Gordon Goodman

Gordon Goodman (Democratic Party) was a judge for Place 2 of the Texas First District Court of Appeals. He assumed office in 2019. He left office on December 31, 2024.

Goodman (Democratic Party) ran for election for the Place 7 judge of the Texas Supreme Court. He lost in the Democratic primary on March 3, 2026.

Biography

Gordon Goodman lives in Houston, Texas. Goodman’s career experience includes working as director of governance with NRG Energy, president of Dupont Power Marketing, and senior vice president with Conoco Global Power. He has served as a member of Holland Lodge #1 in Houston, a Masonic fraternal organization.^[1]^[2]

Elections

2026

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

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General election for Texas Supreme Court Place 7

Incumbent Kyle Hawkins (R) and Kristen Hawkins (D) are running in the general election for Texas Supreme Court Place 7 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Kyle Hawkins (R)
		Kristen Hawkins (D)

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Democratic primary

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Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 7

Kristen Hawkins (D) defeated Gordon Goodman (D) in the Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 7 on March 3, 2026.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Kristen Hawkins	75.6	1,464,615
	Gordon Goodman	24.4	471,766

	There were no incumbents in this race. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 1,936,381
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Republican primary

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Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 7

Incumbent Kyle Hawkins (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 7 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Kyle Hawkins	100.0	1,724,036

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source	Total votes: 1,724,036
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2024

General election

General election for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 2

Jennifer Caughey defeated Brendetta Scott in the general election for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 2 on November 5, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Jennifer Caughey (R)	53.3	1,196,245
	Brendetta Scott (D)	46.7	1,049,099

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,245,344
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 2

Brendetta Scott defeated incumbent Gordon Goodman in the Democratic primary for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 2 on March 5, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Brendetta Scott	67.8	143,640
	Gordon Goodman	32.2	68,351

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 211,991
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 2

Jennifer Caughey advanced from the Republican primary for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 2 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jennifer Caughey	100.0	271,930

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 271,930
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Endorsements

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2018

See also: Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2018

General election

General election for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 2

Gordon Goodman defeated incumbent Jane Bland in the general election for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 2 on November 6, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Gordon Goodman (D)	50.9	881,091
	Jane Bland (R)	49.1	849,077

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,730,168
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 2

Gordon Goodman advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 2 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Gordon Goodman

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 2

Incumbent Jane Bland advanced from the Republican primary for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 2 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Jane Bland

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2014

See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014
Goodman ran for election to the Fourteenth District Court of Appeals.
Primary: He ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on March 4, 2014.
General: He was defeated in the general election on November 4, 2014, after receiving 41.8 percent of the vote. He competed against Ken Wise. ^[3]^[4]

Judicial poll

Below are the results of the 2014 judicial poll, conducted by the State Bar of Texas, which asked attorneys to cast a vote in favor of their preferred candidate in each appellate race.^[5]

Candidate:	Votes:
Place 7 Justice
Gordon Goodman	852
Ken Wise	1719

Campaign themes

2026

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2024

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Gordon Goodman campaign contribution history
Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024	Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 2	Lost primary	$9,914	$10,544
Grand total			$9,914	$10,544
Sources: OpenSecrets, Federal Election Commission *This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

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Footnotes

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Preceded by -	Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 2 2019-2024	Succeeded by Jennifer Caughey (R)

[1] Harris County Democratic Party, "Harris County Judicial Primary Candidates," accessed February 5, 2018

[2] Gordon Goodman for Justice, "About," accessed February 5, 2018

[candidates-3] Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (A-L)"

[candidates2-4] Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (M-Z)" (Search "Austin")

[5] State Bar of Texas, "Judicial Poll results," accessed December 1, 2014

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Gordon Goodman

Biography

Elections

2026

General election

General election for Texas Supreme Court Place 7

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 7

Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 7

Campaign finance

Endorsements

2024

General election

General election for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 2

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 2

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 2

Campaign finance

Endorsements

2018

General election

General election for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 2

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 2

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 2

2014

Judicial poll

Campaign themes

2026

Ballotpedia survey responses

2024

Campaign finance summary

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