Texas Scorecard by Erin Anderson December 8, 2022
Republican judicial candidate Erin Lunceford contests the results of the county’s November 8 election.Citing widespread irregularities in Harris County’s November election, Republican judicial candidate Erin Lunceford is challenging the outcome of her race and requesting a new election.
Lunceford is one of the first to file an election contest questioning the results of a specific race on the Harris County ballot, and other candidates may follow suit.
The court filing lays blame for the county’s questionable election results squarely on “the flawed leadership” of Elections Administrator Clifford Tatum. Lunceford’s petition says he “totally botched the security, integrity, and reliability of the purported election outcomes arising out of the November 8, 2022 General Election.”
“I believe you should follow the rules,” Lunceford said during a press conference Wednesday with Harris County Republican Party officials to announce her election contest. “This is an example of people not following the rules and getting a result where we all question whether our vote mattered.”
Lunceford ran for judge of the 189th state district court, located in Harris County, against Democrat Tamika Craft.
Official election results show Craft won the open seat with 533,710 votes, compared to Lunceford’s 530,967 votes—a difference of 2,743 votes.
Lunceford’s attorney, HCRP Legal Counsel Andy Taylor, called the margin “razor-thin … 0.26 percent of over a million votes cast.”
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