Richard Vara

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Richard Vara

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Democratic Party

Prior offices

Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 6 Place 1

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Richard Vara (Democratic Party) was a judge for Precinct 6 Place 1 of the Harris County Justices of the Peace in Texas. Vara assumed office in 1975. Vara left office on December 31, 2020.

Elections

2016

See also: Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (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. Incumbent Richard Vara (D) ran unopposed in the Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 6 general election.

Harris County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 6 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Richard Vara Incumbent (unopposed)	100.00%	26,839
Total Votes				26,839
Source: Harris County Elections, "2016 General Election Official Results," November 16, 2016

Vara defeated Priscilla Vasquez in the Democratic primary on March 1, 2016.

Harris County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 6 Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Richard Vara Incumbent	51.09%	3,951
Priscilla Vasquez	48.91%	3,783
Total Votes		7,734
Source: Harris County Elections, "2016 Democratic Primary Results," March 8, 2016

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See also

Harris County, Texas	Texas	Municipal government	Other local coverage
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