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Lucia Bates
Lucia Bates (Democratic Party) is a judge for Precinct 3 Place 2 of the Harris County Justices of the Peace in Texas. She assumed office on January 1, 2019. Her current term ends on December 31, 2026.
Bates (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for the Precinct 3 Place 2 judge of the Harris County Justices of the Peace in Texas. She won 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 Justice of the Peace Precinct 3 Place 2
Incumbent Lucia Bates defeated Denise Graves in the general election for Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 3 Place 2 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lucia Bates (D) | 53.6 | 41,252 |
| Denise Graves (R) | 46.4 | 35,742 | ||
| Total votes: 76,994 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 3 Place 2
Incumbent Lucia Bates defeated Ashleigh Roberson and Herbert Sanchez in the Democratic primary for Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 3 Place 2 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lucia Bates | 51.6 | 6,820 |
| Ashleigh Roberson | 32.1 | 4,238 | ||
 | Herbert Sanchez | 16.3 | 2,160 | |
| Total votes: 13,218 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 3 Place 2
Denise Graves advanced from the Republican primary for Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 3 Place 2 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Denise Graves | 100.0 | 9,641 | |
| Total votes: 9,641 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 3 Place 2
Lucia Bates won election in the general election for Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 3 Place 2 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lucia Bates (D) | 100.0 | 57,528 |
| Total votes: 57,528 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 3 Place 2
Lucia Bates defeated incumbent Don Coffey in the Democratic primary for Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 3 Place 2 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lucia Bates | 52.4 | 6,117 |
| Don Coffey | 47.6 | 5,556 | ||
| Total votes: 11,673 | |||
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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.[1]
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.[2]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Lucia Bates did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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