Loyd Wright
Loyd Wright (Republican Party) was a judge of the Harris County Probate Court No. 1 in Texas. He left office on December 31, 2018.
Wright (Republican Party) ran for election for judge of the Harris County Probate Court No. 1 in Texas. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2022)
General election
General election for Harris County Probate Court No. 1
Incumbent Jerry Simoneaux defeated Loyd Wright in the general election for Harris County Probate Court No. 1 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jerry Simoneaux (D) | 51.0 | 537,383 |
 | Loyd Wright (R) | 49.0 | 516,095 | |
| Total votes: 1,053,478 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Harris County Probate Court No. 1
Incumbent Jerry Simoneaux advanced from the Democratic primary for Harris County Probate Court No. 1 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jerry Simoneaux | 100.0 | 134,956 |
| Total votes: 134,956 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Harris County Probate Court No. 1
Loyd Wright advanced from the Republican primary for Harris County Probate Court No. 1 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Loyd Wright | 100.0 | 132,202 |
| Total votes: 132,202 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Harris County Probate Court No. 1
Jerry Simoneaux defeated incumbent Loyd Wright in the general election for Harris County Probate Court No. 1 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jerry Simoneaux (D) | 54.8 | 646,580 |
| Loyd Wright (R) | 45.2 | 532,515 | |
| Total votes: 1,179,095 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Harris County Probate Court No. 1
Jerry Simoneaux advanced from the Democratic primary for Harris County Probate Court No. 1 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jerry Simoneaux | 100.0 | 128,287 |
| Total votes: 128,287 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Harris County Probate Court No. 1
Incumbent Loyd Wright advanced from the Republican primary for Harris County Probate Court No. 1 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Loyd Wright | 100.0 | 111,693 |
| Total votes: 111,693 | |||
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2014
See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014
Wright ran for re-election to the Harris County Probate Court.
Primary: He ran unopposed in the Republican primary on March 4, 2014.
General: He defeated Kim Bohannon Hoesl in the general election on November 4, 2014, receiving 55.2 percent of the vote.
[1][2][3]
2010
Wright won the Republican primary for the Harris County Probate Court, receiving 73.8% of the vote. He defeated Kathleen S. Stone in the general election, winning 54.3% of the vote.[4]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Loyd Wright did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Education
Wright received a B.B.A. in accounting from the University of Houston in 1977. He went on to earn an M.B.A. in accounting from the University of Texas in 1980 and a J.D. from the University of Houston in 1981.[5]
Career
- 2010-2018: Judge, Harris County Probate Court No. 1
- 1991-2010: Probate and estate planning attorney, Loyd H. Wright, Attorney at Law
- 1990-1991: Probate and estate planning attorney, Haynes and Boone, LLP
- 1987-1990: Probate and estate planning attorney, Watt, White & Craig, LP
- 1983-1987: Attorney, Frank, Elmore, Lievens, Chesney & Turet
- 1981-1982: Tax accountant, KPMG US[6]
Selection method
- See also: Partisan election of judges
Judges of the probate 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.[7]
Qualifications
To serve on a county court, a judge must:[7]
- 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
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)"
- ↑ Harris County Texas, "Republican Party Cumulative Report - March 4, 2014 Primary Election," March 5, 2014
- ↑ Harris County Elections, "2010 Republican Primary Results," March 2, 2010
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedabout - ↑ LinkedIn, "Loyd H. Wright," accessed October 9, 2014
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Texas Secretary of State, "Qualifications for Office," accessed January 14, 2016
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