Lucia Bates

This page was last updated during the official's most recent election or appointment. Please contact us with any updates.

Lucia Bates

Democratic Party

Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 3 Place 2

Tenure

2019 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

6

Report an officeholder change

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 8, 2022

Contact

Campaign website

Campaign Facebook

Personal Instagram

Lucia Bates (Democratic Party) is a judge for Precinct 3 Place 2 of the Harris County Justices of the Peace in Texas. She assumed office on January 1, 2019. Her current term ends on December 31, 2026.

Bates (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for the Precinct 3 Place 2 judge of the Harris County Justices of the Peace in Texas. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Elections

2022

See also: Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2022)

General election

General election for Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 3 Place 2

Incumbent Lucia Bates defeated Denise Graves in the general election for Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 3 Place 2 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lucia Bates (D)	53.6	41,252
	Submit photo	Denise Graves (R)	46.4	35,742

---

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 76,994
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 3 Place 2

Incumbent Lucia Bates defeated Ashleigh Roberson and Herbert Sanchez in the Democratic primary for Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 3 Place 2 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lucia Bates	51.6	6,820
	Submit photo	Ashleigh Roberson	32.1	4,238
		Herbert Sanchez	16.3	2,160

---

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 13,218
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 3 Place 2

Denise Graves advanced from the Republican primary for Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 3 Place 2 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Denise Graves	100.0	9,641

---

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,641
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

2018

General election

General election for Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 3 Place 2

Lucia Bates won election in the general election for Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 3 Place 2 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lucia Bates (D)	100.0	57,528

---

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 57,528
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 3 Place 2

Lucia Bates defeated incumbent Don Coffey in the Democratic primary for Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 3 Place 2 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lucia Bates	52.4	6,117
	Submit photo	Don Coffey	47.6	5,556

---

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 11,673
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Selection method

The members of the Texas Justice of the Peace Courts are elected in partisan elections and serve four-year terms. They are elected in a precinct-wide election.

To serve as a justice of the peace, justices must complete a 40-hour course on relevant duties within one year of his or her election. They must also complete a similar 20-hour course each year they continue to serve.

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Lucia Bates did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

See also

2022 Elections

What's on the ballot? U.S. Congress U.S. Congress special elections State executives State legislatures State courts Ballot measures Municipal government School boards Election analysis hub

Government

Who represents me? U.S. Congress State executives State legislators State courts Ballot measures Municipal government School boards

Newsletters

The Heart of the Primaries The Daily Brew The Weekly Brew The Ballot Bulletin Checks and Balances Economy and Society Hall Pass Number of the Day Robe & Gavel Union Station

External links

Search Google News for this topic

Candidate

Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 3 Place 2

Website

Facebook

Personal

Instagram