Joan Ballard

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Joan Ballard

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Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

March 6, 2018

Joan Ballard (Democratic Party) ran for election for judge of the Texas 193rd District Court. Ballard lost in the Democratic primary on March 6, 2018.

Elections

2018

General election

General election for Texas 193rd District Court

Bridgett Whitmore won election in the general election for Texas 193rd District Court on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Bridgett Whitmore (D)	100.0	478,681

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 478,681
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Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for Texas 193rd District Court

Bridgett Whitmore defeated incumbent Carl Ginsberg in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas 193rd District Court on May 22, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Bridgett Whitmore	50.8	27,448
	Submit photo	Carl Ginsberg	49.2	26,607

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 54,055
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas 193rd District Court

Bridgett Whitmore and incumbent Carl Ginsberg advanced to a runoff. They defeated Lindsay Harrison and Joan Ballard in the Democratic primary for Texas 193rd District Court on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Bridgett Whitmore	38.0	42,963
✔	Submit photo	Carl Ginsberg	28.9	32,635
	Submit photo	Lindsay Harrison	21.3	24,132
	Submit photo	Joan Ballard	11.8	13,344

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 113,074
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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.

See also

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

External links

• Search Google News for this topic
• 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