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Municipal elections in Tarrant County, Texas (2024)

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2025
2023
2024 Tarrant County elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: December 11, 2023
Primary election: March 5, 2024
Primary runoff: May 28, 2024
General election: November 5, 2024
May 4, 2024

Runoff election: June 15, 2024
Election stats
Offices up: Sheriff, tax assessor-collector, county commission, appraisal district, constables, criminal court district judges, and district court judges
Total seats up: 28
Election type: Partisan and nonpartisan
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2024

Tarrant County, Texas, held general elections for sheriff, tax assessor-collector, county commission, constables, criminal court district judges, and district court judges on November 5, 2024. A primary was scheduled for March 5, 2024. Primaries in which no candidates filed were canceled. A primary runoff was scheduled for May 28, 2024. The filing deadline for this election was December 11, 2023.

Three seats for the Tarrant County Appraisal District were up for election on May 4, 2024. A general runoff was scheduled for June 15, 2024. If no candidates win a majority of the votes in the general elections, the two candidates with the most votes advance to a general runoff. The filing deadline was February 16, 2024.

Elections

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Candidates and results

Offices up for election in 2024:

Sheriff

General election

General election for Tarrant County Sheriff

Incumbent Bill Waybourn defeated Patrick Moses in the general election for Tarrant County Sheriff on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Bill Waybourn (R)
 
53.7
 
424,892
Image of Patrick Moses
Patrick Moses (D)
 
46.3
 
366,418

Total votes: 791,310
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tarrant County Sheriff

Patrick Moses defeated Indya Murray in the Democratic primary for Tarrant County Sheriff on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Patrick Moses
Patrick Moses
 
54.8
 
34,023
Image of Indya Murray
Indya Murray Candidate Connection
 
45.2
 
28,076

Total votes: 62,099
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tarrant County Sheriff

Incumbent Bill Waybourn advanced from the Republican primary for Tarrant County Sheriff on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Bill Waybourn
 
100.0
 
112,653

Total votes: 112,653
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Tax assessor-collector

General election

General election for Tarrant County Tax Assessor-Collector

Rick Barnes defeated KC Chowdhury in the general election for Tarrant County Tax Assessor-Collector on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Rick Barnes (R)
 
55.5
 
438,249
KC Chowdhury (D)
 
44.5
 
351,315

Total votes: 789,564
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tarrant County Tax Assessor-Collector

KC Chowdhury advanced from the Democratic primary for Tarrant County Tax Assessor-Collector on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
KC Chowdhury
 
100.0
 
57,514

Total votes: 57,514
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tarrant County Tax Assessor-Collector

Rick Barnes defeated incumbent Wendy Burgess in the Republican primary for Tarrant County Tax Assessor-Collector on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Rick Barnes
 
50.3
 
67,442
Wendy Burgess
 
49.7
 
66,737

Total votes: 134,179
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County commission

Precinct 1

General election

General election for Tarrant County Commissioners Court Precinct 1

Roderick Miles Jr. defeated Michael Barber in the general election for Tarrant County Commissioners Court Precinct 1 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Roderick Miles Jr. (D)
 
57.3
 
96,923
Michael Barber (R)
 
42.7
 
72,230

Total votes: 169,153
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for Tarrant County Commissioners Court Precinct 1

Roderick Miles Jr. defeated Kathleen Hicks in the Democratic primary runoff for Tarrant County Commissioners Court Precinct 1 on May 28, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Roderick Miles Jr.
 
62.2
 
4,576
Image of Kathleen Hicks
Kathleen Hicks Candidate Connection
 
37.8
 
2,785

Total votes: 7,361
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tarrant County Commissioners Court Precinct 1

Kathleen Hicks and Roderick Miles Jr. advanced to a runoff. They defeated Mia Hall and Darryl Brewer in the Democratic primary for Tarrant County Commissioners Court Precinct 1 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kathleen Hicks
Kathleen Hicks Candidate Connection
 
36.9
 
7,740
Roderick Miles Jr.
 
31.5
 
6,608
Image of Mia Hall
Mia Hall
 
24.7
 
5,187
Darryl Brewer
 
6.8
 
1,433

Total votes: 20,968
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tarrant County Commissioners Court Precinct 1

Michael Barber advanced from the Republican primary for Tarrant County Commissioners Court Precinct 1 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Michael Barber
 
100.0
 
17,754

Total votes: 17,754
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Precinct 3

General election

General election for Tarrant County Commissioners Court Precinct 3

Matt Krause defeated Laura Leeman in the general election for Tarrant County Commissioners Court Precinct 3 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Matt Krause
Matt Krause (R)
 
63.8
 
156,216
Image of Laura Leeman
Laura Leeman (D) Candidate Connection
 
36.2
 
88,663

Total votes: 244,879
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tarrant County Commissioners Court Precinct 3

Laura Leeman advanced from the Democratic primary for Tarrant County Commissioners Court Precinct 3 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Laura Leeman
Laura Leeman Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
13,176

Total votes: 13,176
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tarrant County Commissioners Court Precinct 3

Matt Krause advanced from the Republican primary for Tarrant County Commissioners Court Precinct 3 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Matt Krause
Matt Krause
 
100.0
 
43,141

Total votes: 43,141
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Appraisal district

Place 1

General election

General election for Tarrant County Appraisal District, Place 1

Eric Morris defeated Sayeda Bilqees Syed and Trae Fowler in the general election for Tarrant County Appraisal District, Place 1 on May 4, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Eric Morris
Eric Morris (Nonpartisan)
 
53.9
 
39,223
Sayeda Bilqees Syed (Nonpartisan)
 
24.7
 
17,955
Trae Fowler (Nonpartisan)
 
21.4
 
15,542

Total votes: 72,720
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Place 2

General election

General election for Tarrant County Appraisal District, Place 2

Callie Rigney defeated Eric Crile in the general election for Tarrant County Appraisal District, Place 2 on May 4, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Callie Rigney (Nonpartisan)
 
62.1
 
44,316
Eric Crile (Nonpartisan)
 
37.9
 
27,006

Total votes: 71,322
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Place 3

General election

General election for Tarrant County Appraisal District, Place 3

Matt Bryant defeated Lee Henderson and Chuck Kelley in the general election for Tarrant County Appraisal District, Place 3 on May 4, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Matt Bryant (Nonpartisan)
 
50.5
 
35,822
Image of Lee Henderson
Lee Henderson (Nonpartisan)
 
31.0
 
21,976
Chuck Kelley (Nonpartisan)
 
18.6
 
13,186

Total votes: 70,984
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Constables

General

Tarrant County Constable general election, 2024

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
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Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Precinct 1

Green check mark transparent.pngDale Clark (i)

Precinct 2

Robert McGinty (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Woodruff

Precinct 3

Green check mark transparent.pngDarrell Huffman (i)

Precinct 4

Green check mark transparent.pngJoe Johnson

Precinct 5

Green check mark transparent.pngPedro Munoz (i)

Precinct 6

Green check mark transparent.pngJon Siegel (i)

Precinct 7

Green check mark transparent.pngSandra Lee (i)  Candidate Connection

John Kiefer  Candidate Connection

Precinct 8

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Campbell (i)

Primary

Tarrant County Constable primary, 2024

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Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Precinct 1

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngDale Clark (i)
Adam Hanson

Precinct 2

Green check mark transparent.pngRobert McGinty (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Woodruff

Precinct 3

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngDarrell Huffman (i)

Precinct 4

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Jason Bedford (i)
Carolyn Gilmore
Green check mark transparent.pngJoe Johnson

Precinct 5

Green check mark transparent.pngPedro Munoz (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


Precinct 6

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngJon Siegel (i)

Precinct 7

Green check mark transparent.pngSandra Lee (i)  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Kiefer  Candidate Connection
Irving Romero

Precinct 8

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Campbell (i)
John Wright

The Republican primary was canceled.



Judicial offices

County criminal district court

General election

Tarrant County Criminal District Court general election, 2024

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Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Number 2

Marq Clayton  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngWilliam Knight  Candidate Connection

Number 3

John Brender

Green check mark transparent.pngDouglas A. Allen (i)

Primary

Tarrant County Criminal District Court primary, 2024

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Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Number 2

Green check mark transparent.pngMarq Clayton  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngWilliam Knight  Candidate Connection
Glynis Adams McGinty

Number 3

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Brender

Green check mark transparent.pngDouglas A. Allen (i)


District court

General election

Primary

Tarrant County District Courts primary, 2024

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Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Texas 17th District Court

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngMelody Wilkinson (i)

Texas 48th District Court

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngChris Taylor (i)

Texas 67th District Court

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngDon Cosby (i)

Texas 96th District Court

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngPat Gallagher (i)

Texas 153rd District Court

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngSusan McCoy (i)

Texas 213th District Court

Green check mark transparent.pngCindy Stormer  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngChris Wolfe (i)

Texas 342nd District Court

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngKimberly Fitzpatrick (i)

Texas 348th District Court

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngMegan Fahey (i)

Texas 352nd District Court

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngJosh Burgess (i)

Texas 360th District Court

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngPatricia Baca Bennett (i)
Anlee Hsu

Texas 396th District Court

The Democratic primary was canceled.


George Gallagher (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngVincent Giardino


Additional elections on the ballot

See also: Texas elections, 2024


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Demographics

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic Data for Tarrant County, Texas
Tarrant County Texas
Population 2,110,640 29,145,505
Land area (sq mi) 865 261,267
Race and ethnicity**
White 63.4% 69.2%
Black/African American 16.6% 12.1%
Asian 5.6% 4.9%
Native American 0.5% 0.5%
Pacific Islander 0.2% 0.1%
Other (single race) 7.7% 6.2%
Multiple 6% 7%
Hispanic/Latino 29% 39.4%
Education
High school graduation rate 86.5% 84.4%
College graduation rate 32.6% 30.7%
Income
Median household income $70,306 $63,826
Persons below poverty level 11.4% 14.2%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


See also

Tarrant County, Texas Texas Municipal government Other local coverage
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