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Jay Bender
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2015 - Present
2026
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Jay Bender (Republican Party) is a judge of the Collin County Court at Law No. 6 in Texas. He assumed office on January 1, 2015. His current term ends on December 31, 2026.
Bender (Republican Party) won re-election for judge of the Collin County Court at Law No. 6 in Texas outright after the general election on November 8, 2022, was canceled.
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Collin County, Texas (2022)
General election
The general election was canceled. Incumbent Jay Bender won election in the general election for Collin County Court at Law No. 6.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Collin County Court at Law No. 6
Incumbent Jay Bender advanced from the Republican primary for Collin County Court at Law No. 6 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jay Bender | 100.0 | 49,130 | |
| Total votes: 49,130 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Collin County Court at Law No. 6
Incumbent Jay Bender won election in the general election for Collin County Court at Law No. 6 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jay Bender (R) | 100.0 | 209,516 | |
| Total votes: 209,516 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Collin County Court at Law No. 6
Incumbent Jay Bender advanced from the Republican primary for Collin County Court at Law No. 6 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jay Bender | 100.0 | 43,064 | |
| Total votes: 43,064 | |||
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2014
See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014
Bender ran for re-election to the Collin County Court at Law No. 6.
Primary: He ran unopposed in the Republican primary on March 4, 2014.
General: He won without opposition in the general election on November 4, 2014.
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2010
Bender won the Republican Primary runoff, winning 57.3% of the vote. He was re-elected after running unopposed in the general election.[3][4]
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.[5]
Qualifications
To serve on a county court, a judge must:[5]
- 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
Jay Bender did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (A-L)"
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (M-Z)" (Search "Collin")
- ↑ Collin County Board of Elections, Election Summary Report
- ↑ Collin County, 2010 Republican Primary Runoff results
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Texas Secretary of State, "Qualifications for Office," accessed January 14, 2016
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