Russ Ridgway

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Russ Ridgway

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Republican Party

Prior offices

Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 5 Place 1

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 3, 2020

Russ Ridgway (Republican Party) was a judge for Precinct 5 Place 1 of the Harris County Justices of the Peace in Texas. Ridgway assumed office in 2003. Ridgway left office on December 31, 2020.

Ridgway (Republican Party) ran for re-election for the Precinct 5 Place 1 judge of the Harris County Justices of the Peace in Texas. Ridgway lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.

## Contents

* 1 Elections
* 1.1 2020
* 1.2 2016
* 2 Campaign themes
* 2.1 2020
* 3 See also
* 4 External links
* 5 Footnotes

## Elections[edit]

### 2020[edit]

Note: After the filing deadline for this election, Eman Afshar's application was declared to be invalid. Because Afshar was disqualified from the race after December 10, 2019, his name remained on the ballot, but votes cast for him did not count. Once his votes were disregarded, Israel Garcia received more than a majority of votes cast in the Democratic primary, which allowed him to advance to the general election without a primary runoff.[1]

See also: Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2020)

General election

##### General election for Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 5 Place 1

Israel Garcia Jr. defeated incumbent Russ Ridgway in the general election for Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 5 Place 1 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate

Votes

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| Israel Garcia Jr. (D) |

51.4

| 214,542

| Russ Ridgway (R)  |

48.6

| 202,592

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2

| Total votes: 417,134

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Republican primary runoff election

#####  Republican primary runoff for Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 5 Place 1

Incumbent Russ Ridgway defeated Mike Wolfe in the Republican primary runoff for Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 5 Place 1 on July 14, 2020.

Candidate

Votes

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| Russ Ridgway |

65.8

| 13,367

| Mike Wolfe |

34.2

| 6,938

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 20,305

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Democratic primary election

#####  Democratic primary for Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 5 Place 1

Israel Garcia Jr. defeated Roel Garcia and Eman Afshar in the Democratic primary for Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 5 Place 1 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate

Votes

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| Israel Garcia Jr. |

48.1

| 26,821

| Roel Garcia |

30.5

| 16,981

| Eman Afshar |

21.4

| 11,938

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There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 55,740

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Republican primary election

#####  Republican primary for Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 5 Place 1

Mike Wolfe and incumbent Russ Ridgway advanced to a runoff. They defeated Adrianna Higginbotham in the Republican primary for Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 5 Place 1 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate

Votes

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✔ |

| Mike Wolfe |

43.0

| 21,390
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| Russ Ridgway |

30.1

| 14,947

| Adrianna Higginbotham |

26.9

| 13,354

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 49,691

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### 2016[edit]

See also: Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2016)

Harris County held elections for county commission, justices of the peace, constables, district attorney, county attorney, sheriff, county tax assessor-collector, and the Harris County Department of Education Board of Trustees in 2016. The general election was held on November 8, 2016. A primary election was held on March 1, 2016, and a primary runoff took place on May 24, 2016. The filing deadline for those wishing to run in this election was December 14, 2015.[2] Incumbent Russ Ridgway (R) defeated William McLeod (D) in the Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 5 general election.

Harris County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 5 General Election, 2016

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Republican  |  Russ Ridgway Incumbent | 50.62% | 168,739
| Democratic  | William McLeod | 49.38% | 164,636
Total Votes | 333,375
Source: Harris County Elections, "2016 General Election Official Results," November 16, 2016

## Campaign themes[edit]

### 2020[edit]

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## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Gerald M. Birnberg, General Counsel for the Harris County Democratic Party," June 23, 2020
2. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed September 1, 2016

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