Elizabeth Kerr
2017 - Present
2028
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Elizabeth Kerr (Republican Party) is a judge for Place 3 of the Texas Second District Court of Appeals. She assumed office on January 1, 2017. Her current term ends on December 31, 2028.
Kerr (Republican Party) ran for re-election for the Place 3 judge of the Texas Second District Court of Appeals. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Elections
2022
See also: Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
General election
General election for Texas Second District Court of Appeals Place 3
Incumbent Elizabeth Kerr defeated Delonia Watson in the general election for Texas Second District Court of Appeals Place 3 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Elizabeth Kerr (R) | 60.8 | 654,798 | |
| Delonia Watson (D) | 39.2 | 421,853 | ||
| Total votes: 1,076,651 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas Second District Court of Appeals Place 3
Delonia Watson advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Second District Court of Appeals Place 3 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Delonia Watson | 100.0 | 94,747 | |
| Total votes: 94,747 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Second District Court of Appeals Place 3
Incumbent Elizabeth Kerr advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Second District Court of Appeals Place 3 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Elizabeth Kerr | 100.0 | 208,586 | |
| Total votes: 208,586 | ||||
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Campaign finance
2016
Kerr ran for a seat on the Texas Second District Court of Appeals in the 2016 elections. Incumbent Justice Anne Gardner (R) did not seek re-election in 2016. Kerr and Dabney Bassel were the top two finishers in the March 1 Republican primary. Because neither received more than 50 percent of the vote, they faced each other in a May 24 runoff. Kerr won. No Democrats filed to run for Gardner's seat.[1]
Election results
November 8 general election
| Texas Second District Court of Appeals, Place 3, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Elizabeth Kerr (unopposed) |
100.00% | 792,185 | |
| Total Votes (100% reporting) | 792,185 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State Official Results | ||||
May 24 primary runoff
| Texas Second District Court of Appeals Republican Runoff, Seat 3, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Elizabeth Kerr |
54.83% | 25,628 | |
| Republican | Dabney Bassel | 45.17% | 21,116 | |
| Total Votes (100% Reporting) | 46,744 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State Official Results | ||||
March 1 primary election
| Texas Second District Court of Appeals, Seat 3, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Elizabeth Kerr |
33.15% | 89,272 | |
| Republican | Dabney Bassel |
18.83% | 50,706 | |
| Republican | Andy Porter | 18.81% | 50,656 | |
| Republican | Bill Ray | 17.28% | 46,532 | |
| Republican | Mary Johndroe | 11.94% | 32,158 | |
| Total Votes (100% Reporting) | 269,324 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State Official Results | ||||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Elizabeth Kerr did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Texas Second District Court of Appeals Place 3 |
Officeholder Texas Second District Court of Appeals Place 3 |
Footnotes
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
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