Tamika Craft

Tamika Craft

Democratic Party

Candidate, Texas 189th District Court

Texas 189th District Court

Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

3

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 8, 2022

Next election

March 3, 2026

Contact

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Tamika Craft (Democratic Party) is a judge of the Texas 189th District Court. She assumed office on January 1, 2023. Her current term ends on January 1, 2027.

Craft (Democratic Party) is running for re-election for judge of the Texas 189th District Court. She is on the ballot in the Democratic primary on March 3, 2026.^[source]

Elections

2026

See also: Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2026)

General election

The primary will occur on March 3, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Texas 189th District Court

Incumbent Tamika Craft (D) is running in the Democratic primary for Texas 189th District Court on March 3, 2026.

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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas 189th District Court

Vance Christopher (R) is running in the Republican primary for Texas 189th District Court on March 3, 2026.

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2022

See also: Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2022)

General election

General election for Texas 189th District Court

Tamika Craft defeated Erin Lunceford in the general election for Texas 189th District Court on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tamika Craft (D)	50.1	533,710
		Erin Lunceford (R)	49.9	530,967

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,064,677
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas 189th District Court

Tamika Craft defeated Lema Mousilli and incumbent Scot Dollinger in the Democratic primary for Texas 189th District Court on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tamika Craft	54.5	78,563
		Lema Mousilli	26.3	37,876
		Scot Dollinger	19.2	27,716

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 144,155
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas 189th District Court

Erin Lunceford advanced from the Republican primary for Texas 189th District Court on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Erin Lunceford	100.0	140,719

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 140,719
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2020

See also: Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2020

General election

General election for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 7

Incumbent Ken Wise defeated Tamika Craft in the general election for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 7 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Ken Wise (R)	50.4	1,162,733
		Tamika Craft (D)	49.6	1,143,040

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,305,773
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Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 7

Tamika Craft defeated Cheri Thomas in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 7 on July 14, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tamika Craft	59.4	127,245
		Cheri Thomas	40.6	86,910

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 214,155
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 7

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 7 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tamika Craft	39.3	137,821
✔		Cheri Thomas	24.9	87,207
	Submit photo	Walter Kronzer	12.8	44,742
	Submit photo	Dominic Merino	11.6	40,548
	Submit photo	Lennon Wright	7.0	24,521
	Submit photo	Velda Faulkner	4.5	15,943

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 350,782
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 7

Incumbent Ken Wise advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 7 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Ken Wise	100.0	277,757

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2026

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2022

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2020

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