Vivian King
Vivian King (Democratic Party) ran for election for judge of the Texas 486th District Court. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Education
King received her undergraduate degree from the University of Houston in 1980. She earned her J.D. from Thurgood Marshall School of Law in 1992.[1]
Career
Before she became a lawyer, King worked for JPMorgan Chase as an internal operator and operations specialist. She was an Assistant District Attorney in Harris County from 1992 to 1995, and then went into private practice. King also worked as an adjunct professor at Texas Southern University Law School from 1998 to 2005.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2024)
General election
General election for Texas 486th District Court
Incumbent Aaron Burdette defeated Vivian King in the general election for Texas 486th District Court on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Aaron Burdette (R) | 50.4 | 730,432 | |
| Vivian King (D) | 49.6 | 718,252 | ||
| Total votes: 1,448,684 | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Texas 486th District Court
Vivian King defeated Gemayel Haynes in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas 486th District Court on May 28, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Vivian King | 54.6 | 23,948 | |
| Gemayel Haynes | 45.4 | 19,946 | ||
| Total votes: 43,894 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 486th District Court
Vivian King and Gemayel Haynes advanced to a runoff. They defeated Roderick Rodgers in the Democratic primary for Texas 486th District Court on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Vivian King | 49.3 | 73,870 | |
| ✔ | Gemayel Haynes | 31.8 | 47,616 | |
| Roderick Rodgers | 18.9 | 28,370 | ||
| Total votes: 149,856 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas 486th District Court
Incumbent Aaron Burdette advanced from the Republican primary for Texas 486th District Court on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Aaron Burdette | 100.0 | 140,356 | |
| Total votes: 140,356 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for King in this election.
2010
King was defeated by Susan Brown in the general election.[2]
2012
King ran for election to the 177th District Court and was defeated by challenger Ryan Patrick.[3][4]
- See also: Texas judicial elections, 2012
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Vivian King did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Texas 486th District Court |
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Footnotes
Federal courts:
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Texas, Western District of Texas, Northern District of Texas, Southern District of Texas • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Texas, Western District of Texas, Northern District of Texas, Southern District of Texas
State courts:
Texas Supreme Court • Texas Court of Appeals • Texas Court of Criminal Appeals • Texas District Courts • Texas County Courts • Texas County Courts at Law • Texas Statutory Probate Courts • Texas Justice of the Peace Courts
State resources:
Courts in Texas • Texas judicial elections • Judicial selection in Texas
