Texas Court of Criminal Appeals elections

There are two high courts in Texas. For election results for the supreme court, see: Texas Supreme Court elections.

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There are nine justices on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. For more information about these elections, visit the Texas judicial elections page.

Judicial selection

See also: Judicial selection in Texas

The nine judges of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals are selected in statewide partisan elections. The elected justices and judges serve six-year terms, after which they must run for re-election if they wish to remain on the court.

Qualifications

To serve on any of the appellate courts, a judge must be:

• a U.S. citizen;
• a resident of Texas;
• licensed to practice law in the state;
• between the ages of 35 and 75;* and
• a practicing lawyer and/or judge for at least 10 years.

Presiding judge

The presiding judge of the Texas Criminal Court of Appeals is selected by voters at large. He or she serves in that capacity for a full six-year term.

Vacancies

See also: How vacancies are filled in state supreme courts

In the event of a midterm vacancy, the governor appoints a replacement who must be confirmed by the Texas Senate. The appointee serves until the next general election, in which he or she may compete to serve for the remainder of the unexpired term.

The map below highlights how vacancies are filled in state supreme courts across the country.

Elections

• 2030
• 2028
• 2026
• 2024
• 2022
• 2020
• 2018

See also: Texas Supreme Court elections, 2030

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 7

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 8

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Presiding Judge

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

See also: Texas Supreme Court elections, 2028

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 2

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 5

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 6

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

See also: Texas Supreme Court elections, 2026

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 3

General election

The primary will occur on April 12, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 3

Okey Anyiam (D) is running in the Democratic primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 3 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Okey Anyiam

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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 3

Brent Coffee (R), Lesli Fitzpatrick (R), Alison Fox (R), and Thomas Smith (R) are running in the Republican primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 3 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Brent Coffee
		Lesli Fitzpatrick
		Alison Fox
		Thomas Smith

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Libertarian Party convention

Libertarian convention for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 3

Mark Ash (L) is running in the Libertarian Party convention for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 3 on April 12, 2026.

		Candidate
		Mark Ash

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Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 4

General election

The primary will occur on March 3, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 4

Audra Riley (D) is running in the Democratic primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 4 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Audra Riley

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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 4

Incumbent Kevin Patrick Yeary (R) is running in the Republican primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 4 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Kevin Patrick Yeary

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Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 9

General election

The primary will occur on March 3, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 9

Holly Taylor (D) is running in the Democratic primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 9 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Holly Taylor

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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 9

Jennifer Balido (R) and John Messinger (R) are running in the Republican primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 9 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Jennifer Balido
		John Messinger

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See also: Texas Supreme Court elections, 2024

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 7

General election

General election for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 7

Gina Parker (R) defeated Nancy Mulder (D) in the general election for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 7 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gina Parker (R)	58.3	6,340,949
		Nancy Mulder (D)	41.7	4,526,924

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Mark Ash (L)

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 7

Nancy Mulder (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 7 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Nancy Mulder	100.0	819,154

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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 7

Gina Parker (R) defeated incumbent Barbara Hervey (R) in the Republican primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 7 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gina Parker	66.1	1,210,956
		Barbara Hervey	33.9	621,660

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,832,616
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Libertarian Party convention

Libertarian convention for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 7

Mark Ash (L) advanced from the Libertarian Party convention for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 7 on April 14, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Mark Ash

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Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 8

General election

General election for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 8

Lee Finley (R) defeated Chika Anyiam (D) in the general election for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 8 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lee Finley (R)	58.9	6,385,238
		Chika Anyiam (D)	41.1	4,461,229

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2 Source 3	Total votes: 10,846,467
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Stephan Kinsella (L)

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 8

Chika Anyiam (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 8 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Chika Anyiam	100.0	804,891

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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 8

Lee Finley (R) defeated incumbent Michelle Slaughter (R) in the Republican primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 8 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lee Finley	53.9	988,824
		Michelle Slaughter	46.1	846,549

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,835,373
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Libertarian Party convention

Libertarian convention for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 8

Stephan Kinsella (L) advanced from the Libertarian Party convention for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 8 on April 14, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Stephan Kinsella

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Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Presiding Judge

General election

General election for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Presiding Judge

David Schenck (R) defeated Holly Taylor (D) in the general election for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Presiding Judge on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Schenck (R)	58.1	6,330,389
		Holly Taylor (D)	41.9	4,558,856

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 10,889,245
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Presiding Judge

Holly Taylor (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Presiding Judge on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Holly Taylor	100.0	829,500

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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Presiding Judge

David Schenck (R) defeated incumbent Sharon Keller (R) in the Republican primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Presiding Judge on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Schenck	62.6	1,174,795
		Sharon Keller	37.4	702,464

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,877,259
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See also: Texas Supreme Court elections, 2022

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 2

General election

The general election scheduled for November 8, 2022, was canceled. Incumbent Mary Lou Keel (R) won election in the general election for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 2 without appearing on the ballot.

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary scheduled for March 1, 2022, was canceled.

Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 2

Incumbent Mary Lou Keel (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 2 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mary Lou Keel	100.0	1,485,583

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,485,583
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Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 5

General election

General election for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 5

Incumbent Scott Walker (R) defeated Dana Huffman (D) in the general election for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 5 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Scott Walker (R)	56.9	4,513,500
		Dana Huffman (D)	43.1	3,413,071

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,926,571
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 5

Dana Huffman (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 5 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dana Huffman	100.0	911,472

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 911,472
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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 5

Incumbent Scott Walker (R) defeated Clint Morgan (R) in the Republican primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 5 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Scott Walker	56.6	884,160
		Clint Morgan	43.4	677,504

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,561,664
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Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 6

General election

General election for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 6

Incumbent Jesse McClure (R) defeated Robert Johnson (D) in the general election for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 6 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jesse McClure (R)	57.2	4,526,307
		Robert Johnson (D)	42.8	3,383,705

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,910,012
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 6

Robert Johnson (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 6 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Robert Johnson	100.0	906,119

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 906,119
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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 6

Incumbent Jesse McClure (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 6 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jesse McClure	100.0	1,474,886

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Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 3

See also: Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2020

General election

General election for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 3

Incumbent Bert Richardson (R) defeated Elizabeth Davis Frizell (D) in the general election for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 3 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bert Richardson (R)	54.5	5,953,924
		Elizabeth Davis Frizell (D)	45.5	4,964,460

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,918,384
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 3

Elizabeth Davis Frizell (D) defeated Dan Wood (D) and William Demond (D) in the Democratic primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 3 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Elizabeth Davis Frizell	68.7	1,184,280
		Dan Wood	19.2	331,715
		William Demond	12.0	207,651

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,723,646
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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 3

Incumbent Bert Richardson (R) defeated Gina Parker (R) in the Republican primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 3 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bert Richardson	51.8	897,496
		Gina Parker	48.2	833,893

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,731,389
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Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 4

See also: Texas Supreme Court elections, 2020

General election

General election for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 4

Incumbent Kevin Patrick Yeary (R) defeated Tina Yoo Clinton (D) in the general election for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 4 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kevin Patrick Yeary (R)	54.8	5,974,016
		Tina Yoo Clinton (D)	45.2	4,924,207

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,898,223
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 4

Tina Yoo Clinton (D) defeated Steven Miears (D) in the Democratic primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 4 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tina Yoo Clinton	80.5	1,380,356
		Steven Miears	19.5	334,474

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,714,830
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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 4

Incumbent Kevin Patrick Yeary (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 4 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kevin Patrick Yeary	100.0	1,679,193

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Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 6

See also: Texas Supreme Court elections, 2020

General election

The general election scheduled for November 3, 2020, was canceled.

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary scheduled for March 3, 2020, was canceled.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Mike Snipes (D)

Republican primary

The Republican primary scheduled for March 3, 2020, was canceled.

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 9

See also: Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2020

General election

General election for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 9

Incumbent David Newell (R) defeated Brandon Birmingham (D) in the general election for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 9 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Newell (R)	55.3	6,015,909
		Brandon Birmingham (D)	44.7	4,863,142

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,879,051
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 9

Brandon Birmingham (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 9 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brandon Birmingham	100.0	1,570,444

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,570,444
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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 9

Incumbent David Newell (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 9 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Newell	100.0	1,676,841

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Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 7

General election

General election for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 7

Incumbent Barbara Hervey (R) defeated Ramona Franklin (D) in the general election for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 7 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Barbara Hervey (R)	54.2	4,429,113
		Ramona Franklin (D)	45.8	3,750,114

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,179,2270
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 7

Ramona Franklin (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 7 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Ramona Franklin

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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 7

Incumbent Barbara Hervey (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 7 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Barbara Hervey

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Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 8

General election

General election for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 8

Michelle Slaughter (R) defeated Mark Ash (L) in the general election for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 8 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michelle Slaughter (R)	74.7	4,760,576
		Mark Ash (L)	25.3	1,614,119

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,374,6950
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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 8

Michelle Slaughter (R) defeated Jay Brandon (R) and Dib Waldrip (R) in the Republican primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 8 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michelle Slaughter	52.8	666,763
	Submit photo	Jay Brandon	30.7	387,751
		Dib Waldrip	16.4	207,209

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 1,261,723
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Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Presiding Judge

General election

General election for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Presiding Judge

Incumbent Sharon Keller (R) defeated Maria T. Jackson (D) and William Bryan Strange (L) in the general election for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Presiding Judge on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sharon Keller (R)	52.2	4,288,913
		Maria T. Jackson (D)	45.5	3,734,179
	Submit photo	William Bryan Strange (L)	2.3	187,384

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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Presiding Judge

Maria T. Jackson (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Presiding Judge on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Maria T. Jackson

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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Presiding Judge

Incumbent Sharon Keller (R) defeated David Bridges (R) in the Republican primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Presiding Judge on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sharon Keller	52.1	671,361
		David Bridges	47.9	616,096

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Previous election results

2016

Main article: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals elections, 2016

Three seats on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals were on the general election ballot on November 8, 2016. These seats were held by Lawrence Meyers (D), Cheryl Johnson (R), and Michael Keasler (R) heading into the election. Each justice elected to the court serves a six-year term. The court had an 8-1 Republican majority heading into the election.

General election candidates

Place 2

■ Lawrence Meyers (D) (Incumbent)
■ Mary Lou Keel (R)
■ Mark Ash (Lib.)
■ Adam Reposa (Green)

Place 5

■ Betsy Johnson (D)
■ Scott Walker (R)
■ William Bryan Strange (Lib.)
■ Judith Sanders-Castro (Green)

Place 6

■ Robert D. Burns III (D)
■ Michael Keasler (R) (Incumbent)
■ Mark Bennett (Lib.)

Election results

November 8 general election

Mary Lou Keel (R) defeated incumbent Lawrence Meyers (D), Mark Ash (L), and Adam Reposa (G) in the general election for the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 2.

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 2, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Mary Lou Keel	54.88%	4,790,800
	Democratic	Lawrence Meyers Incumbent	40.05%	3,496,205
	Libertarian	Mark Ash	3.68%	321,568
	Green	Adam Reposa	1.39%	121,467
Total Votes (100% reporting)				8,730,040
Source: Texas Secretary of State Official Results

Scott Walker (Texas) defeated Betsy Johnson (Texas), William Bryan Strange and Judith Sanders-Castro in the general election for the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 5.

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 5, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Scott Walker (Texas)	54.75%	4,782,144
	Democratic	Betsy Johnson (Texas)	40.20%	3,511,950
	Libertarian	William Bryan Strange	2.84%	248,109
	Green	Judith Sanders-Castro	2.21%	192,913
Total Votes (100% reporting)				8,735,116
Source: Texas Secretary of State Official Results

Incumbent Michael Keasler defeated Robert D. Burns III and Mark Bennett (Texas) in the general election for the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 6.

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 6, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Michael Keasler Incumbent	54.97%	4,785,012
	Democratic	Robert D. Burns III	40.89%	3,558,844
	Libertarian	Mark Bennett (Texas)	4.14%	360,167
Total Votes (100% reporting)				8,704,023
Source: Texas Secretary of State Official Results

May 24 primary runoff

Place 2

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Republican Runoff, Place 2, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Mary Lou Keel	50.87%	184,405
	Republican	Ray Wheless	49.13%	178,114
Total Votes (100% Reporting)				362,519
Source: Texas Secretary of State Official Results

Place 5

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Republican Runoff, Place 5, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Scott Walker (Texas)	58.02%	206,922
	Republican	Brent Webster	41.98%	149,714
Total Votes (100% Reporting)				356,636
Source: Texas Secretary of State Official Results

March 1 primary election

Place 2

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 2, Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Mary Lou Keel	39.42%	785,448
	Republican	Ray Wheless	35.43%	705,909
	Republican	Chris Oldner	25.15%	501,063
Total Votes (100% Reporting)				1,992,420
Source: Texas Secretary of State Official Results

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 2, Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Lawrence Meyers Incumbent (unopposed)	100.00%	971,670
Total Votes (100% Reporting)				971,670
Source: Texas Secretary of State Official Results

Place 5

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 5, Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Scott Walker	41.48%	833,757
	Republican	Brent Webster	20.45%	411,119
	Republican	Steve Smith	19.60%	393,992
	Republican	Sid Harle	18.47%	371,303
Total Votes (100% Reporting)				2,010,171
Source: Texas Secretary of State Official Results

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 5, Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Betsy Johnson  (unopposed)	100.00%	985,406
Total Votes (100% Reporting)				985,406
Source: Texas Secretary of State Official Results

Place 6

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 6, Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Michael Keasler Incumbent	56.87%	1,102,194
	Republican	Richard Dean Davis	43.13%	835,758
Total Votes (100% Reporting)				1,937,952
Source: Texas Secretary of State Official Results

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 6, Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Robert D. Burns III  (unopposed)	100.00%	958,408
Total Votes (100% Reporting)				958,408
Source: Texas Secretary of State Official Results

2014

See also Texas judicial elections, 2014

Place 3

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
WaltherBarbara Walther	No	Republican	39.6%
BennettMark Bennett (Texas)	No	Libertarian		3.6%   D
GranbergJohn Granberg	No	Democratic	100%A	36.5%   D
RichardsonBert RichardsonA	No	Republican	60.4%A	59.8%   A

Place 4

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
YearyKevin Patrick YearyA	No	Republican	54.7%A	76.2%   A
DavisRichard Dean Davis	No	Republican	28.0%
Sanders-CastroJudith Sanders-Castro	No	Green		10.4%   D
ParkerQuanah Parker	No	Libertarian		13.3%   D
WoodJani Jo Wood	No	Republican	17.4%

Place 9

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
KirkendallWilliam Kirkendall	No	Republican	47.7%
StrangeWilliam Bryan Strange	No	Libertarian		13.1%   D
NewellDavid NewellA	No	Republican	52.3%A	78.3%   A

2012

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Place	Primary Vote	Election Vote
HerveyBarbara Hervey   A	Yes	Republican	Place 7	100%A	77.9%   A
AlcalaElsa Alcala   A	Yes	Republican	Place 8	100%A	78.1%   A
HamptonKeith Hampton	No	Democratic	Presiding Judge	100%A	41.2%   A
StottLance Stott	No	Libertarian	Presiding Judge		3.3%   A
BennettMark Bennett (Texas)	No	Libertarian	Place 6		22.1%   A
KellerSharon Keller   A	Yes	Republican		100%A	55.5%   A
StrangeWilliam Bryan Strange	No	Libertarian	Place 5		21.9%   A

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Footnotes

Texas courts

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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