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Velda Faulkner

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Elections and appointments
Last election

November 5, 2024

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Velda Faulkner (Democratic Party) ran for election for the Place 3 judge of the Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Elections

2024

See also: Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2024

General election

General election for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 3

Chad Bridges defeated Velda Faulkner in the general election for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 3 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Chad Bridges
Chad Bridges (R) Candidate Connection
 
54.0
 
1,202,180
Velda Faulkner (D)
 
46.0
 
1,024,078

Total votes: 2,226,258
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Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 3

Velda Faulkner defeated incumbent Jerry Zimmerer in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 3 on May 28, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Velda Faulkner
 
58.5
 
31,143
Image of Jerry Zimmerer
Jerry Zimmerer
 
41.5
 
22,055

Total votes: 53,198
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 3

Velda Faulkner and incumbent Jerry Zimmerer advanced to a runoff. They defeated Chuck Silverman and Mark Ritchie in the Democratic primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 3 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Velda Faulkner
 
45.9
 
94,727
Image of Jerry Zimmerer
Jerry Zimmerer
 
23.4
 
48,201
Chuck Silverman
 
18.7
 
38,673
Mark Ritchie
 
12.0
 
24,726

Total votes: 206,327
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 3

Chad Bridges advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 3 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Chad Bridges
Chad Bridges Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
266,064

Total votes: 266,064
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Faulkner in this election.

2020

See also: Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2020

General election

General election for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 7

Incumbent Ken Wise defeated Tamika Craft in the general election for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 7 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Ken Wise (R)
 
50.4
 
1,162,733
Image of Tamika Craft
Tamika Craft (D)
 
49.6
 
1,143,040

Total votes: 2,305,773
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Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 7

Tamika Craft defeated Cheri Thomas in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 7 on July 14, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tamika Craft
Tamika Craft
 
59.4
 
127,245
Image of Cheri Thomas
Cheri Thomas Candidate Connection
 
40.6
 
86,910

Total votes: 214,155
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 7

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 7 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tamika Craft
Tamika Craft
 
39.3
 
137,821
Image of Cheri Thomas
Cheri Thomas Candidate Connection
 
24.9
 
87,207
Walter Kronzer
 
12.8
 
44,742
Dominic Merino
 
11.6
 
40,548
Lennon Wright
 
7.0
 
24,521
Velda Faulkner
 
4.5
 
15,943

Total votes: 350,782
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 7

Incumbent Ken Wise advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 7 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Ken Wise
 
100.0
 
277,757

Total votes: 277,757
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Campaign finance


Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

Velda Faulkner did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary


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Velda Faulkner campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 3Lost general$7,050 $54,010
Grand total$7,050 $54,010
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

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