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Chance Oliver
Chance Oliver (Republican Party) is a judge for Number 4 of the Denton County Criminal Court at Law Texas. He assumed office in 2018. His current term ends on December 31, 2026.
Oliver (Republican Party) won re-election for the Number 4 judge of the Denton County Criminal Court at Law Texas outright after the general election on November 8, 2022, was canceled.
Oliver completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Denton County, Texas (2022)
General election
The general election was canceled. Incumbent Chance Oliver won election in the general election for Denton County Criminal Court No. 4.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Denton County Criminal Court No. 4
Incumbent Chance Oliver advanced from the Republican primary for Denton County Criminal Court No. 4 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Chance Oliver  | 100.0 | 44,286 |
| Total votes: 44,286 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Denton County Criminal Court No. 4
Chance Oliver won election in the general election for Denton County Criminal Court No. 4 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chance Oliver (R) | 100.0 | 181,328 |
| Total votes: 181,328 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Denton County Criminal Court No. 4
Chance Oliver advanced from the Republican primary for Denton County Criminal Court No. 4 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chance Oliver | 100.0 | 34,409 |
| Total votes: 34,409 | |||
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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
Chance Oliver completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Oliver's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Justice
- Efficiency
- Available
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2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Chance Oliver participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on March 27, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Chance Oliver's responses follow below.[2]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | 1) Efficiency |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | Interpret laws as writtenCite 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, "Chance Oliver's responses," March 27, 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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