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Municipal elections in Tarrant County, Texas (2024)
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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 |
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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 | |
![]() | 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 | ||
✔ | ![]() | Patrick Moses | 54.8 | 34,023 |
Indya Murray ![]() | 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
- Rebekah Arrington (Independent)
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 | |
![]() | Kathleen Hicks ![]() | 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 | ||
✔ | ![]() | Kathleen Hicks ![]() | 36.9 | 7,740 |
✔ | Roderick Miles Jr. | 31.5 | 6,608 | |
![]() | 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 | ||
✔ | ![]() | Matt Krause (R) | 63.8 | 156,216 |
![]() | Laura Leeman (D) ![]() | 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 | ||
✔ | ![]() | Laura Leeman ![]() | 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 | ||
✔ | ![]() | 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 | ||
✔ | ![]() | 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 | |
![]() | 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 |
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Precinct 2 |
Robert McGinty (i) |
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Precinct 3 |
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Precinct 4 |
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Primary
Tarrant County Constable primary, 2024 |
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Other |
Precinct 1 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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Precinct 2 |
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Precinct 3 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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Precinct 4 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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Precinct 5 |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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Precinct 6 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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Precinct 7 |
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Precinct 8 |
The Republican primary was canceled. |
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Judicial offices
County criminal district court
General election
Tarrant County Criminal District Court general election, 2024 |
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Primary
Tarrant County Criminal District Court primary, 2024 |
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District court
General election
Tarrant County District Courts general election, 2024 |
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Texas 17th District Court |
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Texas 48th District Court |
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Texas 67th District Court |
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Texas 96th District Court |
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Texas 153rd District Court |
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Texas 213th District Court |
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Texas 342nd District Court |
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Texas 348th District Court |
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Texas 352nd District Court |
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Texas 360th District Court |
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Texas 396th District Court |
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Primary
Tarrant County District Courts primary, 2024 |
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Texas 17th District Court |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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Texas 48th District Court |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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Texas 67th District Court |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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Texas 96th District Court |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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Texas 153rd District Court |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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Texas 213th District Court |
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Texas 342nd District Court |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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Texas 348th District Court |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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Texas 352nd District Court |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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Texas 360th District Court |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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Texas 396th District Court |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Texas elections, 2024
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- United States Senate election in Texas, 2024
- Texas' 6th Congressional District election, 2024
- Texas' 12th Congressional District election, 2024
- Texas' 24th Congressional District election, 2024
- Texas' 25th Congressional District election, 2024
- Texas' 26th Congressional District election, 2024
- Texas' 30th Congressional District election, 2024
- Texas' 33rd Congressional District election, 2024
- Texas Railroad Commissioner election, 2024
- Texas State Senate elections, 2024
- Texas House of Representatives elections, 2024
- Texas Supreme Court elections, 2024
- Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2024
- Municipal elections in Denton County, Texas (2024)
- Municipal elections in Tarrant County, Texas (2024)
- Municipal elections in Dallas County, Texas (2024)
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- City elections in Arlington, Texas (2024)
- City elections in Irving, Texas (2024)
- Irving Independent School District, Texas, elections (2024)
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- Northwest Independent School District, Texas, elections (2024)
- Fort Worth, Texas, Measure A, Hotel Tax to Fund Convention Center Renovation (May 2024)
- Irving, Texas, Proposition A, City Hall Bond Measure (May 2024)
May 28, 2024
- Texas' 12th Congressional District election, 2024
- Texas House of Representatives elections, 2024
- Municipal elections in Tarrant County, Texas (2024)
November 5, 2024
- United States Senate election in Texas, 2024
- Texas' 6th Congressional District election, 2024
- Texas' 12th Congressional District election, 2024
- Texas' 24th Congressional District election, 2024
- Texas' 25th Congressional District election, 2024
- Texas' 26th Congressional District election, 2024
- Texas' 30th Congressional District election, 2024
- Texas' 33rd Congressional District election, 2024
- Texas Railroad Commissioner election, 2024
- Texas State Senate elections, 2024
- Texas House of Representatives elections, 2024
- Texas Supreme Court elections, 2024
- Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2024
- Municipal elections in Denton County, Texas (2024)
- Municipal elections in Tarrant County, Texas (2024)
- Lake Worth Independent School District, Texas, elections (2024)
- Municipal elections in Dallas County, Texas (2024)
- Irving, Texas, Proposition A, Allow Collective Bargaining for Fire Fighters Measure (November 2024)
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About the county
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
Demographic Data for Tarrant County, Texas | ||
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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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