Eric Carter
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2017 - Present
2028
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Eric Carter (Democratic Party) is a judge for Precinct 1 Place 1 of the Harris County Justices of the Peace in Texas. Carter assumed office in 2017. Carter's current term ends on December 31, 2028.
Carter (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for the Precinct 1 Place 1 judge of the Harris County Justices of the Peace in Texas. Carter 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 Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 1 Place 1
Incumbent Eric Carter won election in the general election for Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 1 Place 1 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Eric Carter (D) | 100.0 | 171,248 | |
| Total votes: 171,248 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 1 Place 1
Incumbent Eric Carter advanced from the Democratic primary for Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 1 Place 1 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Eric Carter | 100.0 | 31,262 | |
| Total votes: 31,262 | |||
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Endorsements
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2020
See also: Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2020)
General election
General election for Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 1 Place 1
Incumbent Eric Carter defeated Jerry Dugat in the general election for Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 1 Place 1 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Eric Carter (D) | 65.3 | 166,759 | |
 | Jerry Dugat (R) | 34.7 | 88,714 | |
| Total votes: 255,473 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 1 Place 1
Incumbent Eric Carter advanced from the Democratic primary for Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 1 Place 1 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Eric Carter | 100.0 | 48,484 | |
| Total votes: 48,484 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 1 Place 1
Jerry Dugat advanced from the Republican primary for Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 1 Place 1 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jerry Dugat | 100.0 | 15,228 |
| Total votes: 15,228 | |||
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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] Eric Carter (D) defeated Sarajane Milligan (R) in the Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 1 general election.
| Harris County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Eric Carter |
63.08% | 132,514 | |
| Republican | Sarajane Milligan | 36.92% | 77,548 | |
| Total Votes | 210,062 | |||
| Source: Harris County Elections, "2016 General Election Official Results," November 16, 2016 | ||||
| Harris County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 Democratic Primary Runoff, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Eric Carter |
68.12% | 5,313 |
| Tanya Makany-Rivera | 31.88% | 2,486 |
| Total Votes | 7,799 | |
| Source: Harris County Elections, "2016 Democratic Primary Runoff Results," May 31, 2016 | ||
| Harris County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Eric Carter |
25.50% | 9,237 |
| Tanya Makany-Rivera |
25.10% | 9,093 |
| Warren Fitzgerald Jr. | 17.06% | 6,179 |
| Shari Bihms | 10.97% | 3,974 |
| Harold Landreneau | 9.49% | 3,437 |
| Kevinn Robinson | 7.23% | 2,619 |
| Millen Zemo | 4.66% | 1,687 |
| Total Votes | 36,226 | |
| Source: Harris County Elections, "2016 Democratic Primary Results," March 8, 2016 | ||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
Eric Carter did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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State courts:
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