Brandon Vance
Brandon Joval Vance (Democratic Party) is running for election for the Precinct 1-1 judge of the Dallas County Justice of the Peace in Texas. Vance is on the ballot in the Democratic primary on March 3, 2026.[source]
Vance completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Vance received his B.S. in science in government from Texas Woman's University in 2013. He is affiliated with the Texas Association of Collegiate Registrars & Admissions Officers and has worked as an admissions counselor since 2013. Vance served in the U.S. Air Force from 1995 to 1999.[1]
Elections
2026
See also: Municipal elections in Dallas County, Texas (2026)
General election
The primary will occur on March 3, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
Democratic primary
The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
Democratic primary for Dallas County Justice of the Peace Precinct 1 Place 1
Incumbent Thomas Jones (D), Dianne Gibson (D), and Brandon Joval Vance (D) are running in the Democratic primary for Dallas County Justice of the Peace Precinct 1 Place 1 on March 3, 2026.
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| Thomas Jones | ||
| Dianne Gibson | ||
 | Brandon Joval Vance  | |
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Republican primary
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Republican primary for Dallas County Justice of the Peace Precinct 1 Place 1
Lizbeth Diaz (R) is running in the Republican primary for Dallas County Justice of the Peace Precinct 1 Place 1 on March 3, 2026.
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 | Lizbeth Diaz | |
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2018
General runoff election
Special general runoff election for Dallas City Council District 4
Carolyn King Arnold defeated Keyaira Saunders in the special general runoff election for Dallas City Council District 4 on December 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Carolyn King Arnold (Nonpartisan) | 58.9 | 1,543 | |
 | Keyaira Saunders (Nonpartisan) | 41.1 | 1,075 | |
| Total votes: 2,618 | |||
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General election
Special general election for Dallas City Council District 4
The following candidates ran in the special general election for Dallas City Council District 4 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Carolyn King Arnold (Nonpartisan) | 25.8 | 3,699 | |
| ✔ | | Keyaira Saunders (Nonpartisan) | 17.1 | 2,446 |
| Vincent Parker (Nonpartisan) | 10.8 | 1,553 | ||
| Dawn Blair (Nonpartisan) | 8.8 | 1,266 | ||
| Corwyn Davis (Nonpartisan) | 8.8 | 1,256 | ||
 | Becky Lewis (Nonpartisan) | 5.8 | 827 | |
| Joli Angel Robinson (Nonpartisan) | 5.6 | 805 | ||
| Brandon Joval Vance (Nonpartisan) | 4.9 | 698 | |
| Obi Igbkowe (Nonpartisan) | 4.7 | 674 | ||
| Donald Washington (Nonpartisan) | 2.2 | 314 | ||
| Kebran Alexander (Nonpartisan) | 2.0 | 290 | ||
| Lester Houston Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 1.9 | 274 | ||
| Justina Walford (Nonpartisan) | 1.6 | 236 | ||
| Total votes: 14,338 | |||
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2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Eddie Bernice Johnson (D) defeated Charles Lingerfelt (R), Jarrett Woods (L), and Thom Prentice (G) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Johnson defeated Barbara Mallory Caraway and Brandon Vance in the Democratic primary on March 1, 2016, while Lingerfelt faced no opposition in the Republican primary.[2][3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Eddie Bernice Johnson Incumbent |
77.9% | 170,502 | |
| Republican | Charles Lingerfelt | 19% | 41,518 | |
| Libertarian | Jarrett Woods | 2.2% | 4,753 | |
| Green | Thom Prentice | 0.9% | 2,053 | |
| Total Votes | 218,826 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Eddie Bernice Johnson Incumbent |
69.4% | 44,527 | ||
| Barbara Mallory Caraway | 23.8% | 15,273 | ||
| Brandon Vance | 6.8% | 4,339 | ||
| Total Votes | 64,139 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State |
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Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Brandon Joval Vance completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Vance's responses.
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- Brandon has served as a visiting judge in the Dallas County Justice of the Peace Courts since September 2023. He has presided on hundreds of cases including; evictions, small claims, debt claims, property seizures, county tickets, and truancy.
- Brandon has been very active in his community, serving in various leadership roles throughout the city, county, and state.
- Brandon is a veteran of the United States Air Force.
Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
2016
Vance issued the following statement regarding his bid for office:
| “ | "My political philosophy is ""Do the most good, for the most people"
I decided to run after listening to my neighbors and community members share what they want from their representative in congress. I looked within myself to see if I could meet the things that they are looking for and decided that I could, that I had to at the very least give the people another option, another voice. [4] |
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| —Brandon Vance, [1] | ||
See also
2026 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Information submitted through Ballotpedia's biographical submission form on December 18, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed December 15, 2015
- ↑ The New York Times, "Texas Primary Results," March 1, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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