Municipal elections in Dallas County, Texas (2024)
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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
- Tax assessor-collector
- County commission
- Appraisal district
- Special district offices
- Judicial offices
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 | |
![]() | 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 | |
✔ | ![]() | 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 | |
![]() | Elaine Campbell ![]() | 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 | ||
✔ | ![]() | Theresa Daniel (D) | 59.1 | 103,129 |
![]() | Jason Metcalf (R) ![]() | 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 | ||
✔ | ![]() | 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 | ||
✔ | ![]() | Jason Metcalf ![]() | 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 | |
![]() | Ekambar Kumar Singirikonda (Nonpartisan) ![]() | 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 | ||
✔ | ![]() | 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 | |
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
- DeAndrea Fleming (Nonpartisan)
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 | ||
✔ | ![]() | Kesha O’Reilly (Nonpartisan) ![]() | 36.1 | 4,574 |
✔ | ![]() | DeAndrea Fleming (Nonpartisan) | 29.7 | 3,774 |
![]() | Joey Rodriguez (Nonpartisan) ![]() | 18.1 | 2,292 | |
Jasmond Anderson (Nonpartisan) | 16.1 | 2,047 |
Total votes: 12,687 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Nikisha Jackson (Nonpartisan)
Judicial offices
County criminal district court
General
Dallas County Criminal District Court general election, 2024 |
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Dallas County Criminal District Court No. 2 |
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Dallas County Criminal District Court No. 3 |
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Dallas County Criminal District Court No. 4 |
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Dallas County Criminal District Court primary, 2024 |
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Dallas County Criminal District Court No. 2 |
The Republican primary was canceled. |
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Dallas County Criminal District Court No. 3 |
The Republican primary was canceled. |
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Dallas County Criminal District Court No. 4 |
The Republican primary was canceled. |
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District court
General
Dallas County District Courts general election, 2024 |
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Other |
Texas 14th District Court |
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Texas 95th District Court |
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Texas 162nd District Court |
Ashley Wysocki (i) |
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Primary
Dallas County District Courts primary, 2024 |
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Texas 14th District Court |
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Texas 95th District Court |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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Texas 162nd District Court |
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Texas elections, 2024
March 5, 2024
- United States Senate election in Texas, 2024
- Texas' 4th Congressional District election, 2024
- Texas' 5th Congressional District election, 2024
- Texas' 6th Congressional District election, 2024
- Texas' 24th Congressional District election, 2024
- Texas' 26th Congressional District election, 2024
- Texas' 30th Congressional District election, 2024
- Texas' 32nd Congressional District election, 2024
- Texas' 33rd Congressional District election, 2024
- Texas Railroad Commissioner election, 2024
- Texas State Senate elections, 2024
- Texas House of Representatives elections, 2024
- Texas Supreme Court elections, 2024
- Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2024
- Municipal elections in Tarrant County, Texas (2024)
- Municipal elections in Denton County, Texas (2024)
May 4, 2024
- Municipal elections in Denton County, Texas (2024)
- City elections in Garland, Texas (2024)
- City elections in Irving, Texas (2024)
- Dallas Independent School District, Texas, elections (2024)
- Grand Prairie Independent School District, Texas, elections (2024)
- Lancaster Independent School District, Texas, elections (2024)
- Irving Independent School District, Texas, elections (2024)
- Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District, Texas, elections (2024)
- Coppell Independent School District, Texas, elections (2024)
- Duncanville Independent School District, Texas, elections (2024)
- Garland Independent School District, Texas, elections (2024)
- Highland Park Independent School District (Dallas), Texas, elections (2024)
- Lewisville Independent School District, Texas, elections (2024)
- Mesquite Independent School District, Texas, elections (2024)
- Richardson Independent School District, Texas, elections (2024)
- Dallas, Texas, Proposition A, Infrastructure Improvements Bond Measure (May 2024)
- Dallas, Texas, Proposition B, Parks and Recreation Bond Measure (May 2024)
- Dallas, Texas, Proposition C, Flood and Storm Drainage Facilities Bond Measure (May 2024)
- Dallas, Texas, Proposition D, Library Facilities Bond Measure (May 2024)
- Dallas, Texas, Proposition E, Cultural and Performing Arts Facilities Bond Measure (May 2024)
- Dallas, Texas, Proposition F, Public Safety Facilities Bond Measure (May 2024)
- Dallas, Texas, Proposition G, Economic Development Bond Measure (May 2024)
- Dallas, Texas, Proposition H, Housing Bond Measure (May 2024)
- Dallas, Texas, Proposition I, Providing Housing for Homeless Bond Measure (May 2024)
- Dallas, Texas, Proposition J, Information Technology Facilities Bond Measure (May 2024)
- Garland, Texas, Proposition 5, Increase City Council and Mayoral Compensation Charter Amendment (May 2024)
- Garland, Texas, Proposition A, Redefine Term in City Charter Amendment (May 2024)
- Garland, Texas, Proposition B, Require Redistricting Every Ten Years Charter Amendment (May 2024)
- Garland, Texas, Proposition C, Redistricting Criteria Charter Amendment (May 2024)
- Garland, Texas, Proposition D, City Councilmember Qualifications Charter Amendment (May 2024)
- Garland, Texas, Proposition F, Gender Neutral Language Charter Amendment (May 2024)
- Garland, Texas, Proposition G, Add the Deputy Mayor Pro Tempore Office to the City Charter Amendment (May 2024)
- Garland, Texas, Proposition H, Deadline for a Petition to Fill a Vacancy Charter Amendment (May 2024)
- Garland, Texas, Proposition I, Removal Procedures for Appointed Positions Charter Amendment (May 2024)
- Garland, Texas, Proposition J, Changes to Enforcement Procedure for Improper Communication Charter Amendment (May 2024)
- Garland, Texas, Proposition K, Limit the City Auditor Contract to Five Years Charter Amendment (May 2024)
- Garland, Texas, Proposition L, Limit the City Manager Contract to Five Years Charter Amendment (May 2024)
- Garland, Texas, Proposition M, Limit the City Attorney Contract to Five Years Charter Amendment (May 2024)
- Garland, Texas, Proposition N, Mayor's Appointment to the Plan Commission Charter Amendment (May 2024)
- Garland, Texas, Proposition O, City Council Zoning Powers Charter Amendment (May 2024)
- Garland, Texas, Proposition P, Delegate Certain Plat Approval to the Planning Director Charter Amendment (May 2024)
- Garland, Texas, Proposition Q, Municipal Election Date Changes Charter Amendment (May 2024)
- Irving, Texas, Proposition A, City Hall Bond Measure (May 2024)
May 28, 2024
June 15, 2024
November 5, 2024
- United States Senate election in Texas, 2024
- Texas' 4th Congressional District election, 2024
- Texas' 5th Congressional District election, 2024
- Texas' 6th Congressional District election, 2024
- Texas' 24th Congressional District election, 2024
- Texas' 26th Congressional District election, 2024
- Texas' 30th Congressional District election, 2024
- Texas' 32nd Congressional District election, 2024
- Texas' 33rd Congressional District election, 2024
- Texas Railroad Commissioner election, 2024
- Texas State Senate elections, 2024
- Texas House of Representatives elections, 2024
- Texas Supreme Court elections, 2024
- Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2024
- Municipal elections in Tarrant County, Texas (2024)
- Municipal elections in Denton County, Texas (2024)
- Dallas, Texas, Proposition A, Changes to City Employee Retirement Fund Measure (November 2024)
- Dallas, Texas, Proposition B, Add Preamble to City Charter Amendment (November 2024)
- Dallas, Texas, Proposition C, Increase in Mayoral and City Council Salaries Charter Amendment (November 2024)
- Dallas, Texas, Proposition D, Change to City Council Elections Charter Amendment (November 2024)
- Dallas, Texas, Proposition E, Mayoral and City Council Term Limits Charter Amendment (November 2024)
- Dallas, Texas, Proposition F, Require City Council to Provide Employees to City Secretary and Auditor Charter Amendment (November 2024)
- Dallas, Texas, Proposition G, Add Eligibility Requirements for Redistricting Commission Members Charter Amendment (November 2024)
- Dallas, Texas, Proposition H, Changes to Requirements for City Board and Commission Members Charter Amendment (November 2024)
- Dallas, Texas, Proposition I, Changes to Local Initiative and Referendum Process Charter Amendment (November 2024)
- Dallas, Texas, Proposition J, Changes to City Council Appointments to Boards and Commissions Charter Amendment (November 2024)
- Dallas, Texas, Proposition L, Establish Office of Inspector General Charter Amendment (November 2024)
- Dallas, Texas, Proposition O, Associate Municipal Judges Terms and Assignments Charter Amendment (November 2024)
- Dallas, Texas, Proposition P, Remove Cost of Appeal Hearing for City Employees Charter Amendment (November 2024)
- Dallas, Texas, Proposition Q, Technical Corrections to Charter Amendment (November 2024)
- Dallas, Texas, Proposition R, Marijuana Decriminalization Charter Amendment (November 2024)
- Dallas, Texas, Proposition S, Grants Citizens Standing to Bring Lawsuits Against the City Charter Amendment (November 2024)
- Dallas, Texas, Proposition T, Require Annual Community Survey Charter Amendment (November 2024)
- Dallas, Texas, Proposition U, Increased Funding and Hiring for Dallas Police Department Charter Amendment (November 2024)
- Irving, Texas, Proposition A, Allow Collective Bargaining for Fire Fighters Measure (November 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 | ||
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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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