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Michele Barber Chimene
Michele Barber Chimene (Democratic Party) ran for election for the Place 8 judge of the Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals. She lost in the Democratic primary on March 6, 2018.
Biography
Michele Barber Chimene graduated from Pittsfield High School. She earned a B.A. in geology from Dartmouth College in 1979 and a J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center in 1991. Chimene’s career experience includes working as an attorney with the Chimene Law Firm and Coats Rose.[1][2]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 8
Margaret Poissant defeated incumbent John Donovan in the general election for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 8 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Margaret Poissant (D) ![]() | 51.7 | 892,775 | |
| John Donovan (R) | 48.3 | 833,445 | ||
| Total votes: 1,726,220 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 8
Margaret Poissant defeated Michele Barber Chimene in the Democratic primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 8 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Margaret Poissant ![]() | 58.6 | 110,241 | |
| Michele Barber Chimene | 41.4 | 77,896 | ||
| Total votes: 188,137 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 8
Incumbent John Donovan advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 8 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | John Donovan | |
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See also
External links
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Footnotes
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
