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2020 Dallas County elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: December 9, 2019
Primary election: March 3, 2020
General election: November 3, 2020
Runoff election: December 8, 2020
Election stats
Offices up: County commissioners, sheriff, tax assessor-collector, community college board of trustees, and multiple judgeships
Total seats up: 13
Election type: Partisan
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U.S. municipal elections, 2020

Dallas County, Texas, held general elections for county commissioners, sheriff, tax assessor-collector, community college board of trustees, and multiple judicial positions on November 3, 2020. A primary was scheduled for March 3, 2020. The filing deadline for this election was December 9, 2019.

Election procedure changes in 2020

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Texas modified its absentee/mail-in voting, candidate filing, and early voting procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:

  • Absentee/mail-in voting: Local election officials could not reject an absentee ballot due to a perceived signature mismatch unless the voter was given a pre-rejection notice of this finding and a "meaningful opportunity to cure his or her ballot's rejection." Return locations for absentee/mail-in ballots were limited to one per county.
  • Candidate filing procedures: The petition deadline for independent candidates for non-presidential office was extended to August 13, 2020.
  • Early voting: Early voting began on October 13, 2020.

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Elections

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Sheriff

General election

General election for Dallas County Sheriff

Incumbent Marian Brown defeated Chad Prda in the general election for Dallas County Sheriff on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Marian Brown (D)
 
64.5
 
580,920
Image of Chad Prda
Chad Prda (R)
 
35.5
 
320,156

Total votes: 901,076
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Dallas County Sheriff

Incumbent Marian Brown defeated Roy Williams Jr. and Sam Mohamad in the Democratic primary for Dallas County Sheriff on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Marian Brown
 
59.0
 
124,462
Roy Williams Jr.
 
30.9
 
65,213
Sam Mohamad
 
10.0
 
21,120

Total votes: 210,795
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Dallas County Sheriff

Chad Prda advanced from the Republican primary for Dallas County Sheriff on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Chad Prda
Chad Prda
 
100.0
 
72,991

Total votes: 72,991
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Tax assessor-collector

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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County commissioner

General election

Dallas County Commission

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
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Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Precinct 1

Green check mark transparent.pngTheresa Daniel (i)

Patrick Harden

Precinct 3

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Wiley Price (i)

S.T. Russell

Andrew Jewell (Libertarian Party)  Candidate Connection


Primary election

Dallas County Commission

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Precinct 1

Green check mark transparent.pngTheresa Daniel (i)
Zachariah Manning

Green check mark transparent.pngPatrick Harden

Precinct 3

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Wiley Price (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngS.T. Russell


Community College board of trustees

District 5

General runoff election

General runoff election for Dallas County Community College District Board of Trustees District 5

Cliff Boyd defeated incumbent William Wesley Jameson in the general runoff election for Dallas County Community College District Board of Trustees District 5 on December 8, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Cliff Boyd (Nonpartisan)
 
54.9
 
2,200
William Wesley Jameson (Nonpartisan)
 
45.1
 
1,809

Total votes: 4,009
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General election

General election for Dallas County Community College District Board of Trustees District 5

Incumbent William Wesley Jameson and Cliff Boyd advanced to a runoff. They defeated Dinesh Mali in the general election for Dallas County Community College District Board of Trustees District 5 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
William Wesley Jameson (Nonpartisan)
 
41.0
 
36,153
Cliff Boyd (Nonpartisan)
 
29.7
 
26,217
Image of Dinesh Mali
Dinesh Mali (Nonpartisan)
 
29.3
 
25,790

Total votes: 88,160
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District 6

General election

General election for Dallas County Community College District Board of Trustees District 6

Incumbent Diana Flores defeated Angela Enciso in the general election for Dallas County Community College District Board of Trustees District 6 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Diana Flores (Nonpartisan)
 
72.2
 
55,158
Angela Enciso (Nonpartisan)
 
27.8
 
21,226

Total votes: 76,384
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Judicial

Dallas County Criminal District Court

General election

Dallas County Criminal District Court

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Dallas County Criminal District Court No. 2

Green check mark transparent.pngNancy Kennedy (i)

Dallas County Criminal District Court No. 3

Green check mark transparent.pngAudra Ladawn Riley

Dallas County Criminal District Court No. 4

Green check mark transparent.pngDominique Collins (i)


Primary runoff election

Dallas County Criminal District Court

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Dallas County Criminal District Court No. 3

Teresa Hawthorne
Green check mark transparent.pngAudra Ladawn Riley


Primary election

Dallas County Criminal District Court

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Dallas County Criminal District Court No. 2

Green check mark transparent.pngNancy Kennedy (i)

Dallas County Criminal District Court No. 3

Alison Grinter Allen
Runoff Arrow.jpgTeresa Hawthorne
Runoff Arrow.jpgAudra Ladawn Riley

Dallas County Criminal District Court No. 4

Green check mark transparent.pngDominique Collins (i)


Dallas County District Court

General election

Texas District Courts

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Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Texas 14th District Court

Green check mark transparent.pngEric Vaughn Moyé (i)

Jessica Voyce Lewis  Candidate Connection

Texas 95th District Court

Green check mark transparent.pngMonica Purdy  Candidate Connection

Mike Lee (i)

Texas 162nd District Court

Green check mark transparent.pngMaricela Moore (i)  Candidate Connection

Jordan Montgomery Lewis  Candidate Connection

Texas 254th District Court

Green check mark transparent.pngKim Brown

Ashley Wysocki (i)


Primary election

Texas District Courts

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Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Texas 14th District Court

Green check mark transparent.pngEric Vaughn Moyé (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJessica Voyce Lewis  Candidate Connection

Texas 95th District Court

Green check mark transparent.pngMonica Purdy  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngMike Lee (i)

Texas 162nd District Court

Green check mark transparent.pngMaricela Moore (i)  Candidate Connection
Marilynn Mayse

Green check mark transparent.pngJordan Montgomery Lewis  Candidate Connection

Texas 254th District Court

Green check mark transparent.pngKim Brown
Sandre Moncriffe  Candidate Connection
Marty Jo Taylor

Green check mark transparent.pngAshley Wysocki (i)


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About the county

Demographics

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic Data for Dallas County, Texas
Dallas County Texas
Population 2,613,539 29,145,505
Land area (sq mi) 873 261,267
Race and ethnicity**
White 56.3% 69.2%
Black/African American 22.6% 12.1%
Asian 6.5% 4.9%
Native American 0.4% 0.5%
Pacific Islander 0% 0.1%
Other (single race) 7.6% 6.2%
Multiple 6.6% 7%
Hispanic/Latino 40.2% 39.4%
Education
High school graduation rate 80.3% 84.4%
College graduation rate 32.5% 30.7%
Income
Median household income $61,870 $63,826
Persons below poverty level 14.6% 14.2%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

One of 254 Texas counties—0.4 percent—is a Pivot County. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
County Trump margin of victory in 2016 Obama margin of victory in 2012 Obama margin of victory in 2008
Jefferson County, Texas 0.48% 1.61% 2.25%

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Texas with 52.2 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 43.2 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Texas cast votes for the winning presidential candidate 66.7 percent of the time. In that same time frame, Texas supported Democratic candidates slightly more often than Republicans, 53.3 to 46.7 percent. The state, however, favored Republicans in every presidential election between 2000 and 2016.

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Texas. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[1][2]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 54 out of 150 state House districts in Texas with an average margin of victory of 37.4 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 65 out of 150 state House districts in Texas with an average margin of victory of 36.4 points. Clinton won 10 districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 96 out of 150 state House districts in Texas with an average margin of victory of 36.2 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 85 out of 150 state House districts in Texas with an average margin of victory of 34.5 points.

See also

Dallas County, Texas Texas Municipal government Other local coverage
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