Bob Behrens
Bob Behrens (Republican Party) was a judge for Number 15 of the Bexar County Court of Law in Texas. He left office in 2018.
Behrens (Republican Party) ran for election for the Number 1 judge of the Bexar County Court of Law in Texas. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Bexar County, Texas (2022)
General election
General election for Bexar County Court at Law No. 1
Incumbent Helen Petry Stowe defeated Bob Behrens in the general election for Bexar County Court at Law No. 1 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Helen Petry Stowe (D)  | 57.2 | 297,053 |
| Bob Behrens (R) | 42.8 | 222,279 | ||
| Total votes: 519,332 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Bexar County Court at Law No. 1
Incumbent Helen Petry Stowe defeated Rene Muñoz in the Democratic primary for Bexar County Court at Law No. 1 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Helen Petry Stowe | 52.0 | 44,555 |
| Rene Muñoz | 48.0 | 41,066 | ||
| Total votes: 85,621 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Bexar County Court at Law No. 1
Bob Behrens advanced from the Republican primary for Bexar County Court at Law No. 1 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Bob Behrens | 100.0 | 65,362 | |
| Total votes: 65,362 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Bexar County Court at Law No. 15
Melissa Vara defeated incumbent Bob Behrens in the general election for Bexar County Court at Law No. 15 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Melissa Vara (D) | 59.1 | 315,084 |
| Bob Behrens (R) | 40.9 | 218,339 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 2 | ||
| Total votes: 533,425 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Bexar County Court at Law No. 15
Melissa Vara defeated Cesar Garcia in the Democratic primary for Bexar County Court at Law No. 15 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Melissa Vara | 70.4 | 52,401 |
 | Cesar Garcia | 29.6 | 22,015 | |
| Total votes: 74,416 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Bexar County Court at Law No. 15
Incumbent Bob Behrens defeated Jessica Gonzalez in the Republican primary for Bexar County Court at Law No. 15 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Bob Behrens | 57.8 | 31,944 | |
| Jessica Gonzalez | 42.2 | 23,358 | ||
| Total votes: 55,302 | |||
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2014
See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014
Behrens ran for election to the Bexar County Court at Law No. 15.
Primary: He was successful in the Republican primary on March 4, 2014, receiving 52.8 percent of the vote. He competed against Allison Lanty.
General: He defeated Michael T. LaHood in the general election on November 4, 2014, receiving 50.3 percent of the vote.
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Bob Behrens did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Education
Behrens received an undergraduate degree in legal studies and security management from the University of Texas at San Antonio. He went on to earn a master's degree in public affairs there in 1992 and a J.D. from St. Mary's University in 1994.[4]
Career
Behrens worked as a sole practitioner from 1995 until his election to the court in 2014. Prior to that, he worked as an assistant district attorney in Bexar County.[4]
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.[5]
Qualifications
To serve on a county court, a judge must:[5]
- 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.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (A-L)"
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (M-Z)" (Search "Bexar")
- ↑ Bexar County, "Primary Election Statistics," March 11, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Facebook, "Bob Behrens for Bexar County Court 15," accessed September 4, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Texas Secretary of State, "Qualifications for Office," accessed January 14, 2016
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