissioners Court Precinct 1 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Robert Hernandez (D) | 89.5 | 16,189 | |
| Bill Kelly (Independent) (Write-in) | 10.5 | 1,901 | ||
| Total votes: 18,090 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Carolyn Vaughn (R)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Nueces County Commissioners Court Precinct 1
Robert Hernandez advanced from the Democratic primary for Nueces County Commissioners Court Precinct 1 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Robert Hernandez | 100.0 | 3,204 | |
| Total votes: 3,204 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Nueces County Commissioners Court Precinct 1
Incumbent Carolyn Vaughn advanced from the Republican primary for Nueces County Commissioners Court Precinct 1 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Carolyn Vaughn | 100.0 | 2,910 |
| Total votes: 2,910 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Texas 148th District Court
Carlos Valdez defeated Bill Kelly in the general election for Texas 148th District Court on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Carlos Valdez (D) | 51.6 | 47,551 | |
| Bill Kelly (R) | 48.4 | 44,690 | ||
| Total votes: 92,241 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 148th District Court
Carlos Valdez defeated Deborah Rios in the Democratic primary for Texas 148th District Court on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Carlos Valdez | 59.4 | 7,299 | |
 | Deborah Rios | 40.6 | 4,998 | |
| Total votes: 12,297 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas 148th District Court
Bill Kelly defeated Mark Stolley in the Republican primary for Texas 148th District Court on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Bill Kelly | 57.9 | 6,477 | |
| Mark Stolley | 42.1 | 4,700 | ||
| Total votes: 11,177 | |||
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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
Bill Kelly did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Bill Kelly did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
