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Richard Hightower
Richard Hightower (Democratic Party) was a judge for Place 8 of the Texas First District Court of Appeals. He assumed office in 2019. He left office on December 31, 2024.
Hightower (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for the Place 8 judge of the Texas First District Court of Appeals. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Richard Hightower lives in Houston, Texas. He graduated from Livingston High School in 1974. He earned a B.A. in English from Baylor University in 1978 and a J.D. from Baylor University in 1980. Hightower’s career experience includes working as trial partner with Brown McCarroll & Oaks Hartline and founding his own law practice.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2024
General election
General election for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 8
Kristin Guiney defeated incumbent Richard Hightower in the general election for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 8 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kristin Guiney (R) | 52.8 | 1,179,946 | |
 | Richard Hightower (D) | 47.2 | 1,053,629 | |
| Total votes: 2,233,575 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 8
Incumbent Richard Hightower defeated Ysidra Kyles in the Democratic primary for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 8 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Richard Hightower | 58.0 | 122,239 |
| Ysidra Kyles | 42.0 | 88,639 | ||
| Total votes: 210,878 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 8
Kristin Guiney advanced from the Republican primary for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 8 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kristin Guiney | 100.0 | 267,585 | |
| Total votes: 267,585 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Hightower in this election.
2018
General election
General election for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 8
Richard Hightower defeated incumbent Michael Massengale in the general election for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 8 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Richard Hightower (D) | 52.6 | 909,756 |
 | Michael Massengale (R) | 47.4 | 818,931 | |
| Total votes: 1,728,687 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 8
Richard Hightower advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 8 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Richard Hightower |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 8
Incumbent Michael Massengale advanced from the Republican primary for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 8 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Michael Massengale |
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Richard Hightower did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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| Preceded by - |
Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 8 2019-2024 |
Succeeded by Kristin Guiney (R) |
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