Municipal elections in Tarrant County, Texas (2020)

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Election dates
Filing deadline: December 9, 2019
Primary election: March 3, 2020
General election: November 3, 2020
Election stats
Offices up: Sheriff, tax assessor-collector, commissioners for precincts 1 and 3, constable for precincts 1 through 8, and multiple judgeships
Total seats up: 24
Election type: Nonpartisan
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2020

Tarrant County, Texas, held general elections for sheriff, tax assessor-collector, commissioners for precincts 1 and 3, constable for precincts 1 through 8, and multiple judgeships 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.
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Elections

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Sheriff

General election

General election for Tarrant County Sheriff

Incumbent Bill Waybourn defeated Vance Keyes in the general election for Tarrant County Sheriff on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Bill Waybourn (R)
 
52.7
 
424,080
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Vance Keyes (D)
 
47.3
 
381,025

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 805,105
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tarrant County Sheriff

Vance Keyes advanced from the Democratic primary for Tarrant County Sheriff on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
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Vance Keyes
 
100.0
 
109,962

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 109,962
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tarrant County Sheriff

Incumbent Bill Waybourn advanced from the Republican primary for Tarrant County Sheriff on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
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Bill Waybourn
 
100.0
 
103,986

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 103,986
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Tax assessor-collector

General election

General election for Tarrant County Tax Assessor-Collector

Incumbent Wendy Burgess defeated Ollie Anderson in the general election for Tarrant County Tax Assessor-Collector on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
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Wendy Burgess (R)
 
55.5
 
447,686
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Ollie Anderson (D)
 
44.5
 
359,059

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 806,745
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tarrant County Tax Assessor-Collector

Ollie Anderson advanced from the Democratic primary for Tarrant County Tax Assessor-Collector on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
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Ollie Anderson
 
100.0
 
109,732

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 109,732
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tarrant County Tax Assessor-Collector

Incumbent Wendy Burgess advanced from the Republican primary for Tarrant County Tax Assessor-Collector on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
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Wendy Burgess
 
100.0
 
105,248

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Total votes: 105,248
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County commissioners

Precinct 1

General election

General election for Tarrant County Commissioners Court Precinct 1

Incumbent Roy Brooks defeated Roy Lozano in the general election for Tarrant County Commissioners Court Precinct 1 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Roy Brooks (D)
 
60.4
 
105,982
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Roy Lozano (R)
 
39.6
 
69,481

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 175,463
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tarrant County Commissioners Court Precinct 1

Incumbent Roy Brooks advanced from the Democratic primary for Tarrant County Commissioners Court Precinct 1 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Roy Brooks
 
100.0
 
33,654

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 33,654
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tarrant County Commissioners Court Precinct 1

Roy Lozano advanced from the Republican primary for Tarrant County Commissioners Court Precinct 1 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
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Roy Lozano
 
100.0
 
16,564

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 16,564
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Precinct 3

General election

General election for Tarrant County Commissioners Court Precinct 3

Incumbent Gary Fickes defeated Kathy Braatz in the general election for Tarrant County Commissioners Court Precinct 3 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Gary Fickes (R)
 
64.0
 
156,657
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Kathy Braatz (D) Candidate Connection
 
36.0
 
88,104

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 244,761
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tarrant County Commissioners Court Precinct 3

Kathy Braatz advanced from the Democratic primary for Tarrant County Commissioners Court Precinct 3 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Image of Kathy Braatz
Kathy Braatz Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
27,537

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 27,537
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tarrant County Commissioners Court Precinct 3

Incumbent Gary Fickes advanced from the Republican primary for Tarrant County Commissioners Court Precinct 3 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Gary Fickes
 
100.0
 
39,975

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 39,975
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Constables

General election

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

Scott Gerlikovski

Green check mark transparent.pngDale Clark (i)

Precinct 2

Green check mark transparent.pngRobert McGinty

David Woodruff (i)

Precinct 3

Green check mark transparent.pngDarrell Huffman (i)

Precinct 4

Green check mark transparent.pngJoe Johnson (i)

Precinct 5

Green check mark transparent.pngPedro Munoz

Precinct 6

Kelicia Stevenson  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJon Siegel (i)  Candidate Connection

Precinct 7

Green check mark transparent.pngSandra Lee  Candidate Connection

Clint Burgess (i)

Precinct 8

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Campbell (i)


Primary runoff election

Tarrant County constables
  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
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Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Precinct 5

Green check mark transparent.pngPedro Munoz
John Wright  Candidate Connection


Primary election


Judicial

District Courts

General election

Tarrant County district courts
  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
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Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Texas 17th District Court

Green check mark transparent.pngMelody Wilkinson (i)

Texas 48th District Court

Lawrence Meyers

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Evans (i)

Texas 67th District Court

Matthew Hegeman

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Texas 96th District Court

Tim Brandenburg

Green check mark transparent.pngPat Gallagher

Texas 153rd District Court

Alisha Darden

Green check mark transparent.pngSusan McCoy (i)

Texas 213th District Court

Lakesha Smith

Green check mark transparent.pngChris Wolfe (i)

Texas 342nd District Court

Valerie Baston  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngKimberly Fitzpatrick (i)

Texas 348th District Court

Maryellen Whitlock Hicks

Green check mark transparent.pngMegan Fahey (i)

Texas 352nd District Court

Olyn Poole  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJosh Burgess (i)

Texas 360th District Court

Michael Munoz  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngPatricia Baca Bennett (i)

Texas 396th District Court

Green check mark transparent.pngGeorge Gallagher (i)


Primary election

Tarrant County district courts
  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
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Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Texas 17th District Court

Green check mark transparent.pngMelody Wilkinson (i)

Texas 48th District Court

Green check mark transparent.pngLawrence Meyers

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Evans (i)

Texas 67th District Court

Green check mark transparent.pngMatthew Hegeman

Green check mark transparent.pngDon Cosby (i)  Candidate Connection

Texas 96th District Court

Green check mark transparent.pngTim Brandenburg

Green check mark transparent.pngPat Gallagher
Shane Nolen
Chris Taylor

Texas 153rd District Court

Green check mark transparent.pngAlisha Darden

Green check mark transparent.pngSusan McCoy (i)

Texas 213th District Court

Green check mark transparent.pngLakesha Smith

Green check mark transparent.pngChris Wolfe (i)

Texas 342nd District Court

Green check mark transparent.pngValerie Baston  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngKimberly Fitzpatrick (i)

Texas 348th District Court

Green check mark transparent.pngMaryellen Whitlock Hicks

Green check mark transparent.pngMegan Fahey (i)

Texas 352nd District Court

Green check mark transparent.pngOlyn Poole  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJosh Burgess (i)

Texas 360th District Court

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Munoz  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngPatricia Baca Bennett (i)

Texas 396th District Court

Green check mark transparent.pngGeorge Gallagher (i)


Criminal District Court No. 2

General election

General election for Tarrant County Criminal District Court No. 2

Incumbent Wayne Francis Salvant defeated Karen Williams in the general election for Tarrant County Criminal District Court No. 2 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Wayne Francis Salvant (R)
 
52.2
 
417,459
Image of Karen Williams
Karen Williams (D) Candidate Connection
 
47.8
 
381,851

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 799,310
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tarrant County Criminal District Court No. 2

Karen Williams advanced from the Democratic primary for Tarrant County Criminal District Court No. 2 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Karen Williams
Karen Williams Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
114,243

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 114,243
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tarrant County Criminal District Court No. 2

Incumbent Wayne Francis Salvant advanced from the Republican primary for Tarrant County Criminal District Court No. 2 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Wayne Francis Salvant
 
100.0
 
100,300

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 100,300
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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 2,110,640 29,145,505
Land area (sq mi) 865 261,267
Race and ethnicity**
White 63.4% 69.2%
Black/African American 16.6% 12.1%
Asian 5.6% 4.9%
Native American 0.5% 0.5%
Pacific Islander 0.2% 0.1%
Other (single race) 7.7% 6.2%
Multiple 6% 7%
Hispanic/Latino 29% 39.4%
Education
High school graduation rate 86.5% 84.4%
College graduation rate 32.6% 30.7%
Income
Median household income $70,306 $63,826
Persons below poverty level 11.4% 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

Tarrant County, Texas Texas Municipal government Other local coverage
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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
  2. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017
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