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Municipal elections in Denton County, Texas (2018)

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2018 Denton County elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: December 11, 2017
Primary election: March 6, 2018
General election: November 6, 2018
Election stats
Offices up: County commissioner, District attorney, District clerk, County clerk, County treasurer, Justice of the peace
Total seats up: 12
Election type: Partisan
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2018
Denton County, Texas, held general elections for county commissioner, district attorney, district clerk, county clerk, county treasurer, and six justices of the peace on November 6, 2018. If a race had multiple candidates for a party nomination, a primary was held on March 6, 2018.


In primary races where no candidate received a majority of the vote, a primary runoff between the top two candidates was held on May 22, 2018.

Elections

County commission

General election

County commission

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
District 2

Brandy Jones

Green check mark transparent.pngRon Marchant (i)

James Felber (Libertarian Party)

District 4

Bryan Webb

Green check mark transparent.pngDianne Edmondson

Denton County Judge

Diana Leggett

Green check mark transparent.pngAndy Eads

Primary runoff

County commission

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
District 4

Jim Carter
Green check mark transparent.pngDianne Edmondson


Primary election

County commission

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
District 2

Green check mark transparent.pngBrandy Jones

Green check mark transparent.pngRon Marchant (i)

District 4

Green check mark transparent.pngBryan Webb

Runoff Arrow.jpgJim Carter
Runoff Arrow.jpgDianne Edmondson
Itamar Gelbman
Brenda Latham

Denton County Judge

Willie Hudspeth
Green check mark transparent.pngDiana Leggett

Green check mark transparent.pngAndy Eads


Other county offices

General election

County offices in Denton County general election

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
  • Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Denton County Clerk

Amy Manuel

Green check mark transparent.pngJuli Luke (i)

Denton County District Attorney

Green check mark transparent.pngPaul Johnson (i)

Denton County District Clerk

Yesse Rodriguez  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Trantham

Denton County Treasurer

Green check mark transparent.pngCindy Yeatts Brown (i)

Andy Boler (Libertarian Party)


Primary runoff election

County offices in Denton County primary runoff election

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Denton County District Clerk

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Trantham
Mark Yarbrough


Primary election

County offices in Denton County primary election

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
  • Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Denton County Clerk

Green check mark transparent.pngAmy Manuel

Green check mark transparent.pngJuli Luke (i)

Denton County District Attorney

Green check mark transparent.pngPaul Johnson (i)
Brent Bowen

Denton County District Clerk

Green check mark transparent.pngYesse Rodriguez  Candidate Connection

Ronnie Anderson
William Brown
Runoff Arrow.jpgDavid Trantham
Runoff Arrow.jpgMark Yarbrough

Denton County Treasurer

Green check mark transparent.pngCindy Yeatts Brown (i)


Judicial

158th District Court

General election

General election candidates

Primary election

Primary candidates

211th District Court

General election

General election candidates

Primary election

Primary candidates

367th District Court

General election

General election candidates

Primary election

Primary candidates

Denton County Court at Law

General election

Denton County Court at Law

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Denton County Court at Law No. 1

Green check mark transparent.pngKimberly McCary (i)

Denton County Court at Law No. 2

Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Ramirez (i)


Primary election

Denton County Court at Law

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Denton County Court at Law No. 1

Green check mark transparent.pngKimberly McCary (i)

Denton County Court at Law No. 2

Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Ramirez (i)


Denton County Criminal Court at Law

General election

Denton County Criminal Court at Law

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

Green check mark transparent.pngJim Crouch (i)

Number 2

Green check mark transparent.pngSusan Piel

Number 3

Green check mark transparent.pngForrest Beadle

Number 4

Green check mark transparent.pngChance Oliver

Number 5

Green check mark transparent.pngCoby Waddill (i)


Primary election

Denton County Criminal Court at Law

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

Green check mark transparent.pngJim Crouch (i)

Number 2

Sean Kilgore
Green check mark transparent.pngSusan Piel

Number 3

David D. Garcia (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngForrest Beadle

Number 4

Green check mark transparent.pngChance Oliver

Number 5

Green check mark transparent.pngCoby Waddill (i)


Denton County Probate Court

General election

Denton County Probate Court

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Denton County Probate Court

Green check mark transparent.pngBonnie Robison (i)


Primary election

Denton County Probate Court

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Denton County Probate Court

Green check mark transparent.pngBonnie Robison (i)


Justice of the Peace Courts

General election

Justice of the Peace Court

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

Keri Anne Caruthers

Green check mark transparent.pngJoe Holland (i)

Precinct 2

Maureen Kursh Reister

Green check mark transparent.pngJames R. DePiazza (i)

George Reynolds (Libertarian Party)

Precinct 3

Marianne Poer Vander Stoep

Green check mark transparent.pngJames Kerbow

Precinct 4

Michael J. Callaway

Green check mark transparent.pngHarris Hughey

Precinct 5

Sam Ortiz

Green check mark transparent.pngMike Oglesby (i)

Edsel Boler (Libertarian Party)

Precinct 6

Green check mark transparent.pngChris Lopez

Gary W. Blanscet (i)


Primary runoff

Justice of the Peace Court

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Precinct 3

Green check mark transparent.pngJames Kerbow
William Lawrence

Precinct 4

Don Cartwright
Green check mark transparent.pngHarris Hughey


Primary election

Note: Jason Jacoby withdrew from the Precinct 3 race.

Additional elections on the ballot

See also: Texas elections, 2018

About the county

Demographics

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

Demographic Data for Denton County, Texas
Denton County Texas
Population 662,614 25,145,561
Land area (sq mi) 879 261,266
Race and ethnicity**
White 74.3% 74%
Black/African American 9.8% 12.1%
Asian 8.7% 4.8%
Native American 0.5% 0.5%
Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.1%
Other (single race) 3% 5.8%
Multiple 3.6% 2.7%
Hispanic/Latino 19.3% 39.3%
Education
High school graduation rate 92.5% 83.7%
College graduation rate 45.1% 29.9%
Income
Median household income $86,913 $61,874
Persons below poverty level 7.6% 14.7%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019).
**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

Denton County, Texas Texas Municipal government Other local coverage
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External links

Footnotes