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 is on the ballot in the Democratic primary 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

2026

See also: Municipal elections in Dallas County, Texas (2026)

General election

The primary will occur on March 3, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Dallas County Clerk

Ann Marie Cruz (D), Tony Grimes (D), and Damarcus Offord (D) are running in the Democratic primary for Dallas County Clerk on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Ann Marie Cruz
	Submit photo	Tony Grimes
		Damarcus Offord

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• John Warren (D)

Republican primary

Republican primary for Dallas County Clerk

Skye Garcia (R) is running in the Republican primary for Dallas County Clerk on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate
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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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2026

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2025

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2022

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2019

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