Final GOP-backed 2022 Harris County election challenge struck down by appeals court

The ruling by Texas' Fourteenth Court of Appeals determined there was insufficient evidence to support Chris Daniel's challenge of the results in the race for Harris County District Clerk.

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Judge in Harris County orders new election in final Republican challenge stemming from 2022 results

Republican candidate Tami C. Pierce lost to Democratic Judge DaSean A. Jones by fewer than 500 votes out of more than 1 million cast. Judge David Peeples held that more than 1,400 of those votes were illegal, and it was impossible to determine which candidate received them.

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Judge dismisses most remaining Republican challenges of 2022 Harris County election results

Judge David Peeples, a Republican assigned the case from outside the county, ruled that neither Erin Lunceford nor most of the remaining Republican plaintiffs had proven their cases that they merited fresh election contests in the wake of their losses.

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Judge dismisses most remaining Republican challenges of 2022 Harris County election results

Judge David Peeples, a Republican assigned the case from outside the county, ruled that neither Erin Lunceford nor most of the remaining Republican plaintiffs had proven their cases that they merited fresh election contests in the wake of their losses.

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