JP3 35,847 40,620 1,612 8 HD147 8,809 36,618 1,383 A Harris County GOP judicial candidate who narrowly lost is contesting For those of you whose memories stretch back as far as 2018, yes those were the three best races for Dems after the Beto-Cruz race for Senate as well. HD130 46,537 18,686 In the meantime, let me know what you think. Wyatt 1,950 2,110 0 2,258 JP6 5,243 17,412 These election contests are frivolous attempts to overturn the votes of more than a million residents in the third largest county in the country. More or less the same story here, with the distinction between Houston and not-Houston being smaller than in prior years. 2016 bad counties 105K to 112K 2023-00952; Nile Copeland v. Judge Latosha Lewis Payne. After the introductions in a room at the local community college, a family member started with the groups main question: Will the Legislature raise the minimum age to purchase an assault-style weapon from 18 to 21? Harris County 208th Criminal District Court Judge: incumbent Greg Glass and challengers Beverly Armstrong and Kim McTorry. Both sides of this argument are defensible, so it really is a question of whether SCOTx wants to step in now or just wait for the inevitable lawsuit later. That is slightly less than it was in 2018, the last year of straight ticket voting, when nearly 97% of the people who voted cast ballots in these races, plus the two countywide HCDE races; to put it another way, the undervote rate in these races was generally between 2.5 and 3 percent. Not a surprise, but an aggressive position to take. With the exception of one provision calling for the creation of a city justice director, Segovia said the proposals elements are all inconsistent with state law.. Hegar 185,671 324,329 37.58% 54.52% While there are no challenges on the Republican ballot in the Texas Primary Election, there are plenty on the Democratic ballot. ============================= Every candidate is invited to join in the conversation and asked questions based on the jurisdiction where they are seeking office. If passed, the secretary of states office would change from being a guide and resource for election workers to being an auditor that can investigate and fire them. Thats somebody thats supposed to have better acumen and better results than elected officials, but the reverse has been proven to be true in Harris County, Bettencourt said. JP3 44.25% 53.43% 2.33% But really, a good horse laugh is all you need. 13 Cause No. CC1 65,204 204,223 7,257 I dont have the data to make a judgment about that, but the possibility certainly exists. I wish them all the best anyway. CD08 50.26% 49.73% 0.02% Last in line for the state courts are the Family Courts, also in numerical order. 4. HD126 37,148 21,466 HD144 47.22% 52.78% HD141 17.99% 78.82% 3.20% HD137 40.42% 59.54% 0.04% Judge Lunceford previously served on the bench, so I trust she understands the seriousness of asking a court to disregard the votes of over a million residents across Harris County," Menefee said. 2015 979,401 2,054,717 47.67% JP6 22.21% 70.15% 5.65% 1.98% HD133 35,123 24,187 1,043 Republican judicial candidate Erin Lunceford filed a petition Wednesday seeking a new election in Harris County's 189th judicial district court race after losing by 2,743 votes out of more than 1 million ballots cast. There are also a lot of offices that include parts of Harris and parts of one or more neighbors: CDs 02 and 22, SBOE6, SDs 07 and 17, and all of the Firth and 14th Courts of Appeal benches, of which there will be ten Democratic incumbents on the ballot next year. Not too surprisingly, what we see in all three of these races ismore votes for the Republican candidate and fewer votes for the Democrat across the precincts, with a couple of exceptions here and there. ELECTION MAP: See if your Harris County neighborhood voted for Greg Abbott or Beto O'Rourke in the 2022 midterms. The League of Women Voters of Texas in astatement last weeksaid such legislation, if passed, is fraught for potential abuse, infringes on the rights of county governments to select their own elections administrator, and demeans the meaning of local governance.. San Antonio had previously passed an ordinance that recommends that no local funds be used to investigate criminal charges related to abortions. HD134 39.36% 57.68% 1.90% 1.05% In 2022, the county passed a shortened seven-month budget that was in effect until the new schedule began in October. Even in the case of the loser who lost to DaSean Jones by 449 votes, its extremely hard to imagine there could have been enough people who encountered problems and could not vote anywhere else and would have voted for the loser to make a difference. CD29 33.51% 66.46% 0.03% This is intended to help introduce the candidates and their experiences to those who plan to vote in March. CD38 170,772 87,662 46 Matthew Dexter is represented by Elizabeth Alvarez. JP7 15.67% 81.91% 2.42% HD133 36,909 23,379 11 The website, called Hard to Vote, leads with a recorded message from McIngvale: Do you believe you were denied the opportunity to vote in the November 2022 election? HD146 8,914 32,076 990 0 189th Judicial District CC4 114,966 121,049 5,955 CC4 112,533 119,027 6,359 3,012 Ferrell has served as a member of the Board for the Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association since 2017. The Current has more. HD131 6,206 24,390 JP1 30.90% 66.43% 2.68% HD134 39.59% 58.92% 1.48% 0.01% So thats why we have charter cities that have this authority to adopt their own charters and decide their own laws.. MY 2022 DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY JUDICIAL ENDORSEMENTS - Robert J. Fickman Harvey is currently assigned to the Major Offenders Division where she tries cases and is on-call to assist the police in investigations and writing warrants. Something like this was surely inevitable. Please help. Judicial candidates. If anyone on the Republican side thought that the other Democratic judges might become collateral damage, theres no evidence to support that. JP4 54.96% 42.53% 2.51% HD138 52.98% 44.60% 2.42% SD06 45,259 81,877 39 HD137 35.94% 61.06% 3.00% That is nonsense and not our job.. HD139 11,536 31,304 1,246 The 2022 Texas Primary Election is fast approaching. HD149 37.11% 60.69% 2.21% None of the other Texas cities where decriminalization initiatives have been approved Elgin, Denton, San Marcos and Austin has faced litigation. Going into the rules debate, most attention was on the subject of committee chairs, who have the power to advance legislation or block it from being taken up by the full House. HD128 32,447 13,641 Morton left the Harris County DAs office to open a criminal defense practice, where he accepted appointments to represent indigent defendants. Theyre either for the initiatives or they just want to put it up to a vote because they think that this is something we should vote on.. McIngvale, who was a major donor supporting Republican candidates, including County Judge Lina Hidalgos opponentAlexandra del Moral Mealer,now appears to be searching for just that. HD148 45.64% 54.36% JP5 52.14% 47.86% 17 Cause No. Maybe a strategy that attempts to maximize Democratic turnout overall we have already discussed how Dems fell short in this election on that front would make them less likely to cross over, even for Republicans they dont approve of. One year later, there have been no arrests or charges filed related to the case. The same is true for 2018, except with the exact opposite result: 2018 bad counties 83K to 90K CC1 26.13% 71.58% 2.28% 0.01% A senior adviser to Cruz, granted anonymity to speak candidly, said he plans to make his formal Senate run announcement within the first half of the year. HD146 9,455 31,723 Judicial Q&A: Angela Lancelin - Off the Kuff (*as of 12/5/2021), Education: University of Houston and South Texas College of Law. I know the job title is Harris County Dem Party Chair, but we abut a lot of other counties, and in quite a few places the development just sprawls over the border, making the distinction between the two of lesser value. =================================== It would also ostensibly ban the use of chokeholds by police, ban the use of no-knock warrants, create additional requirements to obtain a search warrant, and remove the officers discretion in whether to issue a citation or arrest for some low-level crimes. JP8 46,854 29,698 2,230 Erin Lunceford is represented by Andy Taylor. Phelan has said he will appoint roughly the same proportion of Democratic chairs as last session, but it remains to be seen whether theyll be appointed to lead any powerful or coveted committees. HD134 35,653 45,142 16 HD128 71.53% 28.47% Under Hegars calculations, Heaps annualized budget would have been about $48.9 million over 12 months nearly $2.3 million more than the $46.7 million figure calculated by the county. We start with 2016. This makes sense to me, but as it agrees with my priors, Id like to check it. In 2018, Sanchez joined the offices Post-Conviction Writs division where he currently serves by investigating claims made by convicted persons challenging the legality of their convictions. As happened last fall, Hegar and County Administrator David Berry have used different methods to project out Heaps seven-month budget to a full year. Several Democratic and Republican candidates are gunning for the top position of the largest county in Texas. The high score with these three is Jay Klebergs 51.11%. Lets make it a little less hard for these Dems who clearly and correctly won their races. Im being deliberately provocative here because I think this is urgent and I want people to see the dangers. Phelan was one of the few lawmakers to address the Uvalde shooting when the legislative session began Tuesday, promising sensible, meaningful change. Republican leaders have focused on bolstering mental health resources and improving the physical defenses of schools both of which have bipartisan support as the session starts. As such, if we have the same rate of turnout as we did in 2015, we would see over 311K Houston voters from Harris County, or more than a 40K increase from 2015. CD36 62.72% 37.26% 0.02% Harris County General Election 2022 - University of Houston Dan Patrick joked. Judge Hidalgo is represented by Neal Manne. HD148 41.25% 55.89% 2.86% Beto 317,736 277,917 63.43% 46.22% They start with the appellate courts, the 1st and 14th for those of us in Harris County, then the District Courts in numerical order, which means that Criminal District Courts and Civil District Courts are mixed together. CC3 63.17% 36.83% US Representative, District 36: Jon Haire. The Record-Chronicle requested demographic information on the citations from the Denton police Tuesday afternoon. Christian D. Menefee (@CDMenefee) 1:38 PM 11 January 2023. Election 2022 Voters' Guide: Who's Running for Judge in Texas? DECISION 2022: Primary election results for local races in Harris County and surrounding counties Published: March 1, 2022, 1:39 PM Updated: March 2, 2022, 10:02 PM Tags: Decision 2022 , Texas . JP1 34.60% 63.28% 2.12% 0.01% HD141 18.77% 81.23% Andy Taylor, general counsel for the Harris County GOP, is representing Lunceford. =============================================== We should find ways to collaborate and cooperate to help our candidates in these races. The Evaluation results for each judge appear on a separate page. City Council will call for the election, which will include council district seats and other local elections, during its Feb. 16 meeting. So as a public service to you, and as my way of telling the candidates what will influence my vote, these are my priorities for the next HCDP Chair. JP3 46.85% 53.15% At issue is a new state law passed by the GOP-controlled Legislature,Senate Bill 23, that bars large counties from cutting law enforcement spending without getting approval from voters. JP2 23,249 29,149 10 In all likelihood, these votes would more or less split fifty-fifty, as a microcosm of the larger election, but lets go ahead and assume the friendly turf claim as well. Harris County, Texas (Judicial) - Ballotpedia Closely Vetting All 2022 Judicial Candidates Regardless of their Of the bright red counties, six of them are small, and while they have steadily become redder over the years, the net effect is fairly small. The fee cant be lowered due to appearance of impropriety issues. Dist Paxton% Garza% Lib% San Antonio City Council approved it for the ballot as is, which was also as expected. ======================= 33K to 35K in 2020. Harris County 248th Criminal District Court Judge: incumbent Hilary Unger and challenger Linda Mazzagatti. Beto versus the spread Were evaluating the lawsuit and will let the courts sort it out.. JP7 12,266 66,242 I took the average number of votes each partys candidates got in these races I omitted the one Appellate Court race that had a third candidate in it so that wed have a cleaner comparison and the average vote percentage for each group, which you see in the table. She now manages McTorry Law, PLLC, where she is a criminal defense attorney. HD139 12,258 30,317 1,025 1 2022-2023 Chair: Diana Gomez, Chamberlain Hrdlicka For more information on this committee, contact Maggie Martin at maggiem@hba.org or 346-471-3428. HD141 17.53% 79.15% 3.32% CC4 115,464 120,671 JP6 25.54% 74.43% 0.02% HD135 39.89% 57.75% 2.36% Harris County election results 2022: County judge, commissioners Beck and fellow council members Vicki Byrd and Brandon Chase McGee encouraged city staff and other council members to follow the will of the voters and allow the courts to decide what can and cant be implemented. HD130 66.73% 30.70% 2.57% Authored by state Rep. Tom Oliverson and state Sen. Paul Bettencourt, both Harris County Republicans, the bills are among several already filed this legislative session in reaction to the long lines, late openings and reports of shortages of ballot paper on Election Day inHarris County. SD18 51.69% 48.30% 0.01% HD140 30.03% 63.27% 5.24% 1.46% They may have drawn some support from people who otherwise voted Republican, or they got more people who might have been skipping other judicial races to push their buttons. HD129 59.21% 40.79% JP4 174,354 120,349 Martin represented clients in both state and federal courts, and has argued cases before the Texas Courts of Appeal throughout the state, as well as the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. As for Whitmire, what this means is that if hes elected Mayor this year, things will be messy in SD15 the next year. While the substance of this proposed charter amendment conflicts with multiple substantive provisions of state law, this mandamus proceeding concerns a procedural problem: the charter amendment plainly violates Texas laws longstanding prohibition on municipal charter amendments that contain more than one subject, Stone wrote. A proposed City Charter amendment that seeks to ban police from using no-knock warrants and chokeholds, as well as expand the citys cite-and-release policy for low-level, nonviolent crimes, has enough certified signatures supporting it to appear on the ballot in San Antonios May municipal election. HD134 34.64% 63.12% 2.24% From the inbox, sent to me by former HD133 candidate Sandra Moore: Below is a list of the judges and electeds being sued by the Republicans. Early voting results will be released at 7 p.m. CST on March 1, 2022. JP8 62.50% 37.50%, Dist Mealer Hidalgo W-I State judicial elections, 2022 - Ballotpedia His claims, which the story notes he does not try to verify, arent worth the effort to copy and paste, but this tidbit caught my eye: Without citing any examples of disenfranchised voters, the petition asks the court to declare the elections office made mistakes substantial enough to affect the outcome of the election. HD135 17,174 23,491 HD142 27.04% 72.96% And as you can see, while there is that dip in percentage that we have discussed for the county criminal courts, it bounces right back for the probate courts. None of us. State Representatives. This post is about the first three, and those are the races for Lite Guv, Attorney General, and Ag Commissioner. Mark Herman, Constable Precinct 4 HD139 27.65% 68.39% 2.68% 1.27% She is 1 of 17 elected Harris County Dem. 2023-00927; Bruce Bain v. Judge Corey Sepolio. Mike Collier and Rochelle Garza both had leads against them of just over 100K votes, right in line with Betos lead against Abbott. JP1 34.97% 62.30% 2.73% He also wants to review the systems new online mail ballot tracker and ensure its working properly. CC1 71,640 196,243 6,241 17 They added that Cruz would make additional staff hires during that period and that hes already started raising money, including revamping completely the small-dollar operation. Cruz currently has $3.4 million cash on hand. Im here to tell you, because Ive looked at this before, the undervote rate in City Council races is much higher than that, and thats a much shorter ballot. Harris County is the big problem, said state Sen. Paul Bettencourt, a Houston Republican who plans to file close to a dozen election bills this legislative session. And that brings us to Julian Castro, whose name has certainly been mentioned as a possible statewide candidate before. But Speaker Dade Phelan, R-Beaumont, and his allies moved successfully Wednesday to prevent the matter from even getting to a vote on the floor. Dist Buck% Kleberg% Grn% W-I% Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo tries to win re-election but faces a challenge from Republican Alexandra . Its not hard to imagine him as a deputy whip or a powerful committee chair in a couple of cycles. HD142 24.89% 72.10% 3.00% CC4 117,014 119,504 However, state law does not prevent the county from providing the records, but rather gives the county discretion to decide.