Charles Waterbury
Charles E. Waterbury (Green Party) ran for election for the Place 1, Chief Justice judge of the Texas Supreme Court. He did not appear on the ballot for the general election on November 3, 2020.
Biography
Waterbury earned his undergraduate degree from Texas Christian University in 1989 and his J.D. from Baylor Law School in 1992.[1]
At the time of his candidacy, Waterbury maintained his own law practice, Waterbury Law, P.C., in Dallas, Texas.[2] He previously was a partner at the firms of Crocker and Waterbury and Waterbury and Associates. He was also an associate of the firm Gwinn and Roby from 1992 to 1996.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Texas Supreme Court elections, 2020
General election
General election for Texas Supreme Court Place 1 Chief Justice
Incumbent Nathan Hecht defeated Amy Clark Meachum and Mark Ash in the general election for Texas Supreme Court Place 1 Chief Justice on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Nathan Hecht (R) | 53.0 | 5,827,085 |
 | Amy Clark Meachum (D) | 44.5 | 4,893,402 | |
 | Mark Ash (L) | 2.5 | 277,491 | |
| Total votes: 10,997,978 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 1 Chief Justice
Amy Clark Meachum defeated Jerry Zimmerer in the Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 1 Chief Justice on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Amy Clark Meachum | 80.5 | 1,434,175 |
 | Jerry Zimmerer | 19.5 | 347,186 | |
| Total votes: 1,781,361 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- William McLeod (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 1 Chief Justice
Incumbent Nathan Hecht advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 1 Chief Justice on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Nathan Hecht | 100.0 | 1,718,096 |
| Total votes: 1,718,096 | |||
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Green convention
Green convention for Texas Supreme Court Place 1 Chief Justice
Charles E. Waterbury advanced from the Green convention for Texas Supreme Court Place 1 Chief Justice on April 18, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ |  | Charles E. Waterbury (G) |
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Texas Supreme Court Place 1 Chief Justice
Mark Ash advanced from the Libertarian convention for Texas Supreme Court Place 1 Chief Justice on August 3, 2020.
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| ✔ | | Mark Ash (L) |
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2016
Waterbury was the Green Party judicial candidate for the Texas Supreme Court, Place 5.[3] He challenged incumbent Justice Paul Green (R), Dori Garza (D), and Tom Oxford (Lib.).
Election results
November 8 general election
| Texas Supreme Court, Place 5, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Paul Green Incumbent |
54.30% | 4,758,334 | |
| Democratic | Dori Garza | 41.18% | 3,608,634 | |
| Libertarian | Tom Oxford | 3.29% | 288,504 | |
| Green | Charles E. Waterbury | 1.23% | 107,731 | |
| Total Votes (100% reporting) | 8,763,203 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State Official Results | ||||
2014
- See also Texas judicial elections, 2014
Waterbury ran for election to the Texas Supreme Court.
General: He was defeated in the general election on November 4, 2014, after receiving 0.7 percent of the vote. He competed against incumbent Jeffrey S. Boyd, a Republican, Gina Benavides, a Democrat, and Don Fulton, a Libertarian,.The race will be decided in the general election since only one Republican and one Democratic candidate filed for the seat.[4][5][6][7]}}
The race will be decided in the general election since only one Republican and one Democratic candidate filed for the seat.====Judicial poll====
Below are the results of the 2014 judicial poll, conducted by the State Bar of Texas, which asked attorneys to cast a vote in favor of their preferred candidate in each appellate race.[8]
| Place 7 Justice | |
| Candidate: | Votes: |
|---|---|
| Gina Benavides | 4039 |
| Jeffrey S. Boyd | 3435 |
| Don Fulton | 1207 |
| Charles E. Waterbury | 533 |
2012
- See also: Texas judicial elections, 2012
Waterbury, a Green Party candidate, was defeated for election to the Texas Supreme Court by Republican John Devine on November 6, 2012 after receiving 8.1 percent of the vote.[9]
Judicial poll
Below are the results of the 2014 judicial poll, conducted by the State Bar of Texas, which asked attorneys to cast a vote in favor of their preferred candidate in each appellate race.[10]
| Place 7 Justice | |
| Candidate: | Votes: |
|---|---|
| Gina Benavides | 4039 |
| Jeffrey S. Boyd | 3435 |
| Don Fulton | 1207 |
| Charles E. Waterbury | 533 |
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Charles E. Waterbury did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
- Texas Green Party Candidates, "Charles Waterbury"
- The Texas Tribune, "The 2012 election and the future of the Texas Green Party," November 1, 2012
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Project Votesmart, "Charles Waterbury's Biography," accessed February 10, 2014
- ↑ Waterbury Law, P.C., "Waterbury Law, P.C. website," accessed September 5, 2014
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs named2016List - ↑ 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)"
- ↑ Texas Ethics Commission, "Candidate Report: Charles E. Waterbury," January 7, 2014, accessed February 10, 2014
- ↑ Green Party of Texas, "2014 Candidates on Convention Ballot," accessed September 5, 2014
- ↑ State Bar of Texas, "2014 Judicial Poll results," accessed September 5, 2014
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2012 General Election Summary," accessed September 5, 2014 Select "2012 General Election"
- ↑ State Bar of Texas, "2014 Judicial Poll results," accessed September 5, 2014
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