Municipal elections in Dallas County, Texas (2024)

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2022
2024 Dallas County elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: December 11, 2023
Primary election: March 5, 2024
Primary runoff: May 28, 2024
General election: November 5, 2024
May 4, 2024

Runoff election: June 15, 2024
Election stats
Offices up: Sheriff, tax assessor-collector, county commission, appraisal district, community college district, district court judges, and criminal district court judges.
Total seats up: 15
Election type: Partisan and nonpartisan
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2024

Dallas County, Texas, held general elections for sheriff, tax assessor-collector, county commission, district court judges, and criminal district court judges. on November 5, 2024. A primary was scheduled for March 5, 2024. Primaries in which no candidates filed were canceled. A primary runoff was scheduled for May 28, 2024. The filing deadline for this election was December 11, 2023.

Two seats on the Dallas County Community College District Board of Trustees and three seats for the Dallas Central Appraisal District were up for election on May 4, 2024. A general runoff election was scheduled for June 15, 2024, but was not needed. The filing deadline was February 16, 2024.

Elections

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Candidates and results

Offices up for election in 2024:

Sheriff

General election

General election for Dallas County Sheriff

Incumbent Marian Brown won election in the general election for Dallas County Sheriff on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Marian Brown (D)
 
100.0
 
613,367

Total votes: 613,367
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Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for Dallas County Sheriff

Incumbent Marian Brown defeated Lupe Valdez in the Democratic primary runoff for Dallas County Sheriff on May 28, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Marian Brown
 
68.6
 
16,877
Image of Lupe Valdez
Lupe Valdez
 
31.4
 
7,723

Total votes: 24,600
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Dallas County Sheriff

Incumbent Marian Brown and Lupe Valdez advanced to a runoff. They defeated Roy Williams Jr., Sam Mohamad, and Rodney Thomas in the Democratic primary for Dallas County Sheriff on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Marian Brown
 
42.0
 
50,279
Image of Lupe Valdez
Lupe Valdez
 
37.7
 
45,094
Roy Williams Jr.
 
11.1
 
13,310
Sam Mohamad
 
5.3
 
6,387
Rodney Thomas
 
3.9
 
4,648

Total votes: 119,718
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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 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
Image of Elaine Campbell
Elaine Campbell Candidate Connection
 
37.1
 
43,037

Total votes: 116,138
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County commission

Precinct 1

General election

General election for Dallas County Commissioners Court Precinct 1

Incumbent Theresa Daniel defeated Jason Metcalf in the general election for Dallas County Commissioners Court Precinct 1 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Theresa Daniel
Theresa Daniel (D)
 
59.1
 
103,129
Image of Jason Metcalf
Jason Metcalf (R) Candidate Connection
 
40.9
 
71,260

Total votes: 174,389
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Dallas County Commissioners Court Precinct 1

Incumbent Theresa Daniel defeated Andre Turner in the Democratic primary for Dallas County Commissioners Court Precinct 1 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Theresa Daniel
Theresa Daniel
 
73.3
 
17,307
Andre Turner
 
26.7
 
6,296

Total votes: 23,603
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Dallas County Commissioners Court Precinct 1

Jason Metcalf advanced from the Republican primary for Dallas County Commissioners Court Precinct 1 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jason Metcalf
Jason Metcalf Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
17,944

Total votes: 17,944
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Precinct 3

General election

General election for Dallas County Commissioners Court Precinct 3

Incumbent John Wiley Price won election in the general election for Dallas County Commissioners Court Precinct 3 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
John Wiley Price (D)
 
100.0
 
175,978

Total votes: 175,978
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Dallas County Commissioners Court Precinct 3

Incumbent John Wiley Price defeated Derek Avery in the Democratic primary for Dallas County Commissioners Court Precinct 3 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
John Wiley Price
 
79.2
 
32,537
Derek Avery
 
20.8
 
8,560

Total votes: 41,097
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Appraisal district

Place 1

General election

General election for Dallas Central Appraisal District, Place 1

P. Wylie Burge defeated Ekambar Kumar Singirikonda in the general election for Dallas Central Appraisal District, Place 1 on May 4, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
P. Wylie Burge (Nonpartisan)
 
66.5
 
43,061
Image of Ekambar Kumar Singirikonda
Ekambar Kumar Singirikonda (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
33.5
 
21,716

Total votes: 64,777
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Place 2

General election

General election for Dallas Central Appraisal District, Place 2

Kendall Scudder won election in the general election for Dallas Central Appraisal District, Place 2 on May 4, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kendall Scudder
Kendall Scudder (Nonpartisan)
 
100.0
 
59,700

Total votes: 59,700
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Place 3

General election

General election for Dallas Central Appraisal District, Place 3

Alexandra Stewart won election in the general election for Dallas Central Appraisal District, Place 3 on May 4, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Alexandra Stewart (Nonpartisan)
 
100.0
 
59,954

Total votes: 59,954
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Special district offices

Community college board of trustees

District 1

General election

General election for Dallas County Community College District Board of Trustees District 1

Incumbent Catalina Garcia defeated Edwin Flores in the general election for Dallas County Community College District Board of Trustees District 1 on May 4, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Catalina Garcia (Nonpartisan)
 
56.2
 
6,707
Image of Edwin Flores
Edwin Flores (Nonpartisan)
 
43.8
 
5,218

Total votes: 11,925
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District 7

General runoff election

The general runoff election was canceled. Kesha O’Reilly won election in the general runoff election for Dallas County Community College District Board of Trustees District 7.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

General election

General election for Dallas County Community College District Board of Trustees District 7

Kesha O’Reilly and DeAndrea Fleming advanced to a runoff. They defeated Joey Rodriguez and Jasmond Anderson in the general election for Dallas County Community College District Board of Trustees District 7 on May 4, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kesha O’Reilly
Kesha O’Reilly (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
36.1
 
4,574
Image of DeAndrea Fleming
DeAndrea Fleming (Nonpartisan)
 
29.7
 
3,774
Image of Joey Rodriguez
Joey Rodriguez (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
18.1
 
2,292
Jasmond Anderson (Nonpartisan)
 
16.1
 
2,047

Total votes: 12,687
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Judicial offices

County criminal district court

General

Dallas County Criminal District Court general election, 2024

  • 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.pngElizabeth Davis Frizell

Dallas County Criminal District Court No. 3

Green check mark transparent.pngAudra Ladawn Riley (i)

Dallas County Criminal District Court No. 4

Green check mark transparent.pngDominique Collins (i)

Primary

Dallas County Criminal District Court primary, 2024

  • 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.pngElizabeth Davis Frizell

The Republican primary was canceled.


Dallas County Criminal District Court No. 3

Green check mark transparent.pngAudra Ladawn Riley (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


Dallas County Criminal District Court No. 4

Green check mark transparent.pngDominique Collins (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District court

General

Dallas County District Courts general election, 2024

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Texas 14th District Court

Green check mark transparent.pngEric Vaughn Moyé (i)

Leah Feldhendler

Texas 95th District Court

Green check mark transparent.pngMonica Purdy (i)

Texas 162nd District Court

Green check mark transparent.pngKim Bailey

Ashley Wysocki (i)

Primary

Dallas County District Courts primary, 2024

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Texas 14th District Court

Green check mark transparent.pngEric Vaughn Moyé (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngLeah Feldhendler

Texas 95th District Court

Green check mark transparent.pngMonica Purdy (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


Texas 162nd District Court

Green check mark transparent.pngKim Bailey
Tracie Shelby

Green check mark transparent.pngAshley Wysocki (i)


Additional elections on the ballot

See also: Texas elections, 2024


March 5, 2024
May 4, 2024
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June 15, 2024
November 5, 2024

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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.


See also

Dallas County, Texas Texas Municipal government Other local coverage
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