Cynthia Marie Chapa

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Cynthia Marie Chapa

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Democratic Party

Texas 288th District Court

Tenure

2019 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

6

Report an officeholder change

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 8, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

St. Mary's University

Law

St. Mary's University School of Law

Personal

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Attorney

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Cynthia Marie Chapa (Democratic Party) is a judge of the Texas 288th District Court. She assumed office on January 1, 2019. Her current term ends on December 31, 2026.

Chapa (Democratic Party) ran for election for the Place 3 judge of the Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Cynthia Marie Chapa earned a bachelor's degree in political science from St. Mary's University in 2002 and a J.D. degree from St. Mary's University School of Law in 2006. Her career experience includes working as a partner at the Law Offices of Arellano and Chapa and serving as the district director of State Representative Joaquin Castro since 2003.

Elections

2024

See also: Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2024

General election

General election for Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals Place 3

Todd McCray defeated Cynthia Marie Chapa in the general election for Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals Place 3 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Todd McCray (R)	51.3	561,713
	Submit photo	Cynthia Marie Chapa (D)	48.7	532,364

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,094,077
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals Place 3

Cynthia Marie Chapa advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals Place 3 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Cynthia Marie Chapa	100.0	104,384

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 104,384
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals Place 3

Todd McCray defeated Michael Ritter in the Republican primary for Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals Place 3 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Todd McCray	55.0	83,019
		Michael Ritter	45.0	68,037

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 151,056
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2022

See also: Municipal elections in Bexar County, Texas (2022)

General election

General election for Texas 288th District Court

Incumbent Cynthia Marie Chapa defeated Art Rossi in the general election for Texas 288th District Court on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Cynthia Marie Chapa (D)	57.7	299,266
	Submit photo	Art Rossi (R)	42.3	219,477

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 518,743
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas 288th District Court

Incumbent Cynthia Marie Chapa advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas 288th District Court on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Cynthia Marie Chapa	100.0	80,502

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 80,502
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas 288th District Court

Art Rossi advanced from the Republican primary for Texas 288th District Court on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Art Rossi	100.0	65,473

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 65,473
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2018

General election

General election for Texas 288th District Court

Cynthia Marie Chapa defeated Clint Lawson in the general election for Texas 288th District Court on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Cynthia Marie Chapa (D)	58.0	309,709
		Clint Lawson (R)	42.0	224,309

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 534,018
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas 288th District Court

Cynthia Marie Chapa defeated Aida Rojas and Milton Fagin in the Democratic primary for Texas 288th District Court on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Cynthia Marie Chapa	51.0	38,980
	Submit photo	Aida Rojas	36.9	28,178
		Milton Fagin	12.1	9,275

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 76,433
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas 288th District Court

Clint Lawson defeated Joseph P. Appelt in the Republican primary for Texas 288th District Court on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Clint Lawson	56.4	30,922
	Submit photo	Joseph P. Appelt	43.6	23,894

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 54,816
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Selection method

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.

Qualifications
To serve on a county court, a judge must:

• 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.

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Cynthia Marie Chapa did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Cynthia Marie Chapa campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals Place 3	Lost general	$180,927	$152,815
Grand total			$180,927	$152,815
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

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