The 2012 HBA Bar Poll Results

The results of the Houston Bar Association 2012 Judicial Preference Poll were announced today and can be viewed by clicking here.

Not surprisingly, Judge Mike Anderson's 984 votes crushed Lloyd Oliver's 200 votes, which was the largest margin by far in all of the CJC related races.

Of the currently sitting District Court judges in the CJC, Judges Ruben Guerrero, David Mendoza, Ryan Patrick, Herb Ritchie and Mark Kent Ellis all edged out their opponents.

Challengers Stacey Bond, Kristin Guiney, Brock Thomas, and Brad Hart were the winners in their respective races.

Here are the numbers:

174th District Court
Ruben Guerrero (D) - 541 votes
Robert Summerlin (R) - 333 votes

176th District Court
Stacey Bond (R) -- 434 votes
Shawna Reagin (D) -- 310 votes

177th District Court
Ryan Patrick (R) -- 400 votes
Vivian King (D) -- 316 votes

178th District Court
David Mendoza (D) -- 479 votes
Roger Bridgwater (R) -- 363 votes

179th District Court
Kristin Guiney (R) -- 400 votes
Randy Roll (D) -- 364 votes

337th District Court
Herb Ritchie (D) - 373 votes
Renee Magee (R) -- 363 votes

338th District Court
Brock Thomas (R) -- 568 votes
Hazel Jones (D) -- 266 votes

339th District Court
Brad Hart (R) -- 390 votes
Maria Jackson (D) -- 340 votes

351st District Court
Mark Ellis (R) -- 591 votes
Garland "Mack" McInnis (D) -- 296 votes

Early voting begins on Monday, folks.  Get ready to vote and to motivate your friends to vote.  We are on the final stretch.  I'll be writing a little more about this later.