Hugo D. Martinez

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Hugo D. Martinez

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Webb County Court at Law No. 1

Tenure

2014 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

11

Report an officeholder change

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 8, 2022

Hugo D. Martinez is a judge of the Webb County Court at Law No. 1 in Texas. He assumed office in 2014. His current term ends on December 31, 2026.

Martinez (Democratic Party) won re-election for judge of the Webb County Court at Law No. 1 in Texas outright after the general election on November 8, 2022, was canceled.

Elections

2022

See also: Municipal elections in Webb County, Texas (2022)

General election

The general election was canceled. Incumbent Hugo D. Martinez won election in the general election for Webb County Court at Law No. 1.

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Webb County Court at Law No. 1

Incumbent Hugo D. Martinez advanced from the Democratic primary for Webb County Court at Law No. 1 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Hugo D. Martinez	100.0	13,923

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2018

General election

General election for Webb County Court at Law No. 1

Incumbent Hugo D. Martinez won election in the general election for Webb County Court at Law No. 1 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Hugo D. Martinez (D)	100.0	41,622

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 41,622
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Webb County Court at Law No. 1

Incumbent Hugo D. Martinez advanced from the Democratic primary for Webb County Court at Law No. 1 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Hugo D. Martinez	100.0	17,775

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 17,775
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2014

See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014
Martinez ran for election to the Webb County Court at Law, Texas.
Primary: He was successful in the Democratic primary on March 4, 2014, receiving 54.4 percent of the vote. He competed against incumbent Alvino J. Morales.
General: He won without opposition in the general election on November 4, 2014.  

Selection method

See also: Partisan election of judges

Judges of the county courts are elected in partisan elections by the county they serve and serve four-year terms, with vacancies filled by a vote of the county commissioners.

Qualifications
To serve on a county court, a judge must:

• be at least 25 years old;
• be a resident of his or her respective county for at least two years; and
• have practiced law or served as a judge for at least four years preceding the election.

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Hugo D. Martinez did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

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