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Municipal elections in Tarrant County, Texas (2018)

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2018 Tarrant 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, Tax assessor-collector, Local courts
Total seats up: 36
Election type: Partisan
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2018
Tarrant County, Texas, held general elections for county commissioner, district attorney, district clerk, county clerk, tax assessor-collector, and local judicial positions on November 6, 2018. If a race had multiple candidates for a party nomination, a primary was held on March 6, 2018. The deadline for candidates to file to run in this election was December 11, 2017.


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

Tarrant 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.pngDevan Allen

Andy Nguyen (i)

District 4

Green check mark transparent.pngJ.D. Johnson (i)

Tarrant County Judge

Lawrence Meyers

Green check mark transparent.pngB. Glen Whitley (i)


Primary election

Tarrant 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.pngDevan Allen
Syed Hassan

Green check mark transparent.pngAndy Nguyen (i)

District 4

Green check mark transparent.pngJ.D. Johnson (i)

Tarrant County Judge

Green check mark transparent.pngLawrence Meyers

Green check mark transparent.pngB. Glen Whitley (i)


District attorney

General election

General election candidates

Democratic primary Democratic Party

Albert Roberts

Republican primary Republican Party

Sharen Wilson (i)


County clerk

General election

General election candidates

Democratic primary Democratic Party

Karroll Parker

Republican primary Republican Party

Mary Louise Garcia (i)


District clerk

General election

General election candidates

Democratic primary Democratic Party

John Derewitz

Republican primary Republican Party

Thomas Wilder (i)
Frank Palomino

Tax assessor-collector

Tax assessor-collector Ronald Wright (R) resigned in December 2017 in order to run for the United States House of Representatives. Candidates for tax assessor-collector ran for an unexpired term that ended in 2020.

General election

General election candidates

Democratic primary Democratic Party

Ollie Anderson

Republican primary runoff Republican Party

Wendy Burgess
Mike Snyder

Republican primary Republican Party

Rick Barnes
RunoffArrow.jpg Wendy Burgess
Trasa Robertson Cobern
RunoffArrow.jpg Mike Snyder

Judicial

District courts

General election


Primary runoff

District Courts

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Texas 342nd District Court

Green check mark transparent.pngKimberly Fitzpatrick
Pat Gallagher


Primary election

District Courts

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Texas 141st District Court

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn P. Chupp (i)

Texas 231st District Court

Green check mark transparent.pngJesse Nevarez (i)

Texas 233rd District Court

Lori DeAngelis Griffith
Green check mark transparent.pngKenneth Newell

Texas 236th District Court

Green check mark transparent.pngTom Lowe (i)

Texas 297th District Court

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Hagerman (i)

Texas 322nd District Court

Green check mark transparent.pngMaryellen Whitlock Hicks

Jennifer Moore
Green check mark transparent.pngJames Munford

Texas 323rd District Court

Green check mark transparent.pngJames Teel

Green check mark transparent.pngAlex Kim
Riley Shaw

Texas 324th District Court

Green check mark transparent.pngJerome S. Hennigan (i)

Texas 325th District Court

Green check mark transparent.pngJudith Wells (i)
Cynthia Terry

Texas 342nd District Court

Julie Camacho
Runoff Arrow.jpgKimberly Fitzpatrick
Runoff Arrow.jpgPat Gallagher

Texas 352nd District Court

Green check mark transparent.pngJosh Burgess

Texas 371st District Court

Green check mark transparent.pngMollee Westfall (i)

Texas 372nd District Court

Green check mark transparent.pngScott Wisch (i)

Texas 432nd District Court

Green check mark transparent.pngRuben Gonzalez (i)


Tarrant County Court at Law

Number 1

General election

General election candidates

Democratic primary Democratic Party

No candidate from this party filed to run.

Republican primary Republican Party

Don Pierson (i)

Number 2

General election

General election candidates

Democratic primary Democratic Party

No candidate from this party filed to run.

Republican primary Republican Party

Jennifer Rymell (i)

Number 3

General election

General election candidates

Democratic primary Democratic Party

No candidate from this party filed to run.

Republican primary Republican Party

Mike Hrabal (i)

Criminal courts

General election

Tarrant County Criminal Courts

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

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Cook (i)

Number 2

Green check mark transparent.pngCarey Walker (i)

Number 3

Green check mark transparent.pngBob McCoy (i)

Number 4

Green check mark transparent.pngDeborah Nekhom (i)

Number 5

Green check mark transparent.pngJamie Cummings (i)

Number 6

Green check mark transparent.pngMolly Jones (i)

Number 7

Green check mark transparent.pngCheril S. Hardy (i)

Number 8

Green check mark transparent.pngCharles L. Vanover (i)

Number 9

Green check mark transparent.pngBrent Carr (i)

Number 10

Green check mark transparent.pngPhil Sorrells (i)

Primary election

Tarrant County Criminal Courts

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

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Cook (i)

Number 2

Green check mark transparent.pngCarey Walker (i)

Number 3

Green check mark transparent.pngBob McCoy (i)

Number 4

Green check mark transparent.pngDeborah Nekhom (i)
Mamie Bush Johnson

Number 5

Green check mark transparent.pngJamie Cummings (i)

Number 6

Green check mark transparent.pngMolly Jones (i)

Number 7
Number 8

Green check mark transparent.pngCharles L. Vanover (i)

Number 9

Green check mark transparent.pngBrent Carr (i)

Number 10

Green check mark transparent.pngPhil Sorrells (i)


Criminal District courts

General election

Tarrant County Criminal District Courts

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

Green check mark transparent.pngElizabeth Beach (i)

Number 3

Green check mark transparent.pngRobb Catalano (i)

Number 4

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael R. Thomas (i)

Primary election

Tarrant County Criminal District Courts

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

Green check mark transparent.pngElizabeth Beach (i)

Number 3

Green check mark transparent.pngRobb Catalano (i)

Number 4

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael R. Thomas (i)


Probate courts

Number 1

General election

General election candidates

Primary runoff election

Primary runoff candidates

Primary election

Primary candidates

Number 2

General election

General election candidates

Primary election

Primary candidates

Justice of the Peace Courts

General election

Justice of the Peace Courts

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

Green check mark transparent.pngRalph Swearingin (i)

Precinct 2

Ernesto Gloria

Green check mark transparent.pngMary Tom Curnutt (i)

Precinct 3

Green check mark transparent.pngBill Brandt

Kris Jara (Libertarian Party)

Precinct 4

Green check mark transparent.pngChristopher Gregory

Precinct 5

Green check mark transparent.pngSergio De Leon (i)

Precinct 6

Deborah Hall

Green check mark transparent.pngJason Charbonnet

Derek Thorn (Libertarian Party)

Precinct 7

Green check mark transparent.pngKenneth Sanders

Matt Hayes (i)

Precinct 8

Green check mark transparent.pngLisa Woodard (i)

Primary runoff election

Justice of the Peace Courts

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

Jacquelyn Wright (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngChristopher Gregory

Precinct 6

Green check mark transparent.pngJason Charbonnet
Chris Garcia

Precinct 7

Frieda Porter
Green check mark transparent.pngKenneth Sanders


Primary election

Justice of the Peace Courts

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

Green check mark transparent.pngRalph Swearingin (i)

Precinct 2

Green check mark transparent.pngErnesto Gloria

Green check mark transparent.pngMary Tom Curnutt (i)

Precinct 3

Green check mark transparent.pngBill Brandt
Lenny Lopez

Did not make the ballot:
Russ Casey (i)

Precinct 4

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Did not make the ballot:
Roger Metcalf 

Runoff Arrow.jpgJacquelyn Wright (i)
Charity Deville
Toni Rhodes Glover
Runoff Arrow.jpgChristopher Gregory

Precinct 5

Green check mark transparent.pngSergio De Leon (i)

Precinct 6

Green check mark transparent.pngDeborah Hall

Gary Ritchie (i)
Runoff Arrow.jpgJason Charbonnet
Runoff Arrow.jpgChris Garcia

Precinct 7

Runoff Arrow.jpgFrieda Porter
Runoff Arrow.jpgKenneth Sanders
Dustin Ray Webb

Green check mark transparent.pngMatt Hayes (i)

Precinct 8

Green check mark transparent.pngLisa Woodard (i)
Don Middlebrooks Sr.
Malinda Miller


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 Tarrant County, Texas
Tarrant County Texas
Population 1,809,034 25,145,561
Land area (sq mi) 864 261,266
Race and ethnicity**
White 67% 74%
Black/African American 16.5% 12.1%
Asian 5.4% 4.8%
Native American 0.5% 0.5%
Pacific Islander 0.2% 0.1%
Other (single race) 7.1% 5.8%
Multiple 3.2% 2.7%
Hispanic/Latino 28.8% 39.3%
Education
High school graduation rate 86.1% 83.7%
College graduation rate 32.3% 29.9%
Income
Median household income $67,700 $61,874
Persons below poverty level 11.9% 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

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

Footnotes