Preston Poulter

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Preston Poulter

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Libertarian Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 6, 2018

Preston Poulter (Libertarian Party) ran for election for Dallas County Judge in Texas. He lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.

Poulter was a 2014 candidate for the Dallas County Court in Texas. Prior to that, he was a 2012 Libertarian candidate for District 115 of the Texas House of Representatives.

Elections

2018

See also: Municipal elections in Dallas County, Texas (2018)

General election

General election for Dallas County Judge

Incumbent Clay Jenkins defeated Brian Hutcheson and Preston Poulter in the general election for Dallas County Judge on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Clay Jenkins (D)	63.3	447,978
	Submit photo	Brian Hutcheson (R)	34.1	241,437
	Submit photo	Preston Poulter (L)	2.6	18,115

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 707,530
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Todd Gottel (R)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Dallas County Judge

Incumbent Clay Jenkins advanced from the Democratic primary for Dallas County Judge on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Clay Jenkins	100.0	97,205

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Dallas County Judge

Todd Gottel advanced from the Republican primary for Dallas County Judge on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Todd Gottel	100.0	53,475

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 53,475
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2014

See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014
Poulter ran for election to the Dallas County Court.
General: He was defeated in the general election on November 4, 2014, after receiving 2.3 percent of the vote. He competed against Clay Jenkins and Ron Natinsky.  

2012

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2012

Poulter ran in the 2012 election for Texas House of Representatives, District 115. Poulter ran unopposed in the May 29 primary election and was defeated by Bennett Ratliff (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.

Texas House of Representatives, District 115, General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Bennett Ratliff	57.6%	41,784
	Democratic	Mary Clare Fabishak	40.1%	29,082
	Libertarian	Preston Poulter	2.4%	1,711
Total Votes				72,577

See also

Dallas County, Texas	Texas	Municipal government	Other local coverage
Government of Dallas County, Texas Dallas County, Texas Counties in Texas Cities in Texas	Texas Texas elections, 2018 Public policy in Texas Endorsers in Texas	Top counties 100 largest cities Current mayors Current council officials	2018 municipal elections School board elections, 2018 Local ballot measure elections in 2018 2018 local judicial elections

External links

• Dallas County Commissioners Court