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Erin Nowell
Erin Nowell (Democratic Party) was a judge for Place 5 of the Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals. She assumed office on January 1, 2019. She left office on December 31, 2024.
Nowell (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for the Place 5 judge of the Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Erin Nowell graduated from the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics in 1996. She earned a B.A. in English from Wake Forest University in 2000 and a J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law in 2003. Nowell’s career experience includes working as an attorney with Baron & Budd, Jones Day, Kelley Witherspoon LLP, and Simon Greenstone Panatier Bartlett, PC.[1][2]
Elections
2024
See also: Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2024
General election
General election for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 5
Cynthia Barbare defeated incumbent Erin Nowell in the general election for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 5 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Cynthia Barbare (R) | 50.5 | 767,119 |
 | Erin Nowell (D) | 49.5 | 753,359 | |
| Total votes: 1,520,478 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 5
Incumbent Erin Nowell advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 5 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Erin Nowell | 100.0 | 140,990 |
| Total votes: 140,990 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 5
Cynthia Barbare advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 5 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cynthia Barbare | 100.0 | 187,167 |
| Total votes: 187,167 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Nowell in this election.
2022
See also: Texas Supreme Court elections, 2022
General election
General election for Texas Supreme Court Place 3
Incumbent Debra Lehrmann defeated Erin Nowell and Tom Oxford in the general election for Texas Supreme Court Place 3 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Debra Lehrmann (R) | 56.2 | 4,475,136 |
| Erin Nowell (D) | 41.8 | 3,330,529 | |
 | Tom Oxford (L) | 2.0 | 162,036 | |
| Total votes: 7,967,701 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 3
Erin Nowell advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 3 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Erin Nowell | 100.0 | 914,184 |
| Total votes: 914,184 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 3
Incumbent Debra Lehrmann advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 3 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Debra Lehrmann | 100.0 | 1,535,581 |
| Total votes: 1,535,581 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Texas Supreme Court Place 3
Tom Oxford advanced from the Libertarian convention for Texas Supreme Court Place 3 on April 10, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Tom Oxford (L) |
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Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 5
Erin Nowell defeated incumbent Craig Stoddart in the general election for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 5 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Erin Nowell (D) | 53.0 | 632,443 |
| Craig Stoddart (R) | 47.0 | 561,120 | ||
| Total votes: 1,193,563 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 5
Erin Nowell advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 5 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Erin Nowell |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 5
Incumbent Craig Stoddart advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 5 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Craig Stoddart | |
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Erin Nowell did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Erin Nowell did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 5 |
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Footnotes
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Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 5 2019-2024 |
Succeeded by Cynthia Barbare (R) |
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