Kenneth Sanders (Texas)
Kenneth Sanders (Democratic Party) is a judge for Precinct 7 of the Tarrant County Justice of the Peace Courts in Texas. He assumed office on January 1, 2019. His current term ends on December 31, 2026.
Sanders (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for the Precinct 7 judge of the Tarrant County Justice of the Peace Courts in Texas. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
Kenneth Sanders was born and lives in Fort Worth, Texas. He graduated from Dunbar High School. Sanders earned a B.A. in business from Southern University in 1999. Sanders’s career experience includes working as a manufacturing manager at General Motors.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Tarrant County, Texas (2022)
General election
General election for Tarrant County Justice of the Peace Precinct 7 Place 1
Incumbent Kenneth Sanders defeated Matt Hayes in the general election for Tarrant County Justice of the Peace Precinct 7 Place 1 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kenneth Sanders (D) | 53.5 | 51,840 |
 | Matt Hayes (R)  | 46.5 | 45,108 | |
| Total votes: 96,948 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Tarrant County Justice of the Peace Precinct 7 Place 1
Incumbent Kenneth Sanders advanced from the Democratic primary for Tarrant County Justice of the Peace Precinct 7 Place 1 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kenneth Sanders | 100.0 | 13,587 |
| Total votes: 13,587 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Tarrant County Justice of the Peace Precinct 7 Place 1
Matt Hayes defeated Larry Wilshire in the Republican primary for Tarrant County Justice of the Peace Precinct 7 Place 1 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Matt Hayes | 75.9 | 10,895 |
| Larry Wilshire | 24.1 | 3,451 | ||
| Total votes: 14,346 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Tarrant County Justice of the Peace Precinct 7 Place 1
Kenneth Sanders defeated incumbent Matt Hayes in the general election for Tarrant County Justice of the Peace Precinct 7 Place 1 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kenneth Sanders (D) | 53.2 | 59,354 |
| Matt Hayes (R) | 46.8 | 52,225 | |
| Total votes: 111,579 | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Tarrant County Justice of the Peace Precinct 7 Place 1
Kenneth Sanders defeated Frieda Porter in the Democratic primary runoff for Tarrant County Justice of the Peace Precinct 7 Place 1 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kenneth Sanders | 50.4 | 2,494 |
| Frieda Porter | 49.6 | 2,452 | ||
| Total votes: 4,946 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Tarrant County Justice of the Peace Precinct 7 Place 1
Frieda Porter and Kenneth Sanders advanced to a runoff. They defeated Dustin Ray Webb in the Democratic primary for Tarrant County Justice of the Peace Precinct 7 Place 1 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Frieda Porter | 49.9 | 6,830 | |
| ✔ | | Kenneth Sanders | 41.2 | 5,637 |
| Dustin Ray Webb | 8.9 | 1,219 | ||
| Total votes: 13,686 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Tarrant County Justice of the Peace Precinct 7 Place 1
Incumbent Matt Hayes advanced from the Republican primary for Tarrant County Justice of the Peace Precinct 7 Place 1 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Matt Hayes | 100.0 | 11,577 |
| Total votes: 11,577 | |||
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2012
Sanders ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Texas' 6th District. He defeated Brianna Hinojosa-Flores and Don Jaquess in the Democratic primary on May 29, 2012. He ran against incumbent Joe Barton (R), Hugh Chauvin (L) and Brandon Parmer (G) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[2][3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Joe Barton Incumbent |
58% | 145,019 | |
| Democratic | Kenneth Sanders | 39.2% | 98,053 | |
| Libertarian | Hugh Chauvin | 1.9% | 4,847 | |
| Green | Brandon Parmer | 0.8% | 2,017 | |
| Total Votes | 249,936 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2012
Sanders' campaign website listed the following issues:[4]
- Jobs and the Economy
- Excerpt: "For years before the economic crisis, middle-class security had been slipping away. Wages are stagnate while the cost of living increases. Once elected, my top priority in Congress is job creation."
- Education
- Excerpt: "America has to out-educate the rest of the world to be competitive in the global economy; education will be a national priority. Higher education cannot be a luxury, it is an economic necessity."
- Affordable Healthcare
- Excerpt: "I will continue the work started by Democratic colleagues in Congress that passed the Affordable Care Act, which was signed into law by President Obama on March 23, 2010. The historic reform expands access to affordable care and establishes patient protections—because no one should ever go broke because they get sick."
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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