Xavier Alfaro
Xavier Alfaro (Republican Party) ran for election for judge of the Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 15 in Texas. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Alfaro was a 2016 candidate for the Texas 178th District Court in Texas.[1] He was defeated in the primary election on March 1, 2016.
Biography
Alfaro earned his bachelor's degree in government from the University of Texas-Austin. He later received his J.D. from the St. Thomas University School of Law. Alfaro was an assistant district attorney with the Harris County District Attorney's Office. He left the position to open his legal practice in 2011.[2]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2022)
General election
General election for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 15
Incumbent Tonya Jones defeated Xavier Alfaro in the general election for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 15 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Tonya Jones (D) | 50.3 | 530,186 | |
 | Xavier Alfaro (R) | 49.7 | 524,176 | |
| Total votes: 1,054,362 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 15
Incumbent Tonya Jones advanced from the Democratic primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 15 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Tonya Jones | 100.0 | 139,132 | |
| Total votes: 139,132 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 15
Xavier Alfaro advanced from the Republican primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 15 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Xavier Alfaro | 100.0 | 130,409 |
| Total votes: 130,409 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 5
David Fleischer defeated Xavier Alfaro in the general election for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 5 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | David Fleischer (D) | 55.1 | 650,451 |
| Xavier Alfaro (R) | 44.9 | 529,424 | |
| Total votes: 1,179,875 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 5
David Fleischer defeated Aaron James Saldana and Armen Merjanian in the Democratic primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 5 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Fleischer | 50.1 | 69,405 |
| Aaron James Saldana | 30.5 | 42,235 | ||
 | Armen Merjanian | 19.4 | 26,955 | |
| Total votes: 138,595 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 5
Xavier Alfaro advanced from the Republican primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 5 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Xavier Alfaro | 100.0 | 111,162 |
| Total votes: 111,162 | |||
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2016
Texas held general elections for local judicial offices on November 8, 2016. A primary election took place on March 1, 2016. A primary runoff election was held on May 24, 2016, for any seat where the top vote recipient did not receive a majority of the primary vote.[3] Phil Gommels defeated Xavier Alfaro, Nile Copeland, and Bash Sharma in the Texas 178th District Court Republican primary.[1]
| Texas 178th District Court, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Phil Gommels |
51.11% | 109,875 |
| Xavier Alfaro | 26.52% | 57,012 |
| Nile Copeland | 18.52% | 39,817 |
| Bash Sharma | 3.85% | 8,268 |
| Total Votes | 214,972 | |
| Source: Harris County, Texas, "Republican Party Cumulative Report-Unofficial," accessed March 2, 2016 | ||
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.[4]
Qualifications
To serve on a county court, a judge must:[4]
- 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
Xavier Alfaro did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Texas Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed December 18, 2015
- ↑ Xavier Alfaro for Judge, "About," accessed February 18, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 18, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Texas Secretary of State, "Qualifications for Office," accessed January 14, 2016
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