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Teresa Hawthorne
Teresa Hawthorne (Democratic Party) is running for election for judge of the Dallas County Criminal Court No. 6 in Texas. She declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on March 3, 2026.[source]
Hawthorne (Democratic Party) was a judge of the Texas 203rd District Court. She left office on December 31, 2018.
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Dallas County, Texas (2022)
General election
The general election was canceled. Incumbent Amber Givens-Davis won election in the general election for Texas 282nd District Court.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 282nd District Court
Incumbent Amber Givens-Davis defeated Teresa Hawthorne and Andy Chatham in the Democratic primary for Texas 282nd District Court on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Amber Givens-Davis | 52.5 | 61,702 | |
 | Teresa Hawthorne | 34.1 | 40,054 | |
| Andy Chatham | 13.3 | 15,668 | ||
| Total votes: 117,424 | |||
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2020
See also: Municipal elections in Dallas County, Texas (2020)
General election
General election for Dallas County Criminal District Court No. 3
Audra Riley won election in the general election for Dallas County Criminal District Court No. 3 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Audra Riley (D) | 100.0 | 701,805 |
| Total votes: 701,805 | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Dallas County Criminal District Court No. 3
Audra Riley defeated Teresa Hawthorne in the Democratic primary runoff for Dallas County Criminal District Court No. 3 on July 14, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Audra Riley | 61.8 | 76,014 |
| Teresa Hawthorne | 38.2 | 46,991 | |
| Total votes: 123,005 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Dallas County Criminal District Court No. 3
Teresa Hawthorne and Audra Riley advanced to a runoff. They defeated Alison Grinter Allen in the Democratic primary for Dallas County Criminal District Court No. 3 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Teresa Hawthorne | 39.1 | 76,491 |
| ✔ | | Audra Riley | 33.6 | 65,822 |
| Alison Grinter Allen | 27.3 | 53,353 | ||
| Total votes: 195,666 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Texas 203rd District Court
Raquel Jones defeated incumbent Teresa Hawthorne in the general election for Texas 203rd District Court on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Raquel Jones (D) | 99.5 | 474,556 | |
| Teresa Hawthorne (D) (Write-in) | 0.5 | 2,453 | |
| Total votes: 477,009 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 203rd District Court
Raquel Jones advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas 203rd District Court on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Raquel Jones | 100.0 | 97,170 | |
| Total votes: 97,170 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Teresa Hawthorne (D)
2014
- See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014
Hawthorne ran for re-election to the 203rd District Court. General: She won without opposition in the general election on November 4, 2014. Primary: She ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on March 4, 2014.[1][2]
Selection method
- See also: Partisan election of judges
The judges of the Texas District Courts are chosen in partisan elections. They serve four-year terms, after which they must run for re-election if they wish to continue serving.[3]
Though Texas is home to more than 400 district courts, the courts are grouped into nine administrative judicial regions. Each region is overseen by a presiding judge who is appointed by the governor to a four-year term. According to the state courts website, the presiding judge may be a "regular elected or retired district judge, a former judge with at least 12 years of service as a district judge, or a retired appellate judge with judicial experience on a district court."[4]
Qualifications
To serve on the district courts, a judge must be:
- a U.S. citizen;
- a resident of Texas;
- licensed to practice law in the state;
- between the ages of 25 and 75;*[5]
- a practicing lawyer and/or state judge for at least four years; and
- a resident of his or her respective judicial district for at least two years.[3]
*While no judge older than 74 may run for office, sitting judges who turn 75 are permitted to continue serving until their term expires.[3]
2010
Hawthorne defeated Jennifer Balido in the general election, winning 50.8 percent of the vote.[6]
Campaign themes
2022
Teresa Hawthorne did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Teresa Hawthorne did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (A-L)"
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (M-Z)" (Search "Dallas")
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Texas," archived October 3, 2014
- ↑ Texas Courts Online, "Administrative Judicial Regions," accessed September 12, 2014
- ↑ Texas State Historical Association, "Judiciary," accessed September 12, 2014
- ↑ Dallas County Board of Elections, "Unofficial Election Results," November 10, 2010
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