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Sonya Aston
Sonya Aston (Republican Party) is a judge of the Texas 80th District Court. She assumed office on January 1, 2025. Her current term ends on December 31, 2028.
Aston (Republican Party) ran for election for judge of the Texas 80th District Court. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Sonya Aston earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Texas in 1986 and a J.D. from South Texas College in 1993.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2024)
General election
General election for Texas 80th District Court
Sonya Aston defeated incumbent Jeralynn Manor in the general election for Texas 80th District Court on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sonya Aston (R) | 50.0 | 731,731 |
 | Jeralynn Manor (D) | 50.0 | 731,084 | |
| Total votes: 1,462,815 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 80th District Court
Incumbent Jeralynn Manor advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas 80th District Court on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeralynn Manor | 100.0 | 137,667 |
| Total votes: 137,667 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas 80th District Court
Sonya Aston advanced from the Republican primary for Texas 80th District Court on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sonya Aston | 100.0 | 142,678 |
| Total votes: 142,678 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Aston in this election.
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2022)
General election
General election for Texas 157th District Court
Incumbent Tanya Garrison defeated Sonya Aston in the general election for Texas 157th District Court on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tanya Garrison (D) | 51.6 | 551,298 |
| Sonya Aston (R) | 48.4 | 517,866 | |
| Total votes: 1,069,164 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 157th District Court
Incumbent Tanya Garrison advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas 157th District Court on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tanya Garrison | 100.0 | 143,578 |
| Total votes: 143,578 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas 157th District Court
Sonya Aston advanced from the Republican primary for Texas 157th District Court on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sonya Aston | 100.0 | 142,673 |
| Total votes: 142,673 | |||
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2012
Aston ran for election to the 127th District Court, but was defeated by fellow Republican Russell Lloyd in the primary election. Lloyd will compete against incumbent R.K. Sandill in the general election.
- See also: Texas judicial elections, 2012
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Sonya Aston did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Sonya Aston completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Aston's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- A candidate for the 157th State Judicial District Court for the November 8, 2022 Election. Your time, money, family and community are very valuable and should be handled with courtesy, respect and without bias under the laws of this great nation and state.
- Recently, I was asked what was the most important case or issue of my career. The answer I gave was that every matter that was before me was an important issue to the parties involved, perhaps the most important issue of their lives. I am committed to treating every matter with importance, impartiality, and efficiency to provide the best opportunity for a fair outcome based on the principles of the laws of this great state and this nation.
- I have the leadership skills, experience, and dedication to provide the best to Harris County
Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
Education
Aston received her undergraduate degree from University of Texas at Austin and her J.D. from South Texas College of Law.[2]
Career
Aston is working as in-house counsel for the Harris County Tax Office. She began her career with the City of Houston doing construction litigation and environmental enforcement.[3]
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on August 29, 2022
- ↑ Martindale.com Profile
- ↑ Facebook Campaign Page
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
