Texas local trial court judicial elections, 2022
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Ballotpedia provides comprehensive coverage of elections in America's 100 largest cities by population. This coverage extends to every office on the ballot for residents of these cities, including local trial court judges. In 2022, Ballotpedia covered the following local elections in this state:
- Arlington, Texas - City council
- Austin, Texas - Mayor and city council
- Corpus Christi, Texas - Mayor and city council
- El Paso, Texas - City council and municipal court judge
- Fort Worth, Texas - City council
- Garland, Texas - City council
- Houston, Texas - City council
- Irving, Texas - City council
- Laredo, Texas - Mayor, city council, and municipal court judge
- Lubbock, Texas - Mayor and city council
- Bexar County, Texas - County clerk, district attorney, district clerk, county commission precincts 2 & 4, county commission precinct 3 (special), water control and improvement district board, commissioners court judge, county court judges, county probate court judges, district courts judges, and justices of the peace,
- Collin County, Texas - Constable, county clerk, district attorney, district clerk, county commission, probate court judges, county court judges, district court judges, and justices of the peace
- Dallas County, Texas - County clerk, district attorney, district clerk, treasurer, county commission, constables, community college district board, commissioners county judge, district court judges, county court judges, county criminal court judges, county criminal district court judges, county criminal court of appeals judges, county probate court, and justices of the peace
- Denton County, Texas - County clerk, district attorney, district clerk, treasurer, county commission, commissioners court judge, district court judges, county court judges, county criminal court at law judges, county probate court judges, and justices of the peace
- El Paso County, Texas - County clerk, district clerk, county commissioners, county court at law judges, county judge, county criminal courts at law judges, probate court judges, district court judges, and justices of the peace
- Fort Bend County, Texas - County clerk, district attorney, district clerk, treasurer, county commissioners, county commissioners court judge, district court judges, county court of law judges, and justices of the peace
- Harris County, Texas - County clerk, district clerk, treasurer, county commission, county department of education, community college board, emergency services district board, water control and improvement district board, regional water authority district board, county civil court at law judges, county criminal court at law judges, district courts judges, court judge, probate court judges, and justices of the peace
- Lubbock County, Texas - County clerk, district attorney, district clerk, county treasurer, county commission, water control and improvement district board, commissioners court judge, district court judges, county court at law judges, and justices of the peace (4 seats)
- Nueces County, Texas - County clerk, district clerk, county commission, community college board, district court judges, commissioners court judge, county court at law judges, and justices of the peace
- Tarrant County, Texas - County clerk, criminal district attorney, district clerk, county commissioner, constable, county judge, district court judges, criminal district judges, county court at law judges, county criminal court judges, probate court judges, and justices of the peace
- Travis County, Texas - County clerk, district clerk, treasurer, county commission, community college district board, limited district board, municipal utility district board, library district board, commissioners court judge, county court at law judges, district court judges, probate courts judges, and justices of the peace courts
- Webb County, Texas - Constable, county clerk, district clerk, treasurer, county commission, commissioners court judge, district court judges, county court of law judges, justices of the peace, and college district board trustees
- Williamson County, Texas - County clerk, district clerk, treasurer, county commission, constable, county judge, district court judges, county court at law judges, and justices of the peace
If the above list includes local trial court judgeships, click the links for more information about the elections. Click here to learn more about how the judges in this state are selected. Ballotpedia did not cover all local trial court judicial elections in this state in 2022. Please consider donating to Ballotpedia to help us expand our coverage of these elections.
Election rules
Primary election
Partisan primaries are held if even one candidate has filed for a position. To advance to the general election, a candidate must win a majority (over 50 percent) of the vote. If no candidate in a race wins the majority—as in cases where more than two candidates are competing for a seat—a runoff election is held between the top two candidates.[1][2]
Though Texas officially has closed primaries (requiring that voters declare party affiliation in advance in order to participate), the state's primaries are functionally open: registered voters may vote in any single party's primary if they have not voted in the primary of another party. The elections are closed, however, in that voters may not participate in the proceedings (a runoff primary or a convention) of another party thereafter.[1]
General election
The winning candidates from each major party's primary, as well as any additional minor party candidates, compete in a general election on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. If a candidate was unopposed in the general election, his or her name will still appear on the general election ballot.[1][3]
Additional elections
- See also: Texas elections, 2022
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The University of Texas at Austin: Texas Politics, "Winning Public Office: General Elections and Special Elections," January 29, 2014
- ↑ Texas Election Code, "Title 10, Sec. 172.003 and 172.004," accessed May 1, 2014
- ↑ Office of the Secretary of State, 1992-Current Election History (Select "2012 General" & "County Race"; then click "Anderson" to view sample results)
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
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