Theresa Chang

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Theresa Chang

Republican Party

Prior offices

Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 2

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Elections and appointments

Last election

March 6, 2018

Education

Bachelor's

Texas A&M University

Law

South Texas College of Law

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Theresa Chang (Republican Party) was a judge of the Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 2 in Texas. She left office in 2018.

Chang (Republican Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 2 in Texas. She lost in the Republican primary on March 6, 2018.

Chang was appointed to the position in 2012.

Elections

2018

General election

General election for Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 2

Jim Kovach defeated Erin Swanson in the general election for Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 2 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Jim Kovach (D)	56.0	658,165
		Erin Swanson (R)	44.0	516,667

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,174,832
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 2

Jim Kovach defeated Stanley Santire in the Democratic primary for Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 2 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Jim Kovach	62.5	83,571
	Submit photo	Stanley Santire	37.5	50,164

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 133,735
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 2

Erin Swanson defeated incumbent Theresa Chang in the Republican primary for Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 2 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Erin Swanson	51.0	65,141
		Theresa Chang	49.0	62,504

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 127,645
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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

Harris County, Texas	Texas	Municipal government	Other local coverage
Government of Harris County, Texas Harris County, Texas Counties in Texas Cities in Texas	Texas Texas elections, 2018 Public policy in Texas Endorsers in Texas	Top counties 100 largest cities Current mayors Current council officials	2018 municipal elections School board elections, 2018 Local ballot measure elections in 2018 2018 local judicial elections

External links

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• Texas Secretary of State: Elections Division
• Texas Courts Online