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Matt Hayes
Image of Matt Hayes
Prior offices
Tarrant County Justice of the Peace Precinct 7 Place 1

Elections and appointments
Last election

November 8, 2022

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Matt Hayes (Republican Party) was a judge for Precinct 7 of the Tarrant County Justice of the Peace Courts in Texas. He assumed office in 2011. He left office in 2018.

Hayes (Republican Party) ran for election for the Precinct 7 judge of the Tarrant County Justice of the Peace Courts in Texas. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Hayes completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.

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
Image of Kenneth Sanders
Kenneth Sanders (D)
 
53.5
 
51,840
Image of Matt Hayes
Matt Hayes (R) Candidate Connection
 
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
Image of Kenneth Sanders
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
Image of Matt Hayes
Matt Hayes Candidate Connection
 
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
Image of Kenneth Sanders
Kenneth Sanders (D)
 
53.2
 
59,354
Image of Matt Hayes
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
Image of Kenneth Sanders
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
Image of Kenneth Sanders
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
Image of Matt Hayes
Matt Hayes
 
100.0
 
11,577

Total votes: 11,577
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Selection method

See also: Partisan election of judges

Judges of the county courts are elected in partisan elections by the county they serve and serve four-year terms, with vacancies filled by a vote of the county commissioners.[1]

Qualifications
To serve on a county court, a judge must:[1]

  • be at least 25 years old;
  • be a resident of his or her respective county for at least two years; and
  • have practiced law or served as a judge for at least four years preceding the election.

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Matt Hayes completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Hayes' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Captain, US Marines

Small business owner, keeping schools safe Eagle Scout Married to Brenda since 1978 Dad by birth, adoption and foster to many kids

8 years judicial experience
  • Everyone who comes into the courtroom is treated with respect, regardless of why they are present, what they look like or who they are.
  • Judges must be experts in the law. I was asked by a state agency to train judges and clerks for years
  • The local school districts trust me to get truant students back in class to earn their diplomas and a shot at a successful life. Almost no cases are being filed currently.
The Texas Code of Judicial Conduct prohibits me from taking public stances on policy issues. I will abide by and enforce the laws as written, not as I wish they were.

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