Libby Wiedermann

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Libby Wiedermann (Republican Party) ran for election for judge of the Texas 226th District Court. Wiedermann lost in the Republican primary runoff on May 22, 2018.

Wiedermann was a 2016 candidate for the Texas 175th District Court in Texas.^[1] Wiedermann lost in the general election on November 8, 2016.

Biography

Libby Wiedermann was born in San Antonio, Texas and graduated from Clark High School. She earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Texas at Austin and a J.D. degree from St. Mary's University School of Law. Her career experience includes teaching criminal law at San Antonio College and UT San Antonio, working as an assistant criminal district attorney at the Bexar County District Attorney's Office, and as the owner of the Law Office of Libby L. Wiedermann.^[2][3]

Elections

2018

General election

General election for Texas 226th District Court

Velia Meza defeated Todd McCray in the general election for Texas 226th District Court on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Velia Meza (D)	57.3	305,545
		Todd McCray (R)	42.7	227,963

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 533,508
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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for Texas 226th District Court

Todd McCray defeated Libby Wiedermann in the Republican primary runoff for Texas 226th District Court on May 22, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Todd McCray	50.5	12,417
		Libby Wiedermann	49.5	12,178

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 24,595
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas 226th District Court

Velia Meza defeated Joel Perez in the Democratic primary for Texas 226th District Court on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Velia Meza	65.9	49,552
		Joel Perez	34.1	25,688

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 75,240
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas 226th District Court

Libby Wiedermann and Todd McCray advanced to a runoff. They defeated Kristen Mulliner and David P. Martin in the Republican primary for Texas 226th District Court on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Libby Wiedermann	27.6	15,339
✔		Todd McCray	26.7	14,828
		Kristen Mulliner	23.7	13,195
		David P. Martin	22.0	12,209

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 55,571
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2016

See also: Texas local trial court judicial elections, 2016

Texas held general elections for local judicial offices on November 8, 2016. A primary election took place on March 1, 2016. A primary runoff election was held on May 24, 2016, for any seat where the top vote recipient did not receive a majority of the primary vote.^[4] Libby Wiedermann ran unopposed in the Texas 175th District Court Republican primary.^[1]

Texas 175th District Court, Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Libby Wiedermann  (unopposed)	100.00%	83,585
Total Votes		83,585
Source: Bexar County, Texas, "2016 Joint Primary Elections," accessed March 2, 2016

Catherine Torres-Stahl defeated Libby Wiedermann in the Texas 175th District Court general election.

Texas 175th District Court, General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Catherine Torres-Stahl	55.32%	312,626
	Republican	Libby Wiedermann	44.68%	252,545
Total Votes				565,171
Source: Bexar County, Texas, "Official Results," November 16, 2016

Selection method

See also: Partisan election of judges

Judges of the county courts are elected in partisan elections by the county they serve and serve four-year terms, with vacancies filled by a vote of the county commissioners.^[5]

Qualifications
To serve on a county court, a judge must:^[5]

• be at least 25 years old;
• be a resident of his or her respective county for at least two years; and
• have practiced law or served as a judge for at least four years preceding the election.

See also

• Courts in Texas
• Local trial court judicial elections, 2018
• Local trial court judicial elections, 2016

External links

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• Campaign website
• Campaign Facebook page
• LinkedIn page
• Texas Secretary of State Elections Division
• Texas Judicial Branch

Footnotes