Stephanie Fargo

Stephanie Fargo was a judge of the Dallas County Criminal District Court No. 7 in Texas. Fargo assumed office in 2017. Fargo left office in 2018.

Fargo (Republican Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Dallas County Criminal District Court No. 7 in Texas. Fargo lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.

Elections[edit]

2018[edit]

General election

General election for Dallas County Criminal District Court No. 7

Chika Anyiam defeated incumbent Stephanie Fargo in the general election for Dallas County Criminal District Court No. 7 on November 6, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Chika Anyiam (D)	62.3	431,314
	Stephanie Fargo (R)	37.7	261,319

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 692,633
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Dallas County Criminal District Court No. 7

Chika Anyiam defeated Mark Watson and Heath Harris in the Democratic primary for Dallas County Criminal District Court No. 7 on March 6, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Chika Anyiam	52.5	57,123
	Mark Watson	28.9	31,413
	Heath Harris	18.7	20,315

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 108,851
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Dallas County Criminal District Court No. 7

Incumbent Stephanie Fargo advanced from the Republican primary for Dallas County Criminal District Court No. 7 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Stephanie Fargo	100.0	53,663

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Selection method[edit]

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.^[1]

Qualifications
To serve on a county court, a judge must:^[1]

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.