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John Longoria (Texas judge)
John A. Longoria (Democratic Party) was a judge for Number 5 of the Bexar County Court of Law in Texas. He left office on December 31, 2022.
Longoria (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for the Number 5 judge of the Bexar County Court of Law in Texas. He lost in the Democratic primary on March 1, 2022.
Education
Longoria earned a B.A. from St. Mary's University in 1967, going on to receive his J.D. from St. Mary's University School of Law in 1973.[1]
Career
- 2015-2022: Judge, Bexar County Court at Law
- 1988-2015: Solo practitioner, Law Office of John A. Longoria
- 1987-1988: Partner, Mendelsohn, Heidelberg, Longoria & Bear, Inc.
- 1974-1987: Attorney in private practice[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Bexar County, Texas (2022)
General election
The general election was canceled. Andrea Arevalos won election in the general election for Bexar County Court at Law No. 5.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Bexar County Court at Law No. 5
Andrea Arevalos defeated incumbent John A. Longoria in the Democratic primary for Bexar County Court at Law No. 5 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Andrea Arevalos | 63.2 | 54,341 | |
 | John A. Longoria | 36.8 | 31,686 | |
| Total votes: 86,027 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Bexar County Court at Law No. 5
Incumbent John A. Longoria defeated Julie Bray Patterson in the general election for Bexar County Court at Law No. 5 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John A. Longoria (D) | 57.0 | 304,510 |
 | Julie Bray Patterson (R) | 43.0 | 229,255 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 2 | ||
| Total votes: 533,767 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Bexar County Court at Law No. 5
Incumbent John A. Longoria advanced from the Democratic primary for Bexar County Court at Law No. 5 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John A. Longoria | 100.0 | 67,957 |
| Total votes: 67,957 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Bexar County Court at Law No. 5
Julie Bray Patterson defeated Linda Molina in the Republican primary for Bexar County Court at Law No. 5 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Julie Bray Patterson | 56.0 | 31,329 |
| Linda Molina | 44.0 | 24,643 | ||
| Total votes: 55,972 | |||
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2016
Texas held general elections for local judicial offices on November 8, 2016. A primary election took place on March 1, 2016. A primary runoff election was held on May 24, 2016, for any seat where the top vote recipient did not receive a majority of the primary vote.[2] Incumbent John Longoria defeated Caitlin Howell in the Bexar County Court at Law Democratic primary for Number 5.[3]
| Bexar County Court at Law (Number 5), Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 John Longoria Incumbent |
67.74% | 61,359 |
| Caitlin Howell | 32.26% | 29,220 |
| Total Votes | 90,579 | |
| Source: Bexar County, Texas, "2016 Joint Primary Elections," accessed March 2, 2016 | ||
Incumbent John Longoria defeated Linda Molina in the Bexar County Court at Law general election for Seat 5.
| Bexar County Court at Law (Number 5), General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | John Longoria Incumbent |
54.09% | 306,744 | |
| Republican | Linda Molina | 45.91% | 260,406 | |
| Total Votes | 567,150 | |||
| Source: Bexar County, Texas, "Official Results," November 16, 2016 | ||||
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.[4]
Qualifications
To serve on a county court, a judge must:[4]
- 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.
2014
See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014
Longoria ran for election to the Bexar County Court at Law No. 12.
Primary: He ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on March 4, 2014.
General: He faced Scott Roberts in the general election on November 4, 2014.
[5][6][7]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
John A. Longoria did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Endorsements
2016
Longoria's campaign website listed the following endorsements for the Democratic primary:[8]
- San Antonio Express-News
- San Antonio Professional Firefighters Local 624
- San Antonio Police Officers Association
- AFL-CIO San Antonio
- Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff
- Bexar County Commissioner Sergio "Chico" Rodriguez
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Official campaign website of John A. Longoria, "About John," accessed September 30, 2014
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 18, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed December 18, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Texas Secretary of State, "Qualifications for Office," accessed January 14, 2016
- ↑ 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 "Bexar")
- ↑ Bexar County, "Primary Election Statistics," March 11, 2014
- ↑ John A. Longoria, "Home," accessed February 26, 2016
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