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Doug Robison
Doug Robison was a judge of the Texas 393rd District Court. He assumed office on January 1, 2009. He left office on December 10, 2023.
Robison (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 26th Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on March 5, 2024.
Biography
Robison received his J.D. from Villanova Law School.[1] Prior to his election, he worked in private practice for the firms Robison & Robison, McCauley, MacDonald, Love & Devin, and Page & Addison.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Texas' 26th Congressional District election, 2024
Texas' 26th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Republican primary)
Texas' 26th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 26
Brandon Gill defeated Ernest Lineberger III and Phil Gray in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 26 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Brandon Gill (R) | 62.1 | 241,096 |
 | Ernest Lineberger III (D)  | 35.7 | 138,558 | |
 | Phil Gray (L) | 2.3 | 8,773 | |
| Total votes: 388,427 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 26
Ernest Lineberger III advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 26 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ernest Lineberger III | 100.0 | 18,308 |
| Total votes: 18,308 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Kelvin Leaphart (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 26
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 26 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brandon Gill | 58.4 | 49,876 |
 | Scott Armey | 14.5 | 12,400 | |
 | John Huffman | 10.0 | 8,559 | |
 | Luisa Del Rosal | 4.6 | 3,949 | |
 | Doug Robison | 3.5 | 2,999 | |
 | Mark Rutledge | 2.5 | 2,130 | |
 | Joel Krause | 2.3 | 1,959 | |
 | Neena Biswas | 1.9 | 1,665 | |
 | Burt Thakur | 1.1 | 975 | |
 | Vlad De Franceschi | 0.7 | 572 | |
 | Jason Kergosien | 0.4 | 366 | |
| Total votes: 85,450 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 26
Phil Gray advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 26 on March 23, 2024.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Phil Gray (L) |
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Robison in this election.
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Denton County, Texas (2020)
General election
General election for Texas 393rd District Court
Incumbent Doug Robison won election in the general election for Texas 393rd District Court on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Doug Robison (R) | 100.0 | 278,182 |
| Total votes: 278,182 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas 393rd District Court
Incumbent Doug Robison advanced from the Republican primary for Texas 393rd District Court on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Doug Robison | 100.0 | 48,362 |
| Total votes: 48,362 | |||
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2016
Texas held general elections for local judicial offices on November 8, 2016. A primary election took place on March 1, 2016. A primary runoff election was held on May 24, 2016, for any seat where the top vote recipient did not receive a majority of the primary vote.[2] Incumbent Doug Robison ran unopposed in the Texas 393rd District Court Republican primary.[3]
| Texas 393rd District Court, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
 Doug Robison Incumbent | ||
Incumbent Doug Robison defeated Evan Stone in the Texas 393rd District Court general election.
| Texas 393rd District Court, General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Doug Robison Incumbent |
63.71% | 183,915 | |
| Democratic | Evan Stone | 36.29% | 104,763 | |
| Total Votes | 288,678 | |||
| Source: Denton County, Texas, "Official Results," accessed December 15, 2016 | ||||
Selection method
- See also: Partisan election of judges
The judges of the Texas District Courts are chosen in partisan elections. They serve four-year terms, after which they must run for re-election if they wish to continue serving.[4]
Though Texas is home to more than 400 district courts, the courts are grouped into nine administrative judicial regions. Each region is overseen by a presiding judge who is appointed by the governor to a four-year term. According to the state courts website, the presiding judge may be a "regular elected or retired district judge, a former judge with at least 12 years of service as a district judge, or a retired appellate judge with judicial experience on a district court."[5]
Qualifications
To serve on the district courts, a judge must be:
- a U.S. citizen;
- a resident of Texas;
- licensed to practice law in the state;
- between the ages of 25 and 75;*[6]
- a practicing lawyer and/or state judge for at least four years; and
- a resident of his or her respective judicial district for at least two years.[4]
*While no judge older than 74 may run for office, sitting judges who turn 75 are permitted to continue serving until their term expires.[4]
2012
- See also: Texas judicial elections, 2012
Robison was re-elected without opposition to the 393rd District Court.[7]
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Doug Robison did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Doug Robison did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 LinkedIn Profile
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 18, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed December 18, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Texas," archived October 3, 2014
- ↑ Texas Courts Online, "Administrative Judicial Regions," accessed September 12, 2014
- ↑ Texas State Historical Association, "Judiciary," accessed September 12, 2014
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2012 General Election Results," November 6, 2012
