Vince Ryan
Vince Ryan (Democratic Party) was the Harris County Attorney in Texas. Ryan assumed office in 2009. Ryan left office on December 31, 2020.
Ryan (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for Harris County Attorney in Texas. Ryan lost in the Democratic primary on March 3, 2020.
Elections
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2020)
General election
General election for Harris County Attorney
Christian Menefee defeated John Nation in the general election for Harris County Attorney on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Christian Menefee (D)  | 54.7 | 848,451 |
| John Nation (R) | 45.3 | 703,771 | ||
| Total votes: 1,552,222 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Harris County Attorney
Christian Menefee defeated incumbent Vince Ryan and Ben Rose in the Democratic primary for Harris County Attorney on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Christian Menefee | 50.4 | 125,971 |
| Vince Ryan | 25.1 | 62,630 | ||
 | Ben Rose | 24.5 | 61,103 | |
| Total votes: 249,704 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Harris County Attorney
John Nation advanced from the Republican primary for Harris County Attorney on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Nation | 100.0 | 152,793 | |
| Total votes: 152,793 | |||
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2016
Harris County held elections for county commission, justices of the peace, constables, district attorney, county attorney, sheriff, county tax assessor-collector, and the Harris County Department of Education Board of Trustees in 2016. The general election was held on November 8, 2016. A primary election was held on March 1, 2016, and a primary runoff took place on May 24, 2016. The filing deadline for those wishing to run in this election was December 14, 2015.[1] Incumbent Vince Ryan (D) defeated Jim Leitner (R) in the Harris County attorney general election.
| Harris County Attorney, General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Vince Ryan Incumbent |
53.72% | 685,075 | |
| Republican | Jim Leitner | 46.28% | 590,159 | |
| Total Votes | 1,275,234 | |||
| Source: Harris County Elections, "2016 General Election Official Results," November 16, 2016 | ||||
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Vince Ryan did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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| Preceded by - |
Harris County Attorney 2009-2020 |
Succeeded by Christian Dashaun Menefee (D) |
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