Lucilla Najera
2023 - Present
2026
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Lucilla Najera (Democratic Party) is a judge for Precinct 5 of the El Paso County Justice of the Peace Court in Texas. She assumed office on January 1, 2023. Her current term ends on December 31, 2026.
Najera (Democratic Party) won election for the Precinct 5 judge of the El Paso County Justice of the Peace Court in Texas outright after the general election on November 8, 2022, was canceled.
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in El Paso County, Texas (2022)
General election
The general election was canceled. Lucilla Najera won election in the general election for El Paso County Justice of the Peace Precinct 5.
Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for El Paso County Justice of the Peace Precinct 5
Lucilla Najera defeated incumbent John Chatman in the Democratic primary runoff for El Paso County Justice of the Peace Precinct 5 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lucilla Najera | 62.0 | 1,783 |
| John Chatman | 38.0 | 1,091 | ||
| Total votes: 2,874 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for El Paso County Justice of the Peace Precinct 5
Lucilla Najera and incumbent John Chatman advanced to a runoff. They defeated Carmen Munoz and Eileen Marlin in the Democratic primary for El Paso County Justice of the Peace Precinct 5 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lucilla Najera | 37.1 | 1,935 |
| ✔ | John Chatman | 34.1 | 1,777 | |
| Carmen Munoz | 19.0 | 988 | ||
| Eileen Marlin | 9.8 | 513 | ||
| Total votes: 5,213 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Elia Garcia (D)
2018
General election
General election for El Paso County Justice of the Peace Precinct 5
Incumbent John Chatman won election in the general election for El Paso County Justice of the Peace Precinct 5 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Chatman (D) | 100.0 | 24,365 | |
| Total votes: 24,365 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for El Paso County Justice of the Peace Precinct 5
Incumbent John Chatman defeated Lucilla Najera in the Democratic primary runoff for El Paso County Justice of the Peace Precinct 5 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Chatman | 57.0 | 2,130 | |
| Lucilla Najera | 43.0 | 1,605 | |
| Total votes: 3,735 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for El Paso County Justice of the Peace Precinct 5
Incumbent John Chatman and Lucilla Najera advanced to a runoff. They defeated Kathryn Lucero in the Democratic primary for El Paso County Justice of the Peace Precinct 5 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Chatman | 42.1 | 3,265 | |
| ✔ | | Lucilla Najera | 30.0 | 2,327 |
 | Kathryn Lucero | 27.8 | 2,156 | |
| Total votes: 7,748 | |||
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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.[1]
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.[2]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Lucilla Najera did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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