Texas local trial court judicial elections, 2024
- Main articles: State judicial elections, 2024 and Local trial court judicial elections, 2024
Ballotpedia provides comprehensive coverage of elections in America's 100 largest cities by population. This coverage extends to every office on the ballot for residents of these cities, including local trial court judges. In 2024, Ballotpedia covered the following local elections in this state:
- Arlington, Texas - City council
- Austin, Texas - Mayor and city council
- Corpus Christi, Texas - Mayor and city council
- El Paso, Texas - Mayor, city council, municipal court judge, and municipal court of appeals judge.
- Garland, Texas - City council
- Irving, Texas - City council
- Laredo, Texas - City council
- Lubbock, Texas - Mayor, city council, and municipal court judge
- Bexar County, Texas - Sheriff, tax assessor-collector, county commission, appraisal district, constables, water control and improvement district, district court judges, justices of the peace, and probate court judge
- Collin County, Texas - Sheriff, tax assessor-collector, county commission, appraisal district, constables, district court judges, and probate court judge
- Dallas County, Texas - Sheriff, tax assessor-collector, county commission, appraisal district, community college district, district court judges, and criminal district court judges
- Denton County, Texas - Sheriff, tax assessor-collector, county commission, appraisal district, constables, and district court judges
- El Paso County, Texas - County attorney, district attorney, sheriff, tax assessor-collector, county commission, appraisal district, constables, criminal court at law judge, criminal district court judges, and district court judges
- Fort Bend County, Texas - Attorney, sheriff, tax assessor-collector, county commission, appraisal district, constables, county court at law judge, district court judges, and justices of the peace
- Harris County, Texas - County attorney, district attorney, sheriff, tax assessor-collector, county commission, appraisal district, community college district, emergency services district, water control and improvement district, regional water authority district, constables, county department of education, county criminal court at law judges, district court judges, justices of the peace, and probate court judge
- Lubbock County, Texas - Sheriff, tax assessor-collector, county commission, appraisal district, constables, water conservation board, water control and improvement district board, and district court judges
- Nueces County, Texas - Attorney, sheriff, tax assessor-collector, county commission, appraisal district, community college district, constables, district court judges, and justices of the peace
- Tarrant County, Texas - Sheriff, tax assessor-collector, county commission, appraisal district, constables, criminal court district judges, and district court judges
- Travis County, Texas - County attorney, district attorney, sheriff, tax assessor-collector, county commission, appraisal district, community college district, limited district, municipal utility district, library district board, constables, county court at law judges, district court judges, justices of the peace judges, and probate court judges
- Webb County, Texas - County attorney, district attorney, sheriff, tax assessor-collector, county commission, appraisal district, community college district, constables, district court judges, and justices of the peace
- Williamson County, Texas - County attorney, district attorney, sheriff, tax assessor-collector, county commission, appraisal district, constables, court at law judge, and district court judges
- All other local elections by county
If the above list includes local trial court judgeships, click the links for more information about the elections. Click here to learn more about how the judges in this state are selected. Ballotpedia did not cover all local trial court judicial elections in this state in 2024. Please consider donating to Ballotpedia to help us expand our coverage of these elections.
Election rules
Primary election
Partisan primaries are held if even one candidate has filed for a position. To advance to the general election, a candidate must win a majority (over 50 percent) of the vote. If no candidate in a race wins the majority—as in cases where more than two candidates are competing for a seat—a runoff election is held between the top two candidates.[1][2]
Though Texas officially has closed primaries (requiring that voters declare party affiliation in advance in order to participate), the state's primaries are functionally open: registered voters may vote in any single party's primary if they have not voted in the primary of another party. The elections are closed, however, in that voters may not participate in the proceedings (a runoff primary or a convention) of another party thereafter.[1]
General election
The winning candidates from each major party's primary, as well as any additional minor party candidates, compete in a general election on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. If a candidate was unopposed in the general election, his or her name will still appear on the general election ballot.[1][3]
Additional elections
- See also: Texas elections, 2024
See also
| Local courts | Texas | Other local coverage |
|---|---|---|
 |
 |
 |
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The University of Texas at Austin: Texas Politics, "Winning Public Office: General Elections and Special Elections," January 29, 2014
- ↑ Texas Election Code, "Title 10, Sec. 172.003 and 172.004," accessed May 1, 2014
- ↑ Office of the Secretary of State, 1992-Current Election History (Select "2012 General" & "County Race"; then click "Anderson" to view sample results)
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
| ||||||||||
