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Tex. Elec. Code § 232.002 (2026)

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Sec. 232.002. CONTESTANT. Any candidate in an election may contest the election.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.

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Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2014–2025 · leading case: Sammy Bickham, Jr., Kristen Bickham, & Kirk Launius v. Dallas Cnty., Texas, Toni Pippins-Poole, in Her Off. Capacity as Dallas Cnty. Cent. Counting Station Manager, Daniel Bradley, in His Off. Capacity as Dallas Cnty. Cent. Counting Station Supervisor (Tex. App. 2020).
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Sammy Bickham, Jr., Kristen Bickham, & Kirk Launius v. Dallas Cnty., Texas, Toni Pippins-Poole, in Her Off. Capacity as Dallas Cnty. Cent. Counting Station Manager, Daniel Bradley, in His Off. Capacity as Dallas Cnty. Cent. Counting Station Supervisor (Tex. App. 2020). “TEX. ELEC. CODE § 232.002 (“Any candidate in an election may contest the election.”
George Richardson v. Texas Sec'y of State (W.D. Tex. 2020). “; Tex. Elec. Code § 232.002. Equally importantly, “election contests” may only be pursued if the contestant demonstrates that the challenged process materially affected the outcome of the election.”
Jane Nelson in Her Off. Capacity as Sec'y of State for the State of Texas v. Jarrett Woodward, Heather Couchman, Amber Cloy, Tommie Dickinson, Travis Eubanks, Amanda Eubanks, Traci Jones, Lars Kuslich, Michelle Pique, Madelon Highsmith, & Sharon Cotton, Voters of Bexar Cnty. (Tex. App. 2025). “18 Tex. Elec. Code § 232.002 ...............”
Marla Cuellar v. Omar Maldonado (Tex. App. 2015). “Two of the cases were assigned to different trial court judges, and this case and a companion case were assigned to the Honorable J.”
Mari Regalado v. Sergio Munoz Jr. (Tex. App. 2014). “See TEX. ELEC. CODE ANN. § 232.002 (West, Westlaw through 2013 3d C.”
Paul M. Vazaldua Jr. v. Jaime Jerry Muñoz (Tex. App. 2014). “See TEX. ELEC. CODE ANN. § 232.002 (West, Westlaw through 2013 3d C.”
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