Tom Oxford
Tom Oxford (Libertarian Party) ran for election for the Place 3 judge of the Texas Supreme Court. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
Tom Oxford was born at Travis Air Force Base in California. Oxford graduated from L.D. Bell High School. He earned a B.A. in political science from the University of Texas in 1979 and a J.D. from the University of Houston in 1982. Oxford's career experience includes working as the managing attorney of the Waldman Smallwood Law Firm.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Texas Supreme Court elections, 2022
General election
General election for Texas Supreme Court Place 3
Incumbent Debra Lehrmann defeated Erin Nowell and Tom Oxford in the general election for Texas Supreme Court Place 3 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Debra Lehrmann (R) | 56.2 | 4,475,136 |
 | Erin Nowell (D) | 41.8 | 3,330,529 | |
 | Tom Oxford (L) | 2.0 | 162,036 | |
| Total votes: 7,967,701 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 3
Erin Nowell advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 3 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Erin Nowell | 100.0 | 914,184 |
| Total votes: 914,184 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 3
Incumbent Debra Lehrmann advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 3 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Debra Lehrmann | 100.0 | 1,535,581 |
| Total votes: 1,535,581 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Texas Supreme Court Place 3
Tom Oxford advanced from the Libertarian convention for Texas Supreme Court Place 3 on April 10, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Tom Oxford (L) |
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Campaign finance
2020
See also: Texas Supreme Court elections, 2020
General election
General election for Texas Supreme Court Place 8
Incumbent Brett Busby defeated Gisela Triana and Tom Oxford in the general election for Texas Supreme Court Place 8 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Brett Busby (R) | 53.4 | 5,847,135 |
 | Gisela Triana (D) | 44.1 | 4,826,674 | |
| Tom Oxford (L) | 2.5 | 274,959 | |
| Total votes: 10,948,768 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 8
Gisela Triana defeated Peter M. Kelly in the Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 8 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gisela Triana | 72.0 | 1,251,611 |
 | Peter M. Kelly | 28.0 | 485,697 | |
| Total votes: 1,737,308 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 8
Incumbent Brett Busby advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 8 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brett Busby | 100.0 | 1,692,583 |
| Total votes: 1,692,583 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Texas Supreme Court Place 8
Tom Oxford advanced from the Libertarian convention for Texas Supreme Court Place 8 on August 3, 2020.
Candidate | ||
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Campaign finance
2016
Oxford was the Libertarian judicial candidate for the Texas Supreme Court, Place 5.[2] He challenged incumbent Justice Paul Green (R), Dori Garza (D), and Charles E. Waterbury (Green).
Election results
November 8 general election
| Texas Supreme Court, Place 5, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Paul Green Incumbent |
54.30% | 4,758,334 | |
| Democratic | Dori Garza | 41.18% | 3,608,634 | |
| Libertarian | Tom Oxford | 3.29% | 288,504 | |
| Green | Charles E. Waterbury | 1.23% | 107,731 | |
| Total Votes (100% reporting) | 8,763,203 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State Official Results | ||||
2014
See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014
Oxford ran for election to the Texas Supreme Court.
General: He was defeated in the general election on November 4, 2014, after receiving 3.1 percent of the vote. He competed against incumbent Nathan Hecht (Republican) and William Moody (Democratic).
[3]
Judicial poll
Below are the results of the 2014 judicial poll, conducted by the State Bar of Texas, which asked attorneys to cast a vote in favor of their preferred candidate in each appellate race.[4]
| Chief Justice | |
| Candidate: | Votes: |
|---|---|
| Nathan Hecht | 5945 |
| William Moody | 2681 |
| Tom Oxford | 1013 |
| Robert Talton | 1164 |
2012
Oxford, a Libertarian candidate, was defeated for election to the Texas Supreme Court by Republican John Devine on November 6, 2012 after receiving 16.9% of the vote.[5]
- See also: Texas judicial elections, 2012
2010
Oxford ran for the Texas Supreme Court Seat 5 in 2010. He was defeated by Paul Green in the November 2 general election.[6]
- See also: Texas judicial elections, 2010
2008
Oxford ran for a seat on the Texas Supreme Court.[7]
| Candidate | Incumbent | Seat | Party | Election % |  |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wallace Jefferson  |
Yes | Chief Justice | Republican | 53.1% | |
| Jim Jordan | No | Chief Justice | Democratic | 43.7% | |
| Tom Oxford | No | Chief Justice | Libertarian | 3.1% |
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Tom Oxford did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Tom Oxford did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
- The Texas Tribune, Tom Oxford profile
- Austin Post, "Tom Oxford," September 15
- Waldman Smallwood Law Firm P.C., Attorney Profiles: Tom Oxford
Footnotes
- ↑ Waldman Smallwood Law Firm P.C., "Tom Oxford," accessed March 17, 2022
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs named2016List - ↑ Libertarian Party of Texas, 2014 Statewide Offices
- ↑ State Bar of Texas "Judicial Poll results," 2014
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2012 General Election Results," November 6, 2012
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, Live Unofficial Election Results
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, 2008 General Election Results
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