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Morris Overstreet
Morris Overstreet (Democratic Party) was a judge for Place 5 of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.
Overstreet (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Harris County Commissioners Court to represent District 3 in Texas. Overstreet lost in the Democratic primary on March 3, 2020.
Overstreet was a 2016 candidate for district attorney of Harris County, Texas. Overstreet was defeated in the primary election on March 1, 2016.
Overstreet was a 2010 Democratic candidate for the Texas First District Court of Appeals Chief Justice position in 2010.
Education
Overstreet received his B.A. in sociology from Angelo State University and his J.D. from Texas Southern University School of Law.[1]
Career
Overstreet served as a judge on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals from 1990 to 1998. Prior to this, he spent four years as a judge on the Potter County Court at Law. Before this, he was a prosecutor in the 47th Judicial District. After his time on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Judge Overstreet was a distinguished visiting professor at the Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University. Next, he was director of the Legal Clinic and professor of evidence and criminal procedure at the university. Overstreet has also worked in the private practice of law.[1]
Awards and associations
- President to the Auxillary, National Medical Association
- Life member, National Bar Association
- Member, American Bar Association
- Former chair, Judicial Council Division
- Member, Mount Zion Baptist Church
- Life member, NAACP
- Life member, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2020)
General election
General election for Harris County Commissioners Court Precinct 3
Tom Ramsey defeated Michael Moore in the general election for Harris County Commissioners Court Precinct 3 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Tom Ramsey (R) | 52.4 | 229,249 | |
| Michael Moore (D) | 47.6 | 208,112 | ||
| Total votes: 437,361 | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Harris County Commissioners Court Precinct 3
Michael Moore defeated Diana Martinez Alexander in the Democratic primary runoff for Harris County Commissioners Court Precinct 3 on July 14, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Michael Moore | 57.1 | 20,307 | |
 | Diana Martinez Alexander | 42.9 | 15,282 | |
| Total votes: 35,589 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Harris County Commissioners Court Precinct 3
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Harris County Commissioners Court Precinct 3 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Diana Martinez Alexander | 27.0 | 16,514 |
| ✔ | Michael Moore | 26.5 | 16,191 | |
| Kristi Thibaut | 22.6 | 13,785 | ||
| Erik Hassan | 9.9 | 6,028 | ||
| Morris Overstreet | 9.6 | 5,886 | ||
| Zaher Eisa | 4.4 | 2,712 | ||
| Total votes: 61,116 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Harris County Commissioners Court Precinct 3
Tom Ramsey defeated Brenda Stardig and Susan Sample in the Republican primary for Harris County Commissioners Court Precinct 3 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Tom Ramsey | 70.5 | 40,636 | |
 | Brenda Stardig | 15.7 | 9,032 | |
| Susan Sample | 13.8 | 7,931 | ||
| Total votes: 57,599 | |||
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2016
Harris County held elections for county commission, justices of the peace, constables, district attorney, county attorney, sheriff, county tax assessor-collector, and the Harris County Department of Education Board of Trustees in 2016. The general election was held on November 8, 2016. A primary election was held on March 1, 2016, and a primary runoff took place on May 24, 2016. The filing deadline for those wishing to run in this election was December 14, 2015.[2] Kim Ogg defeated Morris Overstreet and Lloyd Oliver in the Harris County district attorney Democratic primary.
| Harris County District Attorney, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Kim Ogg |
50.89% | 85,912 |
| Morris Overstreet | 28.51% | 48,139 |
| Lloyd Oliver | 20.60% | 34,773 |
| Total Votes | 168,824 | |
| Source: Harris County Elections, "2016 Democratic Primary Results," March 8, 2016 | ||
2010
- See also: Texas judicial elections, 2010
Overstreet ran for the Texas First District Court of Appeals in 2010. He was defeated by Republican Sherry Radack in the general election on November 2, 2010.[3]
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Morris Overstreet did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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