Stephanie Fargo

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Stephanie Fargo

Prior offices

Dallas County Criminal District Court No. 7

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 6, 2018

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Stephanie Fargo was a judge of the Dallas County Criminal District Court No. 7 in Texas. Fargo assumed office in 2017. Fargo left office in 2018.

Fargo (Republican Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Dallas County Criminal District Court No. 7 in Texas. Fargo lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.

Elections

2018

General election

General election for Dallas County Criminal District Court No. 7

Chika Anyiam defeated incumbent Stephanie Fargo in the general election for Dallas County Criminal District Court No. 7 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Chika Anyiam (D)	62.3	431,314
		Stephanie Fargo (R)	37.7	261,319

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 692,633
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Dallas County Criminal District Court No. 7

Chika Anyiam defeated Mark Watson and Heath Harris in the Democratic primary for Dallas County Criminal District Court No. 7 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Chika Anyiam	52.5	57,123
		Mark Watson	28.9	31,413
	Submit photo	Heath Harris	18.7	20,315

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 108,851
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Dallas County Criminal District Court No. 7

Incumbent Stephanie Fargo advanced from the Republican primary for Dallas County Criminal District Court No. 7 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Stephanie Fargo	100.0	53,663

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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