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Veronica Legarreta
Veronica Legarreta (Democratic Party) ran for election for judge of the Texas 187th District Court. Legarreta lost in the Democratic primary on March 1, 2022.
Biography
Veronica Legarreta earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 1999 and a J.D. degree from St. Mary's Law School in 2006.[1] Her professional experience includes working as a criminal defense attorney and a prosecutor. The 2018 election was her first time running for office.[2]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Bexar County, Texas (2022)
General election
General election for Texas 187th District Court
Incumbent Stephanie R. Boyd defeated Walden Shelton in the general election for Texas 187th District Court on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Stephanie R. Boyd (D) | 57.4 | 298,177 |
 | Walden Shelton (R) | 42.6 | 221,404 | |
| Total votes: 519,581 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 187th District Court
Incumbent Stephanie R. Boyd defeated Veronica Legarreta in the Democratic primary for Texas 187th District Court on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Stephanie R. Boyd | 52.0 | 44,542 |
| Veronica Legarreta | 48.0 | 41,042 | ||
| Total votes: 85,584 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas 187th District Court
Walden Shelton advanced from the Republican primary for Texas 187th District Court on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Walden Shelton | 100.0 | 66,263 |
| Total votes: 66,263 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Texas 187th District Court
Stephanie R. Boyd defeated Karl Alexander in the general election for Texas 187th District Court on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Stephanie R. Boyd (D) | 58.7 | 313,388 |
 | Karl Alexander (R) | 41.3 | 220,475 | |
| Total votes: 533,863 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Texas 187th District Court
Karl Alexander defeated incumbent Joey Contreras in the Republican primary runoff for Texas 187th District Court on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Karl Alexander | 55.6 | 13,759 |
 | Joey Contreras | 44.4 | 11,002 | |
| Total votes: 24,761 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 187th District Court
Stephanie R. Boyd advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas 187th District Court on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Stephanie R. Boyd | 100.0 | 68,885 |
| Total votes: 68,885 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas 187th District Court
Karl Alexander and incumbent Joey Contreras advanced to a runoff. They defeated Virginia Maurer, Veronica Legarreta, and Jan Ischy-Prins in the Republican primary for Texas 187th District Court on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Karl Alexander | 32.0 | 18,092 |
| ✔ | | Joey Contreras | 24.0 | 13,575 |
| Virginia Maurer | 19.4 | 10,977 | ||
| Veronica Legarreta | 13.4 | 7,568 | ||
 | Jan Ischy-Prins | 11.1 | 6,268 | |
| Total votes: 56,480 | |||
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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.[3]
Qualifications
To serve on a county court, a judge must:[3]
- 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
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Veronica Legarreta did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2018
| “ | I am running for this office to ensure each case receives a fair and impartial ruling. My goal for the court is to start an immigration docket.[2][4] | ” |
| —Veronica Legarreta, 2018 | ||
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Veronica Legarreta," accessed February 11, 2018
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Information submitted on Ballotpedia's biographical information submission form on January 21, 2018
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Texas Secretary of State, "Qualifications for Office," accessed January 14, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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