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John Ames
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2009 - Present
2028
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John Ames (Democratic Party) is the Dallas County Tax Assessor-Collector in Texas. Ames assumed office in 2009. Ames' current term ends on December 31, 2028.
Ames (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for Dallas County Tax Assessor-Collector in Texas. Ames won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Dallas County, Texas (2024)
General election
General election for Dallas County Tax Assessor-Collector
Incumbent John Ames won election in the general election for Dallas County Tax Assessor-Collector on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Ames (D) | 100.0 | 615,013 | |
| Total votes: 615,013 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Dallas County Tax Assessor-Collector
Incumbent John Ames defeated Elaine Campbell in the Democratic primary for Dallas County Tax Assessor-Collector on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Ames | 62.9 | 73,101 | |
 | Elaine Campbell | 37.1 | 43,037 | |
| Total votes: 116,138 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Ames in this election.
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Dallas County, Texas (2020)
General election
General election for Dallas County Tax Assessor-Collector
Incumbent John Ames won election in the general election for Dallas County Tax Assessor-Collector on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Ames (D) | 100.0 | 717,429 | |
| Total votes: 717,429 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Dallas County Tax Assessor-Collector
Incumbent John Ames advanced from the Democratic primary for Dallas County Tax Assessor-Collector on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Ames | 100.0 | 200,312 | |
| Total votes: 200,312 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
John Ames did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
John Ames did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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