Lina Hidalgo
Lina Hidalgo (Democratic Party) is the Harris County Judge in Texas. She assumed office on January 1, 2019. Her current term ends on December 31, 2026.
Hidalgo (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for Harris County Judge in Texas. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
Lina Hidalgo was born in Colombia. She earned a bachelor's degree from Stanford University. As of 2018, she was pursuing a joint degree in law and public policy from New York University and Harvard. Hidalgo's career experience includes working as a Spanish-English medical interpreter with the Texas Medical Center, and with the Texas Civil Rights Project.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2022)
General election
General election for Harris County Judge
Incumbent Lina Hidalgo defeated Alex Mealer and Naoufal Houjami in the general election for Harris County Judge on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lina Hidalgo (D) | 50.8 | 552,903 | |
| Alex Mealer (R) | 49.2 | 534,720 | ||
| Naoufal Houjami (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 241 | ||
| Total votes: 1,087,864 | ||||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Harris County Judge
Alex Mealer defeated Vidal Martinez in the Republican primary runoff for Harris County Judge on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Alex Mealer | 75.4 | 85,778 | |
| Vidal Martinez | 24.6 | 27,952 | ||
| Total votes: 113,730 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Harris County Judge
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Harris County Judge on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lina Hidalgo | 70.3 | 113,845 | |
| Erica Davis | 14.7 | 23,878 | ||
| Georgia Provost | 6.2 | 10,071 | ||
| Maria Garcia | 3.7 | 6,058 | ||
| Kevin Howard | 2.9 | 4,635 | ||
| Ahmad Hassan | 2.1 | 3,412 | ||
| Total votes: 161,899 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Harris County Judge
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Harris County Judge on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Alex Mealer | 29.5 | 50,435 | |
| ✔ | Vidal Martinez | 25.9 | 44,216 | |
| Martina Lemond Dixon | 15.2 | 25,912 | ||
| Randy Kubosh | 9.6 | 16,388 | ||
| Warren Howell | 7.8 | 13,346 | ||
| Oscar Gonzales | 4.3 | 7,316 | ||
| Robert Dorris | 4.1 | 7,036 | ||
| George Zoes | 2.5 | 4,287 | ||
| H.Q. Bolanos | 1.2 | 2,008 | ||
| Total votes: 170,944 | ||||
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2018
General election
General election for Harris County Judge
Lina Hidalgo defeated incumbent Ed Emmett and Eric Gatlin in the general election for Harris County Judge on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lina Hidalgo (D) | 49.8 | 595,221 | |
| Ed Emmett (R) | 48.2 | 575,944 | ||
| Eric Gatlin (L) | 2.1 | 24,634 | ||
| Total votes: 1,195,799 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Harris County Judge
Lina Hidalgo advanced from the Democratic primary for Harris County Judge on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lina Hidalgo | 100.0 | 131,511 | |
| Total votes: 131,511 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Harris County Judge
Incumbent Ed Emmett advanced from the Republican primary for Harris County Judge on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ed Emmett | 100.0 | 122,247 | |
| Total votes: 122,247 | ||||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Lina Hidalgo did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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