Tracy Murphree

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Tracy Murphree

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Republican Party

Denton County Sheriff

Tenure

2016 - Present

Term ends

2028

Years in position

9

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Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 5, 2024

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Tracy Murphree (Republican Party) is the Denton County Sheriff in Texas. Murphree assumed office in 2016. Murphree's current term ends on December 31, 2028.

Murphree (Republican Party) ran for re-election for Denton County Sheriff in Texas. Murphree won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Elections

2024

See also: Municipal elections in Denton County, Texas (2024)

General election

General election for Denton County Sheriff

Incumbent Tracy Murphree defeated Fredrick Bishop in the general election for Denton County Sheriff on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Tracy Murphree (R)	59.6	250,298
		Fredrick Bishop (D)	40.4	169,776

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 420,074
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Denton County Sheriff

Fredrick Bishop advanced from the Democratic primary for Denton County Sheriff on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Fredrick Bishop	100.0	23,576

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 23,576
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Denton County Sheriff

Incumbent Tracy Murphree advanced from the Republican primary for Denton County Sheriff on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Tracy Murphree	100.0	63,929

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 63,929
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Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Murphree in this election.

2020

See also: Municipal elections in Denton County, Texas (2020)

General election

General election for Denton County Sheriff

Incumbent Tracy Murphree defeated Freyja Odinsdottir in the general election for Denton County Sheriff on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Tracy Murphree (R)	94.3	279,919
	Submit photo	Freyja Odinsdottir (Independent) (Write-in)	5.7	16,795

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 296,714
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Denton County Sheriff

Incumbent Tracy Murphree defeated Bryan Wilkinson and Dugan Broomfield in the Republican primary for Denton County Sheriff on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Tracy Murphree	62.3	36,215
	Submit photo	Bryan Wilkinson	25.7	14,964
	Submit photo	Dugan Broomfield	11.9	6,941

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 58,120
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2024

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2020

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