Sean Kilgore

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Sean Kilgore

Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

March 6, 2018

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Sean Kilgore (Republican Party) ran for election for the Number 2 judge of the Denton County Criminal Court at Law Texas. Kilgore lost in the Republican primary on March 6, 2018.

Elections

2018

General election

General election for Denton County Criminal Court No. 2

Susan Piel won election in the general election for Denton County Criminal Court No. 2 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Susan Piel (R)	100.0	182,212

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 182,212 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Denton County Criminal Court No. 2

Susan Piel defeated Sean Kilgore in the Republican primary for Denton County Criminal Court No. 2 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Susan Piel	65.0	27,195
	Submit photo	Sean Kilgore	35.0	14,647

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 41,842
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Selection method

See also: Partisan election of judges

Judges of the county courts are elected in partisan elections by the county they serve and serve four-year terms, with vacancies filled by a vote of the county commissioners.

Qualifications
To serve on a county court, a judge must:

• be at least 25 years old;
• be a resident of his or her respective county for at least two years; and
• have practiced law or served as a judge for at least four years preceding the election.

See also

• Courts in Texas
• Local trial court judicial elections, 2018

External links

• Search Google News for this topic
• Texas Secretary of State Elections Division
• Texas Judicial Branch

Footnotes

Texas courts

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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