Margaret O'Brien (Texas)
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2018 - Present
2026
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Margaret O'Brien (Democratic Party) is a judge for Precinct 2-1 of the Dallas County Justice of the Peace in Texas. She assumed office in 2018. Her current term ends on December 31, 2026.
O'Brien (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for the Precinct 2-1 judge of the Dallas County Justice of the Peace in Texas. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Dallas County, Texas (2022)
General election
General election for Dallas County Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 Place 1
Incumbent Margaret O'Brien defeated Stephen Stanley in the general election for Dallas County Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 Place 1 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Margaret O'Brien (D) | 54.3 | 64,420 | |
 | Stephen Stanley (R) | 45.7 | 54,311 | |
| Total votes: 118,731 | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Dallas County Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 Place 1
Incumbent Margaret O'Brien defeated Atalia Williams in the Democratic primary runoff for Dallas County Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 Place 1 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Margaret O'Brien | 50.6 | 3,849 | |
| Atalia Williams | 49.4 | 3,756 | ||
| Total votes: 7,605 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Dallas County Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 Place 1
Incumbent Margaret O'Brien and Atalia Williams advanced to a runoff. They defeated Christina Sowells and Henry Brown in the Democratic primary for Dallas County Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 Place 1 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Margaret O'Brien | 31.9 | 5,689 | |
| ✔ | Atalia Williams | 28.2 | 5,035 | |
| Christina Sowells | 22.5 | 4,013 | ||
| Henry Brown | 17.4 | 3,108 | ||
| Total votes: 17,845 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Dallas County Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 Place 1
Stephen Stanley defeated Billy Gallion in the Republican primary for Dallas County Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 Place 1 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Stephen Stanley | 68.0 | 11,048 |
| Billy Gallion | 32.0 | 5,202 | ||
| Total votes: 16,250 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Dallas County Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 Place 1
Margaret O'Brien defeated Ashley Hutcheson in the general election for Dallas County Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 Place 1 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Margaret O'Brien (D) | 55.4 | 79,186 | |
| Ashley Hutcheson (R) | 44.6 | 63,709 | ||
| Total votes: 142,895 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Brian Hutcheson (R)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Dallas County Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 Place 1
Margaret O'Brien defeated Anthony Eiland in the Democratic primary for Dallas County Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 Place 1 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Margaret O'Brien | 61.5 | 10,081 | |
| Anthony Eiland | 38.5 | 6,298 | ||
| Total votes: 16,379 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Dallas County Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 Place 1
Incumbent Brian Hutcheson advanced from the Republican primary for Dallas County Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 Place 1 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Brian Hutcheson | 100.0 | 15,235 | |
| Total votes: 15,235 | |||
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Selection method
The members of the Texas Justice of the Peace Courts are elected in partisan elections and serve four-year terms. They are elected in a precinct-wide election.[1]
To serve as a justice of the peace, justices must complete a 40-hour course on relevant duties within one year of his or her election. They must also complete a similar 20-hour course each year they continue to serve.[2]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Margaret O'Brien did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Dallas County Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 Place 1 |
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