Tony Grimes

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Tony Grimes

Democratic Party

Candidate, Dallas County Clerk

Prior offices:

Irving Independent School District, District 6

Years in office: 2019 - 2022

Successor: Lisa Lobb (Nonpartisan)

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Elections and appointments

Last election

May 3, 2025

Next election

March 3, 2026

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Tony Grimes (Democratic Party) is running for election for Dallas County Clerk in Texas. He declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on March 3, 2026.^[source]

Grimes was a member of the Irving Independent School District in Texas, representing District 6. He assumed office in 2019. He left office on May 16, 2022.

Elections

2025

See also: City elections in Irving, Texas (2025)

General election

General election for Irving City Council Place 1

Incumbent John Bloch defeated Tony Grimes in the general election for Irving City Council Place 1 on May 3, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Bloch (Nonpartisan)	51.8	606
	Submit photo	Tony Grimes (Nonpartisan)	48.2	565

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,171
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2022

See also: City elections in Irving, Texas (2022)

General runoff election

General runoff election for Irving City Council Place 1

John Bloch defeated Tony Grimes in the general runoff election for Irving City Council Place 1 on June 18, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Bloch (Nonpartisan)	55.8	410
	Submit photo	Tony Grimes (Nonpartisan)	44.2	325

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 735
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General election

General election for Irving City Council Place 1

John Bloch and Tony Grimes advanced to a runoff. They defeated Ricky Lightfoot Jr. in the general election for Irving City Council Place 1 on May 7, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Bloch (Nonpartisan)	42.4	324
✔	Submit photo	Tony Grimes (Nonpartisan)	38.9	297
	Submit photo	Ricky Lightfoot Jr. (Nonpartisan)	18.7	143

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 764
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2019

See also: Irving Independent School District, Texas, elections (2019)

General election

General election for Irving Independent School District, District 6

Tony Grimes defeated John DeLorme in the general election for Irving Independent School District, District 6 on May 4, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Tony Grimes (Nonpartisan)	56.3	153
		John DeLorme (Nonpartisan)	43.8	119

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 272
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2025

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2022

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2019

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