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Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Judge Bert Richardson has won the Republican primary against challenger Gina Parker.

Richardson, the only incumbent judge on the high court who was facing a primary challenger, won 52% of the 1.71 million votes cast, compared with 48% of the vote that went to Parker.

Richardson's victory means he will be the Republican candidate in November to face off against the winner of the three-way race for the seat in the Democratic primary.

In that race, Elizabeth Davis Frizell became the Democratic candidate after winning 67% of the 1.5 million votes cast, compared with 19% of the vote for Dan Wood and 12% for William Pieratt Demond.

Here are the results of the other races for the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.

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Incumbent Republican Judge Kevin Patrick Yeary will face off against Democratic primary winner Tina Clinton in the November election.

Clinton, the current judge of Dallas County Criminal District Court No. 1, earned 1.19 million votes, or 80% of the ballot, compared with 297,520 votes to challenger Steven Miears, according to election results from the Texas Secretary of State's Office.

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It didn't take a primary election to decide who faces off in November for this seat. Both the Republican and Democratic candidates ran unopposed in their primaries.

The candidates are incumbent Judge David Newell on the Republican side, against Democratic contender Brandon Birmingham.


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