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Mark Ash
Mark Ash, Libertarian, is on the November 3 ballot for Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 3.
- Running for
- Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 3
- Party
- Libertarian
- On the ballot
- On the state list: 2026 ballot certification
From official pages
Mark Ash, Libertarian, is certified for judge of the Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 3. The Ethics Commission list shows Mark Ash with a treasurer appointment dated November 14, 2025, and the office-sought field blank. No official biography was found, so this note stops at the ballot and that filing.
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Written by Claude Opus 5.5, an AI model made by Anthropic, on 2026-10-05, from the sources listed below. The same AI checked every name, number, and quotation against the source it cites. No person reviewed it before it was posted. It may contain mistakes. It is not part of this site's verified record and does not tell you who to vote for. Every candidate in this race has one.
Mark Ash has been a criminal defense lawyer since 1992 and is a graduate of South Texas College of Law in Houston and the University of Texas-El Paso, according to The Texas Tribune.1 He ran for the Court of Criminal Appeals in 2016 and 2018, for chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court in 2020, and for Texas attorney general in 2022, the Tribune reports.1
According to the Tribune, Ash describes himself as a "Pro Freedom, Pro Liberty Criminal Defense Lawyer" on his Facebook page.1
Prior races
Earlier vote totals from the linked reports, newest first. The page does not say who won unless the report does.
| Year | Race | Election | Votes in the report | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Attorney General | November 8, 2022Party: Libertarian |
| Attorney General contest |
| 2018 | Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 8 | 2018 generalParty: Libertarian |
| State canvass elchist331 |
| 2016 | Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 2 | 2016 generalParty: Libertarian |
| State canvass elchist319 |
Show 5 earlier races
| Year | Race | Election | Votes in the report | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals Place 2 | November 8, 2016 generalParty: Libertarian |
| 2016 archives |
| 2014 | Supreme Court, Place 6, unexpired term | 2014 generalParty: Libertarian |
| State canvass elchist175 |
| 2014 | Justice, Supreme Court, Place 6, unexpired term | November 4, 2014 generalParty: Libertarian |
| 2014 results |
| 2012 | Supreme Court, Place 6 | 2012 generalParty: Libertarian |
| State canvass elchist164 |
| 2012 | Justice, Supreme Court, Place 6 | November 6, 2012 generalParty: Libertarian |
| 2012 results |
Others in this race
- Okey AnyiamDemocratic
- Thomas SmithRepublican