Hon. Chance Oliver

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Chance Oliver


Republican Party



Denton County Criminal Court No. 4
Tenure

2018 - Present


Term ends

2026


Years in position

6



Report an officeholder change


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Last elected

November 8, 2022



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Chance Oliver (Republican Party) is a judge for Number 4 of the Denton County Criminal Court at Law Texas. He assumed office in 2018. His current term ends on December 31, 2026.Oliver (Republican Party) won re-election for the Number 4 judge of the Denton County Criminal Court at Law Texas outright after the general election on November 8, 2022, was canceled.
Oliver completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Contents

1 Elections

1.1 2022
1.2 2018

1.2.1 Selection method




2 Campaign themes

2.1 2022
2.2 2018

2.2.1 Ballotpedia survey responses




3 See also
4 External links
5 Footnotes



Elections
2022
See also:Municipal elections in Denton County, Texas (2022)General electionThe general election was canceled. Incumbent Chance Oliver won election in the general election for Denton County Criminal Court No. 4.Republican primary election Republican primary for Denton County Criminal Court No. 4Incumbent Chance Oliver advanced from the Republican primary for Denton County Criminal Court No. 4 on March 1, 2022. Candidate%Votes?Chance Oliver
100.0
44,286Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.SourceTotal votes: 44,286 = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.
2018
General electionGeneral election for Denton County Criminal Court No. 4Chance Oliver won election in the general election for Denton County Criminal Court No. 4 on November 6, 2018. Candidate%Votes?Chance Oliver (R)

100.0
181,328
There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.SourceTotal votes: 181,328(100.00% precincts reporting) = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.Republican primary election Republican primary for Denton County Criminal Court No. 4Chance Oliver advanced from the Republican primary for Denton County Criminal Court No. 4 on March 6, 2018. Candidate%Votes?Chance Oliver
100.0
34,409
There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Total votes: 34,409 = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.
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.[1]
Qualifications
To serve on a county court, a judge must:[1]

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
2022




Ballotpedia survey responses
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Chance Oliver completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Oliver's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.






A former prison guard, prosecutor and defense attorney who loves to coach kids and build character.











Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?







Justice
Efficiency
Available











What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?






The mental health crisis.







Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.




2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Chance Oliver participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on March 27, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Chance Oliver's responses follow below.[2]

What would be your top three priorities, if elected?



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1) Efficiency
2) Knowledge of Law
3) Dignity[3][4]


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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?



“

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Footnotes






? Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 Texas Secretary of State, "Qualifications for Office," accessed January 14, 2016

? Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.

? Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Chance Oliver's responses," March 27, 2018

? Jump up to: 4.0 4.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.

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