J. Scott Novy

Republican · Candidate for Gregg County District Judge, 188th Judicial District · November 3, 2026

About this race

A judge. Judges decide criminal and civil cases. Depending on the state and court, they are chosen in contested elections or in retention votes, where you vote YES or NO on keeping the judge for another term.

1 candidate ran for Gregg County District Judge, 188th Judicial District in the general election on Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

Where they stand

Moderately right, from the giving patterns of their campaign donors (DIME campaign-finance score, Stanford). Based on the 62 donors to their 2022 campaign for judge. DIME doesn't name donors: it places each one by everyone they give to, then places the candidate by their donors.

Source: data · how scores are linked to one scale.

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What party is J. Scott Novy?
J. Scott Novy is running as a Republican.
What does the Gregg County District Judge, 188th Judicial District seat do?
A judge. Judges decide criminal and civil cases. Depending on the state and court, they are chosen in contested elections or in retention votes, where you vote YES or NO on keeping the judge for another term.
Is J. Scott Novy liberal or conservative?
On SpectrumVote's left–right scale, J. Scott Novy is moderately right, from the giving patterns of their campaign donors (DIME campaign-finance score, Stanford). This comes from published research, not our opinion.
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