J.R. Harris

This page was current at the end of the individual's last campaign covered by Ballotpedia. Please contact us with any updates.

J.R. Harris

---

Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

March 6, 2018

Contact

Campaign Facebook

J.R. Harris (Republican Party) ran for election for the Precinct 5 Place 2 judge of the Harris County Justices of the Peace in Texas. Harris lost in the Republican primary on March 6, 2018.

Elections

2018

General election

General election for Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 5 Place 2

Incumbent Jeff Williams won election in the general election for Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 5 Place 2 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jeff Williams (R)	100.0	181,948

---

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 181,948
= 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 runoff election

Republican primary runoff for Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 5 Place 2

Incumbent Jeff Williams defeated Mike Wolfe in the Republican primary runoff for Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 5 Place 2 on May 22, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jeff Williams	51.8	6,275
		Mike Wolfe	48.2	5,848

---

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 12,123
= 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 5 Place 2

Mike Wolfe and incumbent Jeff Williams advanced to a runoff. They defeated J.R. Harris in the Republican primary for Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 5 Place 2 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mike Wolfe	46.0	16,981
✔		Jeff Williams	36.6	13,482
	Submit photo	J.R. Harris	17.4	6,414

---

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 36,877
= 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.

See also

• Courts in Texas
• Local trial court judicial elections, 2018
• Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2018)

External links

• Search Google News for this topic
• Texas Secretary of State Elections Division

Footnotes

Texas courts

---

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