Ed Emmett
Ed Emmett (Republican Party) was the Harris County Judge in Texas. Emmett assumed office in 2007. Emmett left office in 2019.
Emmett (Republican Party) ran for re-election for Harris County Judge in Texas. Emmett lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Biography
Emmett earned a B.A. in economics from Rice University in 1971, going on to receive a master's in public affairs from the University of Texas at Austin in 1974.[1][2] Below is a summary of Emmett's professional experience.
- 1989-1991: Commissioner, Interstate Commerce Commission
- 1979-1987: Member, Texas House of Representatives[1][2]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Harris County Judge
Lina Hidalgo defeated incumbent Ed Emmett and Eric Gatlin in the general election for Harris County Judge on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lina Hidalgo (D) | 49.8 | 595,221 |
 | Ed Emmett (R) | 48.2 | 575,944 | |
| Eric Gatlin (L) | 2.1 | 24,634 | ||
| Total votes: 1,195,799 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Harris County Judge
Lina Hidalgo advanced from the Democratic primary for Harris County Judge on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lina Hidalgo | 100.0 | 131,511 |
| Total votes: 131,511 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Harris County Judge
Incumbent Ed Emmett advanced from the Republican primary for Harris County Judge on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ed Emmett | 100.0 | 122,247 |
| Total votes: 122,247 | |||
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2014
- See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014
Emmett ran for re-election to the Harris County Court.
Primary: He ran unopposed in the Republican primary on March 4, 2014.
General: He defeated David B. Collins in the general election on November 4, 2014, receiving 83.4 percent of the vote.[3][4][5]
2010
Emmett defeated Democrat Gordon Quan in the November 2 general election for the Harris County Court, winning 60.6 percent of the vote.[6]
See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Official campaign website of Ed Emmett, "Biography," accessed September 11, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Houston Chronicle, "Harris County judge's office likened to CEO," October 16, 2010
- ↑ 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)"
- ↑ Harris County Texas, "Republican Party Cumulative Report - March 4, 2014 Primary Election," March 5, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ The Houston Chronicle, "Harris County Election Results," 2010
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