Mark Ritchie (Texas)

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Mark Ritchie

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Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

March 5, 2024

Contact

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Mark Ritchie (Democratic Party) ran for election for the Place 3 judge of the Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals. He lost in the Democratic primary on March 5, 2024.

Elections

2024

See also: Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2024

General election

General election for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 3

Chad Bridges defeated Velda Faulkner in the general election for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 3 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Chad Bridges (R)	54.0	1,202,180
	Submit photo	Velda Faulkner (D)	46.0	1,024,078

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,226,258
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Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 3

Velda Faulkner defeated incumbent Jerry Zimmerer in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 3 on May 28, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Velda Faulkner	58.5	31,143
		Jerry Zimmerer	41.5	22,055

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 53,198
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 3

Velda Faulkner and incumbent Jerry Zimmerer advanced to a runoff. They defeated Chuck Silverman and Mark Ritchie in the Democratic primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 3 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Velda Faulkner	45.9	94,727
✔		Jerry Zimmerer	23.4	48,201
	Submit photo	Chuck Silverman	18.7	38,673
	Submit photo	Mark Ritchie	12.0	24,726

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 206,327
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 3

Chad Bridges advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 3 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Chad Bridges	100.0	266,064

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 266,064
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Ritchie in this election.

Campaign themes

2024

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Campaign finance summary

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Mark Ritchie campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 3	Lost primary	$1,325	$13,779
Grand total			$1,325	$13,779
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

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