Texas Supreme Court elections

There are two high courts in Texas. For election results for the court of criminal appeals, see: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals elections.

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There are nine justices on the Texas Supreme Court. For more information about these elections, visit the Texas judicial elections page.

Judicial selection

See also: Judicial selection in Texas

The nine justices of the Texas Supreme Court are selected in statewide partisan elections. The elected justices serve six-year terms, after which they must run for re-election if they wish to remain on the court.

Qualifications

To serve on the Supreme Court, a justice must be:

• a U.S. citizen;
• a resident of Texas;
• licensed to practice law in the state;
• between the ages of 35 and 75; and
• a practicing lawyer and/or justice for at least 10 years.

Chief justice

The chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court is selected by voters at large. He or she serves in that capacity for a full six-year term.

Vacancies

See also: How vacancies are filled in state supreme courts

In the event of a midterm vacancy, the governor appoints a replacement who must be confirmed by the Texas Senate. The appointee serves until the next general election, in which he or she may compete to serve for the remainder of the unexpired term.

The map below highlights how vacancies are filled in state supreme courts across the country.

Elections

• 2030
• 2028
• 2026
• 2024
• 2022
• 2020
• 2018

See also: Texas Supreme Court elections, 2030

Texas Supreme Court Place 2

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

Texas Supreme Court Place 4

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

Texas Supreme Court Place 6

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

See also: Texas Supreme Court elections, 2028

Texas Supreme Court Place 3

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

Texas Supreme Court Place 5

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

Texas Supreme Court Place 9

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

See also: Texas Supreme Court elections, 2026

Texas Supreme Court Place 1 Chief Justice

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 Supreme Court Place 1 Chief Justice

Cory Carlyle (D) and Maggie Ellis (D) are running in the Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 1 Chief Justice on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Cory Carlyle
		Maggie Ellis

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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 1 Chief Justice

Incumbent Jimmy Blacklock (R) and Steve Smith (R) are running in the Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 1 Chief Justice on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Jimmy Blacklock
	Submit photo	Steve Smith

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Texas Supreme Court Place 2

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 Supreme Court Place 2

Chari Kelly (D) is running in the Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 2 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Chari Kelly

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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 2

Incumbent James Sullivan (R) is running in the Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 2 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		James Sullivan

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Texas Supreme Court Place 7

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 Supreme Court Place 7

Gordon Goodman (D) and Kristen Hawkins (D) are running in the Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 7 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Gordon Goodman
		Kristen Hawkins

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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 7

Incumbent Kyle Hawkins (R) is running in the Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 7 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Kyle Hawkins

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Texas Supreme Court Place 8

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 Supreme Court Place 8

Gisela Triana (D) is running in the Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 8 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Gisela Triana

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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 8

Incumbent Brett Busby (R) and David Rogers (R) are running in the Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 8 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Brett Busby
	Submit photo	David Rogers

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See also: Texas Supreme Court elections, 2024

Texas Supreme Court Place 2

General election

General election for Texas Supreme Court Place 2

Incumbent Jimmy Blacklock (R) defeated DaSean Jones (D) in the general election for Texas Supreme Court Place 2 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jimmy Blacklock (R)	58.2	6,372,584
		DaSean Jones (D)	41.8	4,571,171

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,943,755
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 2

DaSean Jones (D) defeated Randy Sarosdy (D) in the Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 2 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		DaSean Jones	59.6	529,623
		Randy Sarosdy	40.4	359,402

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 889,025
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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 2

Incumbent Jimmy Blacklock (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 2 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jimmy Blacklock	100.0	1,749,450

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Texas Supreme Court Place 4

General election

General election for Texas Supreme Court Place 4

Incumbent John Devine (R) defeated Christine Weems (D) in the general election for Texas Supreme Court Place 4 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Devine (R)	57.3	6,256,496
		Christine Weems (D)	42.7	4,656,560

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,913,056
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Matthew Sercely (L)

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 4

Christine Weems (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 4 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Christine Weems	100.0	825,485

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 825,485
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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 4

Incumbent John Devine (R) defeated Brian Walker (R) in the Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 4 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Devine	50.4	921,556
		Brian Walker	49.6	905,418

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,826,974
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Libertarian Party convention

Libertarian convention for Texas Supreme Court Place 4

Matthew Sercely (L) advanced from the Libertarian Party convention for Texas Supreme Court Place 4 on April 14, 2024.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Matthew Sercely

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Texas Supreme Court Place 6

General election

General election for Texas Supreme Court Place 6

Incumbent Jane Bland (R) defeated Bonnie Lee Goldstein (D) and David Roberson (L) in the general election for Texas Supreme Court Place 6 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jane Bland (R)	56.2	6,145,167
		Bonnie Lee Goldstein (D)	40.5	4,425,189
		David Roberson (L)	3.3	355,485

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,925,841
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 6

Bonnie Lee Goldstein (D) defeated Joe Pool Jr. (D) in the Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 6 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bonnie Lee Goldstein	73.1	646,690
		Joe Pool Jr.	26.9	237,465

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 884,155
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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 6

Incumbent Jane Bland (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 6 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jane Bland	100.0	1,690,507

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Libertarian Party convention

Libertarian convention for Texas Supreme Court Place 6

David Roberson (L) advanced from the Libertarian Party convention for Texas Supreme Court Place 6 on April 14, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		David Roberson

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See also: Texas Supreme Court elections, 2022

Texas Supreme Court Place 3

General election

General election for Texas Supreme Court Place 3

Incumbent Debra Lehrmann (R) defeated Erin Nowell (D) and Tom Oxford (L) in the general election for Texas Supreme Court Place 3 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Debra Lehrmann (R)	56.2	4,475,136
		Erin Nowell (D)	41.8	3,330,529
		Tom Oxford (L)	2.0	162,036

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,967,701
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 3

Erin Nowell (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 3 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Erin Nowell	100.0	914,184

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 914,184
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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 3

Incumbent Debra Lehrmann (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 3 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Debra Lehrmann	100.0	1,535,581

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Libertarian Party convention

Libertarian convention for Texas Supreme Court Place 3

Tom Oxford (L) advanced from the Libertarian Party convention for Texas Supreme Court Place 3 on April 10, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		Tom Oxford

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Texas Supreme Court Place 5

General election

General election for Texas Supreme Court Place 5

Incumbent Rebeca Huddle (R) defeated Amanda Reichek (D) in the general election for Texas Supreme Court Place 5 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Rebeca Huddle (R)	57.1	4,530,668
		Amanda Reichek (D)	42.9	3,406,054

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,936,722
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 5

Amanda Reichek (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 5 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Amanda Reichek	100.0	913,836

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 913,836
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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 5

Incumbent Rebeca Huddle (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 5 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Rebeca Huddle	100.0	1,519,069

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Texas Supreme Court Place 9

General election

Special general election for Texas Supreme Court Place 9

Incumbent Evan Young (R) defeated Julia Maldonado (D) in the special general election for Texas Supreme Court Place 9 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Evan Young (R)	56.4	4,474,900
		Julia Maldonado (D)	43.6	3,458,103

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,933,003
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Democratic primary

Special Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 9

Julia Maldonado (D) advanced from the special Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 9 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Julia Maldonado	100.0	922,595

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 922,595
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Republican primary

Special Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 9

Incumbent Evan Young (R) defeated David Schenck (R) in the special Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 9 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Evan Young	54.9	860,852
		David Schenck	45.1	708,359

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,569,211
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See also: Texas Supreme Court elections, 2020

Texas Supreme Court Place 1 Chief Justice

General election

General election for Texas Supreme Court Place 1 Chief Justice

Incumbent Nathan Hecht (R) defeated Amy Clark Meachum (D) and Mark Ash (L) in the general election for Texas Supreme Court Place 1 Chief Justice on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Nathan Hecht (R)	53.0	5,827,085
		Amy Clark Meachum (D)	44.5	4,893,402
		Mark Ash (L)	2.5	277,491

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,997,978
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Charles E. Waterbury (G)

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 1 Chief Justice

Amy Clark Meachum (D) defeated Jerry Zimmerer (D) in the Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 1 Chief Justice on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Amy Clark Meachum	80.5	1,434,175
		Jerry Zimmerer	19.5	347,186

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,781,361
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• William McLeod (D)

Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 1 Chief Justice

Incumbent Nathan Hecht (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 1 Chief Justice on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Nathan Hecht	100.0	1,718,096

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Green Party convention

Green convention for Texas Supreme Court Place 1 Chief Justice

Charles E. Waterbury (G) advanced from the Green Party convention for Texas Supreme Court Place 1 Chief Justice on April 18, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Charles E. Waterbury

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Libertarian Party convention

Libertarian convention for Texas Supreme Court Place 1 Chief Justice

Mark Ash (L) advanced from the Libertarian Party convention for Texas Supreme Court Place 1 Chief Justice on August 3, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Mark Ash

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Texas Supreme Court Place 6

General election

General election for Texas Supreme Court Place 6

Incumbent Jane Bland (R) defeated Kathy Cheng (D) in the general election for Texas Supreme Court Place 6 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jane Bland (R)	55.2	6,050,534
		Kathy Cheng (D)	44.8	4,903,527

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,954,061
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 6

Kathy Cheng (D) defeated Larry Praeger (D) in the Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 6 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kathy Cheng	74.5	1,310,598
	Submit photo	Larry Praeger	25.5	448,114

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,758,712
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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 6

Incumbent Jane Bland (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 6 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jane Bland	100.0	1,699,236

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Texas Supreme Court Place 7

General election

General election for Texas Supreme Court Place 7

Incumbent Jeffrey S. Boyd (R) defeated Staci Williams (D) and William Bryan Strange (L) in the general election for Texas Supreme Court Place 7 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jeffrey S. Boyd (R)	53.3	5,843,420
		Staci Williams (D)	44.4	4,861,649
	Submit photo	William Bryan Strange (L)	2.3	256,742

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,961,811
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 7

Staci Williams (D) defeated Brandy Voss (D) in the Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 7 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Staci Williams	65.1	1,134,105
		Brandy Voss	34.9	608,288

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,742,393
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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 7

Incumbent Jeffrey S. Boyd (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 7 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jeffrey S. Boyd	100.0	1,702,071

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Libertarian Party convention

Libertarian convention for Texas Supreme Court Place 7

William Bryan Strange (L) advanced from the Libertarian Party convention for Texas Supreme Court Place 7 on August 3, 2020.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	William Bryan Strange

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Texas Supreme Court Place 8

General election

General election for Texas Supreme Court Place 8

Incumbent Brett Busby (R) defeated Gisela Triana (D) and Tom Oxford (L) in the general election for Texas Supreme Court Place 8 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brett Busby (R)	53.4	5,847,135
		Gisela Triana (D)	44.1	4,826,674
		Tom Oxford (L)	2.5	274,959

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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 8

Gisela Triana (D) defeated Peter M. Kelly (D) in the Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 8 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gisela Triana	72.0	1,251,611
		Peter M. Kelly	28.0	485,697

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,737,308
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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 8

Incumbent Brett Busby (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 8 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brett Busby	100.0	1,692,583

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Libertarian Party convention

Libertarian convention for Texas Supreme Court Place 8

Tom Oxford (L) advanced from the Libertarian Party convention for Texas Supreme Court Place 8 on August 3, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Tom Oxford

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Texas Supreme Court Place 2

General election

General election for Texas Supreme Court Place 2

Incumbent Jimmy Blacklock (R) defeated Steven Kirkland (D) in the general election for Texas Supreme Court Place 2 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jimmy Blacklock (R)	53.2	4,358,756
		Steven Kirkland (D)	46.8	3,838,411

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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 2

Steven Kirkland (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 2 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Steven Kirkland

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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 2

Incumbent Jimmy Blacklock (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 2 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Jimmy Blacklock

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Texas Supreme Court Place 4

General election

General election for Texas Supreme Court Place 4

Incumbent John Devine (R) defeated R.K. Sandill (D) in the general election for Texas Supreme Court Place 4 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Devine (R)	53.7	4,399,890
		R.K. Sandill (D)	46.3	3,792,144

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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 4

R.K. Sandill (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 4 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		R.K. Sandill

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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 4

Incumbent John Devine (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 4 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		John Devine

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Texas Supreme Court Place 6

See also: Texas Supreme Court elections, 2018

General election

General election for Texas Supreme Court Place 6

Incumbent Jeff Brown (R) defeated Kathy Cheng (D) in the general election for Texas Supreme Court Place 6 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jeff Brown (R)	53.7	4,404,602
		Kathy Cheng (D)	46.3	3,796,001

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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 6

Kathy Cheng (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 6 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Kathy Cheng

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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 6

Incumbent Jeff Brown (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 6 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Jeff Brown

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Previous election results

2016

Main article: Texas Supreme Court elections, 2016

Three seats on the Texas Supreme Court were on the general election ballot on November 8, 2016, with a primary held on March 1.

These seats were held by Justice Debra Lehrmann (R), Justice Paul Green (R), and Justice Eva Guzman (R) heading into the election. Each justice elected to the court serves a six-year term. The court had a 9-0 Republican majority prior to the 2016 election and hold it following the election.

General election candidates

Place 3

■ Mike Westergren (D)
■ Debra Lehrmann (R) (Incumbent)
■ Kathie Glass (Lib.)
■ Rodolfo Rivera Munoz (Green)

Place 5

■ Dori Garza (D)
■ Paul Green (R) (Incumbent)
■ Tom Oxford (Lib.)
■ Charles E. Waterbury (Green)

Place 9

■ Savannah Robinson (D)
■ Eva Guzman (R) (Incumbent)
■ Don Fulton (Lib.)
■ Jim Chisholm (Green)

Election results

November 8 general election

Incumbent Debra Lehrmann defeated Mike Westergren, Kathie Glass and Rodolfo Rivera Munoz in the general election for the Texas Supreme Court, Place 3.

Texas Supreme Court, Place 3, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Debra Lehrmann Incumbent	54.84%	4,807,986
	Democratic	Mike Westergren	38.53%	3,378,163
	Libertarian	Kathie Glass	3.97%	348,376
	Green	Rodolfo Rivera Munoz	2.65%	232,646
Total Votes (100% reporting)				8,767,171
Source: Texas Secretary of State Official Results

Incumbent Paul Green defeated Dori Garza, Tom Oxford and Charles E. Waterbury in the general election for the Texas Supreme Court, Place 5.

Texas Supreme Court, Place 5, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Paul Green Incumbent	54.30%	4,758,334
	Democratic	Dori Garza	41.18%	3,608,634
	Libertarian	Tom Oxford	3.29%	288,504
	Green	Charles E. Waterbury	1.23%	107,731
Total Votes (100% reporting)				8,763,203
Source: Texas Secretary of State Official Results

Incumbent Eva Guzman defeated Savannah Robinson, Don Fulton and Jim Chisholm in the general election for the Texas Supreme Court, Place 9.

Texas Supreme Court, Place 9, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Eva Guzman Incumbent	55.80%	4,884,441
	Democratic	Savannah Robinson	39.36%	3,445,959
	Libertarian	Don Fulton	3.48%	304,587
	Green	Jim Chisholm	1.36%	119,022
Total Votes (100% reporting)				8,754,009
Source: Texas Secretary of State Official Results

March 1 primary election

Place 3

Texas Supreme Court, Place 3, Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Mike Westergren  (unopposed)	100.00%	986,878
Total Votes (100% Reporting)				986,878
Source: Texas Secretary of State Official Results

Texas Supreme Court, Place 3, Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Debra Lehrmann Incumbent	52.22%	1,131,998
	Republican	Michael Massengale	47.78%	1,035,840
Total Votes (100% Reporting)				2,167,838
Source: Texas Secretary of State Official Results

Place 5

Texas Supreme Court, Place 5, Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Dori Garza  (unopposed)	100.00%	1,022,469
Total Votes (100% Reporting)				1,022,469
Source: Texas Secretary of State Official Results

Texas Supreme Court, Place 5, Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Paul Green Incumbent	52.06%	1,078,689
	Republican	Rick Green	47.94%	993,441
Total Votes (100% Reporting)				2,072,130
Source: Texas Secretary of State Official Results

Place 9

Texas Supreme Court, Place 9, Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Savannah Robinson  (unopposed)	100.00%	991,329
Total Votes (100% Reporting)				991,329
Source: Texas Secretary of State Official Results

Texas Supreme Court, Place 9, Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Eva Guzman Incumbent	59.17%	1,268,415
	Republican	Joe Pool, Jr.	40.83%	875,224
Total Votes (100% Reporting)				2,143,639
Source: Texas Secretary of State Official Results

2014

See also: Texas Supreme Court elections, 2014

Chief Justice

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
HechtNathan HechtA	Yes	Republican	60.5%A	59.7%   A
MoodyWilliam Moody	No	Democratic	100%A	37.2%   D
OxfordTom Oxford	No	Libertarian		3.1%   D
TaltonRobert Talton	No	Republican	39.5%

Place 6

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
MeyersLawrence Meyers	No	Democratic	100%A	36.5%   D
AshMark Ash	No	Libertarian		3.2%   D
Joe Pool, Jr.	No		28.1%
BrownJeff Brown (Texas)A	Yes	Republican	71.9%A	60.3%   A

Place 7

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
BoydJeffrey S. BoydA	Yes	Republican	100%A	58.9%   A
FultonDon Fulton	No	Libertarian		2.8%   D
WaterburyCharles E. Waterbury	No	Green		0.7%   D
BenavidesGina Benavides	No	Democratic	100%A	37.6%   D

Place 8

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
McCallySharon McCally	No		36.0%
ChisholmJim Chisholm	No	Green		9.2%   D
KoelschRS Roberto Koelsch	No	Libertarian		12.0%   D
JohnsonPhil JohnsonA	Yes	Republican	64.0%A	78.8%   A

2012

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Place	Primary Vote	Election Vote
MedinaDavid Medina	Yes	Republican	Place 4	46.7%
WillettDon Willett   A	Yes	Republican		57.7%A	78.8%   A
ChisholmJim Chisholm	No	Green	Place 9		1.3%   A
DevineJohn Devine (Texas)   A	No	Republican	Place 4	53.3%A	75.1%   A
AshMark Ash	No	Libertarian	Place 2		3.0%   A
PettyMichele Petty	No	Democratic		100%A	41.9%   A
HechtNathan Hecht   A	Yes	Republican	Place 1	100%A	53.7%   A
KoelschRobert Stuart Koelsch	No	Libertarian	Place 2		21.2%   A
SmithSteven W. Smith	No			42.2%
OxfordTom Oxford	No	Libertarian	Place 5		16.9%   A

2010

See also: Texas judicial elections, 2010

There were three seats on the Texas Supreme Court up for election in 2010 - Places 3, 5, and 9. Then incumbent Justice Harriet O'Neill announced that she would not seek re-election upon the expiration of her term in 2010, opening Place 3. Incumbent Justice Paul Green's seat on the bench (Place 5) was up for election, and Eva Guzman (Place 9) who was appointed to the court in October 2009, was up for election as well.

Republican Debra Lehrmann won election to the open seat, Place 3, defeating Jill Sharp (D) and William Bryan Strange (L).

Texas Supreme Court, Place 3, 2010 General election results

Candidate	Votes	Percent
Debra Lehrmann (R)	2,907,796	59.87%
Jill Sharp (D)	1,809,498	37.26%
William Bryan Strange, III (L)	138,857	2.85%

Incumbent Paul Green (R) won re-election to Place 3, defeating Bill Moody (D) and Tom Oxford (L).

Texas Supreme Court, Place 5, 2010 General election results

Candidate	Votes	Percent
Paul Green (R)	2,903,359	60.02%
Bill Moody (D)	1,789,646	36.99%
Tom Oxford (L)	144,306	2.98%

Incumbent Eva Guzman (R) won election to Place 9, defeating Blake Bailey (D) and Jack Armstrong (L).

Texas Supreme Court, Place 9, 2010 General election results

Candidate	Votes	Percent
Eva Guzman (R)	2,919,054	60.34%
Blake Bailey (D)	1,722,753	35.61%
Jack Armstrong (L)	195,234	4.03%

2008

See also: State Supreme Court elections, 2008

Incumbent Wallace B. Jefferson defeated Democratic challenger Jim Jordan.

Texas Supreme Court 2008 General election results

Candidate	Votes	Percent
Wallace B. Jefferson (R)	n/a	53%
Jim Jordan (D)	n/a	44%

Incumbent J. Dale Wainwright defeated Democratic challenger Sam Houston.

Texas Supreme Court, Place 7, 2008 General election results

Candidate	Votes	Percent
J. Dale Wainwright (R)	3,926,015	51.1%
Sam Houston (D)	3,525,141	45.88%

Incumbent Phil Johnson defeated Democratic challenger Linda Yanez.

Texas Supreme Court, Place 8, 2008 General election results

Phil Johnson (R)	n/a	52%
Linda Yanez (D)	n/a	45%

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Footnotes

Texas courts

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State resources:

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