Robert J. Vargas

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Robert J. Vargas

Democratic Party

Prior offices:

Nueces County Court at Law No. 1

Year left office: 2022

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 6, 2018

Robert J. Vargas (Democratic Party) was a judge of the Nueces County Court at Law No. 1 in Texas. He left office on December 31, 2022.

Vargas (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Nueces County Court at Law No. 1 in Texas. He won in the general election on November 6, 2018.

Elections

2018

General election

General election for Nueces County Court at Law No. 1

Incumbent Robert J. Vargas defeated Russell Manning in the general election for Nueces County Court at Law No. 1 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Robert J. Vargas (D)	53.5	49,157
		Russell Manning (R)	46.5	42,727

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 91,884
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Nueces County Court at Law No. 1

Incumbent Robert J. Vargas advanced from the Democratic primary for Nueces County Court at Law No. 1 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Robert J. Vargas	100.0	10,842

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 10,842
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Nueces County Court at Law No. 1

Russell Manning advanced from the Republican primary for Nueces County Court at Law No. 1 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Russell Manning	100.0	9,707

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 9,707
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2014

See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014
Vargas ran for re-election to the Nueces County Court at Law No. 1.
Primary: He ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on March 4, 2014.
General: He won without opposition in the general election on November 4, 2014.  

2010

Vargas was re-elected after running unopposed.

See also: Texas county court judicial elections, 2010 (M-P)

See also

• Nueces County, Texas
• Texas County Courts

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Footnotes

Texas courts

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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:

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