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Phil Sorrells
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2023 - Present
2027
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Phil Sorrells (Republican Party) is the Tarrant County District Attorney in Texas. He assumed office on January 1, 2023. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.
Sorrells (Republican Party) ran for election for Tarrant County District Attorney in Texas. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Tarrant County, Texas (2022)
General election
General election for Tarrant County District Attorney
Phil Sorrells defeated Tiffany Burks in the general election for Tarrant County District Attorney on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Phil Sorrells (R) | 53.2 | 309,730 | |
 | Tiffany Burks (D)  | 46.8 | 272,066 | |
| Total votes: 581,796 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Tarrant County District Attorney
Phil Sorrells defeated Matt Krause in the Republican primary runoff for Tarrant County District Attorney on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Phil Sorrells | 59.2 | 40,672 | |
 | Matt Krause | 40.8 | 27,976 | |
| Total votes: 68,648 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Tarrant County District Attorney
Tiffany Burks defeated Albert Roberts and Lawrence Meyers in the Democratic primary for Tarrant County District Attorney on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tiffany Burks | 60.4 | 42,750 |
 | Albert Roberts | 28.8 | 20,376 | |
| Lawrence Meyers | 10.9 | 7,688 | ||
| Total votes: 70,814 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Tarrant County District Attorney
Phil Sorrells and Matt Krause advanced to a runoff. They defeated Mollee Westfall in the Republican primary for Tarrant County District Attorney on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Phil Sorrells | 40.5 | 48,667 | |
| ✔ | | Matt Krause | 30.9 | 37,066 |
| Mollee Westfall | 28.6 | 34,334 | ||
| Total votes: 120,067 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Tarrant County Criminal Court No. 10
Incumbent Phil Sorrells won election in the general election for Tarrant County Criminal Court No. 10 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Phil Sorrells (R) | 100.0 | 353,608 | |
| Total votes: 353,608 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Tarrant County Criminal Court No. 10
Incumbent Phil Sorrells advanced from the Republican primary for Tarrant County Criminal Court No. 10 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Phil Sorrells | 100.0 | 73,023 | |
| Total votes: 73,023 | |||
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2014
See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014
Sorrells ran for re-election to the Tarrant County Criminal Court, Texas.
Primary: He ran unopposed in the Republican primary on March 4, 2014.
General: He was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014.
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Selection method
- See also: Partisan election of judges
Judges of the county courts are elected in partisan elections by the county they serve and serve four-year terms, with vacancies filled by a vote of the county commissioners.[3]
Qualifications
To serve on a county court, a judge must:[3]
- be at least 25 years old;
- be a resident of his or her respective county for at least two years; and
- have practiced law or served as a judge for at least four years preceding the election.
2010
Sorrells was re-elected after running unopposed.[4]
Selection method
- See also: Partisan election of judges
Judges of the county courts are elected in partisan elections by the county they serve and serve four-year terms, with vacancies filled by a vote of the county commissioners.[3]
Qualifications
To serve on a county court, a judge must:[3]
- be at least 25 years old;
- be a resident of his or her respective county for at least two years; and
- have practiced law or served as a judge for at least four years preceding the election.
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Phil Sorrells did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (A-L)"
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (M-Z)" (Search "Tarrant")
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Texas Secretary of State, "Qualifications for Office," accessed January 14, 2016
- ↑ Tarrant County Elections, Sample Ballot, 2010 General Election
