David P. Martin (Texas)

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David P. Martin

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Republican Party

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Last election

March 6, 2018

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David P. Martin (Republican Party) ran for election for judge of the Texas 226th District Court. Martin lost in the Republican primary on March 6, 2018.

Martin was previously a 2014 candidate for the Bexar County Court at Law No. 14 in Texas.

Elections

2018

General election

General election for Texas 226th District Court

Velia Meza defeated Todd McCray in the general election for Texas 226th District Court on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Velia Meza (D)	57.3	305,545
		Todd McCray (R)	42.7	227,963

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 533,508
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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for Texas 226th District Court

Todd McCray defeated Libby Wiedermann in the Republican primary runoff for Texas 226th District Court on May 22, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Todd McCray	50.5	12,417
	Submit photo	Libby Wiedermann	49.5	12,178

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 24,595
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas 226th District Court

Velia Meza defeated Joel Perez in the Democratic primary for Texas 226th District Court on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Velia Meza	65.9	49,552
	Submit photo	Joel Perez	34.1	25,688

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 75,240
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas 226th District Court

Libby Wiedermann and Todd McCray advanced to a runoff. They defeated Kristen Mulliner and David P. Martin in the Republican primary for Texas 226th District Court on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Libby Wiedermann	27.6	15,339
✔		Todd McCray	26.7	14,828
	Submit photo	Kristen Mulliner	23.7	13,195
	Submit photo	David P. Martin	22.0	12,209

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 55,571
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2014

See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014
Martin ran for election to the Bexar County Court at Law No. 14.

Primary: He was successful in the Republican primary on March 4, 2014, receiving 26.5 percent of the vote. He competed against Susan Skinner, Jessica Gonzalez and Robert Pate.
Runoff: Because no candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote, Martin faced Skinner in a runoff election on May 27, 2014. He was defeated, earning 34.3 percent of the votes cast.

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.

Qualifications
To serve on a county court, a judge must:

• 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

• Courts in Texas
• Local trial court judicial elections, 2018

External links

• Search Google News for this topic
• Campaign Facebook page
• Texas Secretary of State Elections Division
• Texas Judicial Branch

Footnotes

Texas courts

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Federal courts:

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Texas, Western District of Texas, Northern District of Texas, Southern District of Texas • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Texas, Western District of Texas, Northern District of Texas, Southern District of Texas

State courts:

Texas Supreme Court • Texas Court of Appeals • Texas Court of Criminal Appeals • Texas District Courts • Texas County Courts • Texas County Courts at Law • Texas Statutory Probate Courts • Texas Justice of the Peace Courts

State resources:

Courts in Texas • Texas judicial elections • Judicial selection in Texas