Sophia Mafrige
Sophia Mafrige (Republican Party) ran for election for judge of the Harris County Probate Court No. 2 in Texas. She lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Mafrige was a 2016 candidate for the Texas 129th District Court in Texas.[1] Mafrige lost in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Biography
Mafrige received her undergraduate degree from Southwest Texas State University and her J.D. from South Texas College of Law. Her professional experience includes working at the Law Office of Sophia A. Mafrige and at Mafrige & Kormanik.[2]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2022)
General election
General election for Harris County Probate Court No. 2
Pamela Medina defeated Sophia Mafrige in the general election for Harris County Probate Court No. 2 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Pamela Medina (D)  | 51.5 | 543,032 |
| Sophia Mafrige (R) | 48.5 | 510,834 | ||
| Total votes: 1,053,866 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Harris County Probate Court No. 2
Pamela Medina defeated incumbent Michael Newman in the Democratic primary for Harris County Probate Court No. 2 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Pamela Medina | 64.9 | 92,940 |
 | Michael Newman | 35.1 | 50,236 | |
| Total votes: 143,176 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Harris County Probate Court No. 2
Sophia Mafrige advanced from the Republican primary for Harris County Probate Court No. 2 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Sophia Mafrige | 100.0 | 131,491 | |
| Total votes: 131,491 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 4
William McLeod defeated Sophia Mafrige in the general election for Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 4 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | William McLeod (D) | 55.0 | 647,502 |
| Sophia Mafrige (R) | 45.0 | 529,924 | ||
| Total votes: 1,177,426 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 4
William McLeod advanced from the Democratic primary for Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 4 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | William McLeod | 100.0 | 126,866 |
| Total votes: 126,866 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 4
Sophia Mafrige defeated David Tang in the Republican primary for Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 4 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Sophia Mafrige | 71.2 | 88,818 | |
 | David Tang | 28.8 | 35,855 | |
| Total votes: 124,673 | |||
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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.[3]
Qualifications
To serve on a county court, a judge must:[3]
- 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.
2016
Texas held general elections for local judicial offices on November 8, 2016. A primary election took place on March 1, 2016. A primary runoff election was held on May 24, 2016, for any seat where the top vote recipient did not receive a majority of the primary vote.[4] Sophia Mafrige ran unopposed in the Texas 129th District Court Republican primary.[1]
| Texas 129th District Court, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Sophia Mafrige (unopposed) |
100.00% | 202,304 |
| Total Votes | 202,304 | |
| Source: Harris County, Texas, "Republican Party Cumulative Report-Unofficial," accessed March 2, 2016 | ||
Incumbent Michael Gomez defeated Sophia Mafrige in the Texas 129th District Court general election.
| Texas 129th District Court, General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Michael Gomez Incumbent |
53.39% | 678,031 | |
| Republican | Sophia Mafrige | 46.61% | 591,916 | |
| Total Votes | 1,269,947 | |||
| Source: Harris County, Texas, "Election Results," accessed December 9, 2016 | ||||
2012
- See also: Texas judicial elections, 2012
Mafridge ran for election to the 164th District Court but was defeated by challenger Bud Wiesedeppe in the May 29 primary election.[5] Wiesedeppe faced incumbent Alexandra Smoots-Hogan in the general election and was defeated.[6]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Sophia Mafrige did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Awards and associations
- Houston Bar Association
- State Bar of Texas Family Law Section
- Harris County Dispute Resolution Center
- Houston Bar Association's Legallines[7]
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Texas Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed December 18, 2015
- ↑ Campaign Website Bio
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Texas Secretary of State, "Qualifications for Office," accessed January 14, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 18, 2015
- ↑ GuidryNews.com-Harris County Texas Primary Elections-May 29, 2012
- ↑ Harris County, Texas-2012 General Elections Results
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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