Jeff Graham

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Jeff Graham

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Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

March 6, 2018

Personal

Religion

Christian: Methodist

Contact

Personal website

Jeff Graham (Republican Party) ran for election for the Precinct 2 judge of the Collin County Justice of the Peace in Texas. He lost in the Republican primary on March 6, 2018.

Biography

Jeff Graham lives in Collin County, Texas. Graham’s career experience includes working as the fugitive deputy of the Collin County Sheriff's Office.

Elections

2018

General election

General election for Collin County Justice of the Peace Precinct 2

Incumbent Jerry Shaffer defeated Dian Engelman in the general election for Collin County Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Jerry Shaffer (R)	67.2	24,509
	Submit photo	Dian Engelman (D)	32.8	11,964

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 36,473
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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for Collin County Justice of the Peace Precinct 2

Incumbent Jerry Shaffer defeated Mike McCandless in the Republican primary runoff for Collin County Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 on May 22, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Jerry Shaffer	61.4	1,324
	Submit photo	Mike McCandless	38.6	831

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 2,155
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Collin County Justice of the Peace Precinct 2

Dian Engelman advanced from the Democratic primary for Collin County Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Dian Engelman	100.0	1,991

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 1,991
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Collin County Justice of the Peace Precinct 2

Mike McCandless and incumbent Jerry Shaffer advanced to a runoff. They defeated Jeff Graham in the Republican primary for Collin County Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Mike McCandless	37.1	2,431
✔	Submit photo	Jerry Shaffer	31.8	2,083
	Submit photo	Jeff Graham	31.1	2,035

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 6,549
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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.

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.

See also

• Courts in Texas
• Local trial court judicial elections, 2018

External links

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• Texas Secretary of State Elections Division
• Texas Judicial Branch

Footnotes

Texas courts

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Federal courts:

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Texas, Western District of Texas, Northern District of Texas, Southern District of Texas • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Texas, Western District of Texas, Northern District of Texas, Southern District of Texas

State courts:

Texas Supreme Court • Texas Court of Appeals • Texas Court of Criminal Appeals • Texas District Courts • Texas County Courts • Texas County Courts at Law • Texas Statutory Probate Courts • Texas Justice of the Peace Courts

State resources:

Courts in Texas • Texas judicial elections • Judicial selection in Texas