Wayne Francis Salvant

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Wayne Francis Salvant

Republican Party

Prior offices:

Tarrant County Criminal District Court No. 2

Year left office: 2024

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 3, 2020

Wayne Francis Salvant (Republican Party) was a judge for Number 2 of the Tarrant County Criminal District Court in Texas. He left office on December 31, 2024.

Salvant (Republican Party) ran for re-election for the Number 2 judge of the Tarrant County Criminal District Court in Texas. He won in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Elections

2020

See also: Municipal elections in Tarrant County, Texas (2020)

General election

General election for Tarrant County Criminal District Court No. 2

Incumbent Wayne Francis Salvant defeated Karen Williams in the general election for Tarrant County Criminal District Court No. 2 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Wayne Francis Salvant (R)	52.2	417,459
		Karen Williams (D)	47.8	381,851

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 799,310
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tarrant County Criminal District Court No. 2

Karen Williams advanced from the Democratic primary for Tarrant County Criminal District Court No. 2 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Karen Williams	100.0	114,243

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 114,243
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tarrant County Criminal District Court No. 2

Incumbent Wayne Francis Salvant advanced from the Republican primary for Tarrant County Criminal District Court No. 2 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Wayne Francis Salvant	100.0	100,300

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2016

See also: Texas local trial court judicial elections, 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. Incumbent Wayne Francis Salvant ran unopposed in the Tarrant County Criminal Court Republican primary for Seat 2.

Tarrant County Criminal Court (Seat 2), Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Wayne Francis Salvant Incumbent (unopposed)	100.00%	131,971
Total Votes		131,971
Source: Tarrant County, Texas, "Unofficial Results," accessed March 2, 2016

Wayne Francis Salvant won without opposition in the general election.

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.

Qualifications
To serve on a county court, a judge must:

• 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

2020

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