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Jim Sharp
Jim Sharp was a judge for Place 3 of the Texas First District Court of Appeals.
Sharp (Democratic Party) ran for election for the Place 3 judge of the Texas First District Court of Appeals. He lost in the Democratic primary on March 3, 2020.
Biography
While completing his undergraduate education at the University of Texas at Austin, Sharp worked full-time for the Texas Legislature as a clerk, an aide, and a Senate Education Committee staff member. Before completing his bachelor's degree, he also worked as a writer and campaign planner for the consulting firm of Matt Reese & Associates. After graduation, he worked as a director of public relations for American Income Life Insurance operations. He then worked for Champion Paper Co. for approximately one year. After this, he earned his J.D. from South Texas College of Law while clerking for various Houston law firms.[1]
Before he was elected to the Court of Appeals in 2008, Sharp worked as a solo attorney in the general practice of law.[1]
Education
- B.A. in English, University of Texas at Austin
- J.D., South Texas College of Law[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2020
General election
General election for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 3
Veronica Rivas-Molloy defeated incumbent Russell Lloyd in the general election for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 3 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Veronica Rivas-Molloy (D) | 50.8 | 1,171,700 | |
| Russell Lloyd (R) | 49.2 | 1,136,786 | ||
| Total votes: 2,308,486 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 3
Veronica Rivas-Molloy defeated Dinesh Singhal and Jim Sharp in the Democratic primary for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 3 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Veronica Rivas-Molloy | 51.5 | 184,232 | |
 | Dinesh Singhal | 28.2 | 100,888 | |
 | Jim Sharp | 20.4 | 72,911 | |
| Total votes: 358,031 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Keith Houston (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 3
Incumbent Russell Lloyd advanced from the Republican primary for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 3 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Russell Lloyd | 100.0 | 281,836 | |
| Total votes: 281,836 | |||
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Campaign finance
2016
- See also: Texas judicial elections, 2016
Sharp ran for the seat on the Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals left vacant by outgoing Justice Sharon McCally.[2] He was defeated by fellow Democrat Candance White in the Democratic primary. White will face Republican nominee Kevin Jewell in the general election.
March 1 primary
| Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals, Seat 2, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Candance White |
69.96% | 154,111 | |
| Democratic | Jim Sharp | 30.04% | 66,158 | |
| Total Votes (100% Reporting) | 220,269 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State Official Results | ||||
2014
See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014
Sharp ran for re-election to the First 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 42.9 percent of the vote. He competed against Russell Lloyd.
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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.[6]
| Place 3 Justice | |
| Candidate: | Votes: |
|---|---|
| Chad Bridges | 341 |
| Dan Linebaugh | 273 |
| Russell Lloyd | 934 |
| Jim Sharp | 1015 |
Endorsements
2010
- Main article: Texas judicial elections, 2010
Sharp ran for a seat on the Texas Supreme Court. He ran unopposed in the Democratic primary, but was defeated by Debra Lehrmann in the general election.[9]
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Jim Sharp did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Official Texas First Court of Appeals website
- Jim Sharp's campaign website
- Reporter News, "Voters talk with state high court candidate Jim Sharp," June 13, 2010
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Off the Kuff, "CANDIDATE Q&A: JIM SHARP," October 30, 2006
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed December 19, 2015
- ↑ 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 "Austin")
- ↑ Austin County Board of Elections, Primary Election Results 3/4/2014
- ↑ State Bar of Texas, "Judicial Poll results," accessed December 1, 2014
- ↑ Houston GLBT Political Caucus PAC, "The Caucus issues endorsements for the 2014 General Election," August 12, 2014
- ↑ Pasadena Bar Association, "Endorsements," accessed August 21, 2014
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Live Unofficial Election Results"
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