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Harris Hughey
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2019 - Present
2027
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Harris Hughey (Republican Party) is a judge for Precinct 4 of the Denton County Justice of the Peace Courts in Texas. He assumed office on January 1, 2019. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.
Hughey (Republican Party) won re-election for the Precinct 4 judge of the Denton County Justice of the Peace Courts in Texas outright after the general election on November 8, 2022, was canceled.
Hughey was a 2014 candidate for Precinct 4 of the justice of the peace court in Denton County.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Denton County, Texas (2022)
General election
The general election was canceled. Incumbent Harris Hughey won election in the general election for Denton County Justice of the Peace Precinct 4.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Denton County Justice of the Peace Precinct 4
Incumbent Harris Hughey advanced from the Republican primary for Denton County Justice of the Peace Precinct 4 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Harris Hughey | 100.0 | 12,144 | |
| Total votes: 12,144 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Denton County Justice of the Peace Precinct 4
Harris Hughey defeated Michael J. Callaway in the general election for Denton County Justice of the Peace Precinct 4 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Harris Hughey (R) | 68.2 | 43,931 | |
| Michael J. Callaway (D) | 31.8 | 20,524 | ||
| Total votes: 64,455 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Denton County Justice of the Peace Precinct 4
Harris Hughey defeated Don Cartwright in the Republican primary runoff for Denton County Justice of the Peace Precinct 4 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Harris Hughey | 57.9 | 2,133 | |
| Don Cartwright | 42.1 | 1,549 | ||
| Total votes: 3,682 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Denton County Justice of the Peace Precinct 4
Michael J. Callaway advanced from the Democratic primary for Denton County Justice of the Peace Precinct 4 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Michael J. Callaway | 100.0 | 3,638 | |
| Total votes: 3,638 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Denton County Justice of the Peace Precinct 4
Harris Hughey and Don Cartwright advanced to a runoff. They defeated Scott Smith in the Republican primary for Denton County Justice of the Peace Precinct 4 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Harris Hughey | 40.6 | 4,175 | |
| ✔ | Don Cartwright | 38.7 | 3,984 | |
| Scott Smith | 20.7 | 2,124 | ||
| Total votes: 10,283 | |||
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Selection method
The members of the Texas Justice of the Peace Courts are elected in partisan elections and serve four-year terms. They are elected in a precinct-wide election.[2]
To serve as a justice of the peace, justices must complete a 40-hour course on relevant duties within one year of his or her election. They must also complete a similar 20-hour course each year they continue to serve.[3]
2014
- See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014
Hughey ran for election to the Denton County Justice Court.
Primary: He was successful in the Republican primary on March 4, 2014, receiving 26.6 percent of the vote. He competed against J. Hand, Al Filidoro, and Scott Smith.
Runoff: Because no candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote, Hughey faced Hand in a runoff election on May 27, 2014. He was defeated, earning 49 percent of the vote.[1][4][5]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Harris Hughey did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Denton County Justice of the Peace Precinct 4 |
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (A-L)"
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Qualifications for Office," accessed January 14, 2016
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Texas; Limited Jurisdiction Courts," archived October 3, 2014
- ↑ Denton County Board of Elections, "Unofficial Results (Republican)," March 10, 2014
- ↑ Dallas News, "Texas primary election runoff results," May 27, 2014
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