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2 candidates are tracked for Criminal District Judge, Jefferson County on the November 3, 2026 ballot: John "Johnny" B. Stevens, Jr. and Luke Nichols. Candidate information follows official Jefferson County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
March 3 primary result: John "Johnny" B. Stevens, Jr. won the Democratic nomination outright and Luke Nichols won the Republican nomination outright, per the county's official primary sample ballots; they meet on the November 3 ballot.
John B. "Johnny" Stevens Jr. is the incumbent Jefferson County Criminal District Judge, on the bench since 2007, per KFDM. Before becoming judge, he worked as an assistant U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Texas, an associate attorney at Provost & Umphrey, LLP, and began his legal career as an assistant criminal district attorney, per 12News Now. John "Johnny" B. Stevens, Jr. appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Criminal District Judge, Jefferson County, per the county elections office's certified candidate list.
Nichols has more than 15 years of experience as an Assistant District Attorney in the Jefferson County District Attorney's Office, per 12News. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 6, 2026.
