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Toria Finch
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2019 - Present
2026
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Toria Finch (Democratic Party) is a judge of the Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 9 in Texas. She assumed office on January 1, 2019. Her current term ends on December 31, 2026.
Finch (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 9 in Texas. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2022)
General election
General election for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 9
Incumbent Toria Finch defeated Sartaj Bal in the general election for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 9 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Toria Finch (D) | 51.3 | 540,277 | |
 | Sartaj Bal (R) | 48.7 | 513,302 | |
| Total votes: 1,053,579 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 9
Incumbent Toria Finch advanced from the Democratic primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 9 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Toria Finch | 100.0 | 136,037 | |
| Total votes: 136,037 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 9
Sartaj Bal advanced from the Republican primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 9 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sartaj Bal | 100.0 | 129,960 |
| Total votes: 129,960 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 9
Toria Finch defeated John Wakefield in the general election for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 9 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Toria Finch (D) | 55.7 | 657,546 | |
| John Wakefield (R) | 44.3 | 521,916 | ||
| Total votes: 1,179,462 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 9
Toria Finch advanced from the Democratic primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 9 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Toria Finch | 100.0 | 129,922 | |
| Total votes: 129,922 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 9
John Wakefield advanced from the Republican primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 9 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Wakefield | 100.0 | 111,585 | |
| Total votes: 111,585 | |||
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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.[1]
Qualifications
To serve on a county court, a judge must:[1]
- 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.
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Toria Finch did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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