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Cheryl Elliott Thornton
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2021 - Present
2028
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Cheryl Elliott Thornton (Democratic Party) is a judge of the Texas 164th District Court. She assumed office on January 1, 2021. Her current term ends on December 31, 2028.
Thornton (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Texas 164th District Court. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2024)
General election
General election for Texas 164th District Court
Incumbent Cheryl Elliott Thornton defeated Aaron Adams in the general election for Texas 164th District Court on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Cheryl Elliott Thornton (D) | 50.6 | 737,247 | |
 | Aaron Adams (R) | 49.4 | 719,774 | |
| Total votes: 1,457,021 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 164th District Court
Incumbent Cheryl Elliott Thornton defeated Joy Thomas in the Democratic primary for Texas 164th District Court on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Cheryl Elliott Thornton | 60.6 | 90,335 | |
| Joy Thomas | 39.4 | 58,659 | ||
| Total votes: 148,994 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas 164th District Court
Aaron Adams advanced from the Republican primary for Texas 164th District Court on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Aaron Adams | 100.0 | 142,218 |
| Total votes: 142,218 | |||
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Endorsements
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2020
See also: Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2020)
General election
General election for Texas 164th District Court
Cheryl Elliott Thornton defeated incumbent Michael Landrum in the general election for Texas 164th District Court on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Cheryl Elliott Thornton (D) | 53.6 | 835,266 | |
 | Michael Landrum (R) | 46.4 | 724,033 | |
| Total votes: 1,559,299 | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Texas 164th District Court
Cheryl Elliott Thornton defeated incumbent Alexandra Smoots-Thomas in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas 164th District Court on July 14, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Cheryl Elliott Thornton | 71.0 | 107,977 | |
 | Alexandra Smoots-Thomas | 29.0 | 44,149 | |
| Total votes: 152,126 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 164th District Court
Cheryl Elliott Thornton and incumbent Alexandra Smoots-Thomas advanced to a runoff. They defeated Grant Harvey in the Democratic primary for Texas 164th District Court on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Cheryl Elliott Thornton | 41.3 | 103,179 | |
| ✔ | | Alexandra Smoots-Thomas | 33.0 | 82,590 |
| Grant Harvey | 25.7 | 64,205 | ||
| Total votes: 249,974 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas 164th District Court
Incumbent Michael Landrum advanced from the Republican primary for Texas 164th District Court on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michael Landrum | 100.0 | 154,552 |
| Total votes: 154,552 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 7 Place 2
Sharon M. Burney defeated Daniel Caldwell in the general election for Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 7 Place 2 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Sharon M. Burney (D) | 87.1 | 80,820 | |
 | Daniel Caldwell (R) | 12.9 | 12,003 | |
| Total votes: 92,823 | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 7 Place 2
Sharon M. Burney defeated Cheryl Elliott Thornton in the Democratic primary runoff for Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 7 Place 2 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Sharon M. Burney | 54.4 | 4,867 | |
| Cheryl Elliott Thornton | 45.6 | 4,082 | ||
| Total votes: 8,949 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 7 Place 2
Sharon M. Burney and Cheryl Elliott Thornton advanced to a runoff. They defeated Audrie Lawton-Evans and Ray Shackelford in the Democratic primary for Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 7 Place 2 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Sharon M. Burney | 31.9 | 7,294 | |
| ✔ | Cheryl Elliott Thornton | 24.6 | 5,637 | |
 | Audrie Lawton-Evans | 22.5 | 5,155 | |
| Ray Shackelford | 21.0 | 4,809 | ||
| Total votes: 22,895 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 7 Place 2
Daniel Caldwell advanced from the Republican primary for Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 7 Place 2 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Daniel Caldwell | 100.0 | 2,277 |
| Total votes: 2,277 | |||
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2016
Harris County held elections for county commission, justices of the peace, constables, district attorney, county attorney, sheriff, county tax assessor-collector, and the Harris County Department of Education Board of Trustees in 2016. The general election was held on November 8, 2016. A primary election was held on March 1, 2016, and a primary runoff took place on May 24, 2016. The filing deadline for those wishing to run in this election was December 14, 2015.[1] Incumbent Hilary H. Green defeated Cheryl Elliott Thornton in the Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 7 Democratic primary runoff.
| Harris County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 7 Democratic Primary Runoff, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Hilary H. Green Incumbent |
56.65% | 3,156 |
| Cheryl Elliott Thornton | 43.35% | 2,415 |
| Total Votes | 5,571 | |
| Source: Harris County Elections, "2016 Democratic Primary Runoff Results," May 31, 2016 | ||
| Harris County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 7 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Hilary H. Green Incumbent |
29.53% | 7,954 |
| Cheryl Elliott Thornton |
19.08% | 5,138 |
| Jerome Provost | 17.33% | 4,669 |
| Desmond Spivey | 10.54% | 2,839 |
| Elijah Lewis | 8.01% | 2,158 |
| Joseph Willie II | 8.00% | 2,154 |
| Keryl Douglas | 4.51% | 1,214 |
| Fred Reynolds | 3.00% | 808 |
| Total Votes | 26,934 | |
| Source: Harris County Elections, "2016 Democratic Primary Results," March 8, 2016 | ||
2010
Thornton was the Democratic candidate for the Harris County Court at Law, No. 2 in 2010.[2] Thornton won the Democratic primary, receiving 70.3 percent of the vote. She was defeated by Jacqueline Lucci Smith in the general election.[3][4]
Selection method
The members of the Texas Justice of the Peace Courts are elected in partisan elections and serve four-year terms. They are elected in a precinct-wide election.[5]
To serve as a justice of the peace, justices must complete a 40-hour course on relevant duties within one year of his or her election. They must also complete a similar 20-hour course each year they continue to serve.[6]
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Cheryl Elliott Thornton did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Cheryl Elliott Thornton did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed September 1, 2016
- ↑ – Harris County Democratic Party, 2010 Judicial Candidates
- ↑ The Houston Chronicle, Harris County Election Results
- ↑ Harris County Clerk, 2010 Democratic Primary Results
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Qualifications for Office," accessed January 14, 2016
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Texas; Limited Jurisdiction Courts," archived October 3, 2014
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