Walker leads unopposed in Tarrant County Criminal Court No. 2

Carey Walker, the Republican incumbent, holds 295,494 votes in the race for Tarrant County Criminal Court-at-Law Judge, Court No. 2, according to unofficial results from Tarrant County Elections. Walker is the only candidate on the ballot. The count is not complete.

Tarrant County Elections last updated the results at 7:06 p.m. CST on Nov. 3.

What was at stake

Tarrant County Criminal Court No. 2 is one of 10 county criminal courts that handle misdemeanor-level criminal matters, according to the Fort Worth Report. Each judge serves a four-year term. The court sits on the sixth floor of the Tim Curry Criminal Justice Center in Fort Worth, according to Tarrant County's website.

Walker faced no opposition in either the March primary or the Nov. 3 general election.

A little history

Walker, a Republican, has served as judge of Criminal Court No. 2 since 2015, according to the Fort Worth Report. He previously ran his own law practice. He was also unopposed in the 2026 Republican primary.

What's next

The results remain unofficial until the Tarrant County Commissioners Court completes the canvass. Under Texas law, the local canvass must occur no earlier than Nov. 6 and no later than Nov. 17, according to a Texas Secretary of State election advisory. Tarrant County's Central Counting Station is scheduled to reconvene Nov. 9 to count additional ballots, according to the county's election information page.

Election results: Tarrant County Criminal Court-at-Law Judge - Court 2 (Texas General Election, 2026-11-03)

Source: Tarrant County Elections. Results current as of Nov. 3, 2026, 7:06 p.m. CST. Reporting: 0 of 864. Unofficial results; the count is not complete.