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==Defeat for appellate judge, 2006==
==Defeat for appellate judge, 2006==
In the spring of 2006, Keel ran unsuccessfully in the statewide Republican primary for [[Judge]] of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 8. In Texas as well as [[Oklahoma]], the state's highest criminal and civil appeals courts are entirely separate bodies. He went into a runoff with the incumbent Charles Holcomb, who prevailed with 89,376 votes (53.62 percent) to Keel's 77,291(46.37 percent).<ref>http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe</ref> As customary in Texas, this was an extremely low-turnout party runoff.
In the spring of 2006, Keel ran unsuccessfully in the statewide Republican primary for [[Judge]] of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 8. In Texas as well as [[Oklahoma]], the state's highest criminal and civil appeals courts are entirely separate bodies. He went into a runoff with the incumbent Charles Holcomb, who prevailed with 89,376 votes (53.62 percent) to Keel's 77,291(46.37 percent).<ref>Texas Secretary of State, Election Returns, Republican runoff election, 2006.</ref> As customary in Texas, this was an extremely low-turnout party runoff.
Keel tried to have the signature petitions of both Judge Holcomb and [[Dallas]] District Judge Robert Francis invalidated because of errors.<ref>Chuck Lindell (January 25, 2006), "Judges ask court to reinstate them on appellate ballot," ''Austin American-Statesman,'' p. B1.</ref> Had he succeeded, Keel would have been the only Republican candidate for the Place 8 judgeship and a prohibitive favorite in the general election. Instead the Texas Supreme Court allowed Holcomb and Francis, the third-place finisher in the primary, more time to correct the errors in their petitions.<ref>In Re Frances, 186 S.W.3d 534 (Tex. 2006).</ref>
Keel tried to have the signature petitions of both Judge Holcomb and [[Dallas]] District Judge Robert Francis invalidated because of errors.<ref>Chuck Lindell (January 25, 2006), "Judges ask court to reinstate them on appellate ballot," ''Austin American-Statesman,'' p. B1.</ref> Had he succeeded, Keel would have been the only Republican candidate for the Place 8 judgeship and a prohibitive favorite in the general election. Instead the Texas Supreme Court allowed Holcomb and Francis, the third-place finisher in the primary, more time to correct the errors in their petitions.<ref>In Re Frances, 186 S.W.3d 534 (Tex. 2006).</ref>