McKinley Melancon

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McKinley Melancon

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Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

March 6, 2018

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McKinley Melancon (Democratic Party) ran for election for judge of the Travis County Court at Law No. 5 in Texas. Melancon lost in the Democratic primary on March 6, 2018.

Elections

2018

General election

General election for Travis County Court at Law No. 5

Incumbent Nancy Hohengarten won election in the general election for Travis County Court at Law No. 5 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Nancy Hohengarten (D)	100.0	346,961

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 346,961
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Travis County Court at Law No. 5

Incumbent Nancy Hohengarten defeated Mario Flores and McKinley Melancon in the Democratic primary for Travis County Court at Law No. 5 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Nancy Hohengarten	69.6	67,759
	Submit photo	Mario Flores	21.2	20,585
	Submit photo	McKinley Melancon	9.2	8,958

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 97,302
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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
• Municipal elections in Travis County, Texas (2018)

External links

• Search Google News for this topic
• Texas Secretary of State Elections Division

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