Gina Palafox
Gina Palafox (Democratic Party) is a judge for Place 3 of theTexas Eighth District Court of Appeals. She assumed office on January 1, 2017. Her current term ends on December 31, 2030.
Palafox (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for the Place 3 judge of theTexas Eighth District Court of Appeals. She won in the general election onNovember 5, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2024
General election
General election for Texas Eighth District Court of Appeals Place 3
IncumbentGina Palafox won election in the general election for Texas Eighth District Court of Appeals Place 3 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Gina Palafox (D) | 100.0 | 173,569 | |
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 173,569 | ||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas Eighth District Court of Appeals Place 3
IncumbentGina Palafox advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Eighth District Court of Appeals Place 3 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Gina Palafox | 100.0 | 31,721 | |
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 31,721 | ||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2018
General election
General election for Texas Eighth District Court of Appeals Place 3
IncumbentGina Palafox won election in the general election for Texas Eighth District Court of Appeals Place 3 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Gina Palafox (D) | 100.0 | 164,938 | |
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas Eighth District Court of Appeals Place 3
IncumbentGina Palafox advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Eighth District Court of Appeals Place 3 on March 6, 2018.
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2016
- Main article:Texas judicial elections, 2016
Palafox challenged incumbent JusticeSteven Hughes for his seat on theTexas Eighth District Court of Appeals in the2016 elections. Like Hughes, Palafox is a registeredDemocrat. Hughes and Palafox faced off in a five-way primary election. NoRepublicans filed to run for the seat.[1] Palafox andMaria Ramirez were the top two finishers in the March 1 primary. Because neither candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote, they faced each other in a May 24 runoff. Palafox won. She was therefore unopposed in the November general election.
Election results
November 8 general election
| Texas Eighth District Court of Appeals, Place 3, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Gina Palafox (unopposed) | 100.00% | 176,147 | |
| Total Votes (100% reporting) | 176,147 | |||
| Source:Texas Secretary of State Official Results | ||||
May 24 primary runoff
| Texas Eighth District Court of Appeals Democratic Runoff, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Gina Palafox | 53.05% | 10,482 | |
| Democratic | Maria Ramirez | 46.95% | 9,277 | |
| Total Votes (100% Reporting) | 19,759 | |||
| Source:Texas Secretary of State Official Results | ||||
March 1 primary
| Texas Eighth District Court of Appeals, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Gina Palafox | 29.40% | 16,106 | |
| Democratic | Maria Ramirez | 26.38% | 14,452 | |
| Democratic | Steve HughesIncumbent | 16.81% | 9,207 | |
| Democratic | Robert Perez | 15.52% | 8,502 | |
| Democratic | Arturo Vazquez | 11.90% | 6,518 | |
| Total Votes (100% Reporting) | 54,785 | |||
| Source:Texas Secretary of State Official Results | ||||
Campaign themes
2024
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Campaign finance summary
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| Year | Office | Status | Contributions | Expenditures |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Texas Eighth District Court of Appeals Place 3 | Won general | $16,713 | $7,375 |
| Grand total | $16,713 | $7,375 | ||
| Sources:OpenSecrets, Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). | ||||
See also
2024 Elections
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by - | Texas Eighth District Court of Appeals Place 3 2017-Present | Succeeded by - |
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