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View MoreEads holds narrow lead in Denton County judge race
Republican incumbent Andy Eads leads Democrat Nick Pappas by about 5,800 votes in the Denton County judge race, according to unofficial results. The outcome affects northeast Tarrant residents whose properties fall in Denton County.
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View MoreNathan Smith leads Tarrant County district clerk race
Democrat Nathan Smith leads Republican incumbent Tom Wilder by about 83,876 votes in the Tarrant County District Clerk race, according to unofficial results from Tarrant County Elections.
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View MoreDavid Cook leads unopposed Tarrant County Criminal Court 1 race
Republican incumbent David Cook holds 297,205 votes in the uncontested Tarrant County Criminal Court-at-Law No. 1 race, according to unofficial results from Tarrant County Elections.
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View MoreBrook Bell leads uncontested Tarrant County Probate Court 2 race
Brook Bell, the Republican incumbent, leads with 292,799 votes in the uncontested Tarrant County Probate Court-at-Law Judge, Court 2 race, according to unofficial results from Tarrant County Elections.
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View MoreSimmons defeats O'Hare for Tarrant County judge
Democrat Alisa Simmons beat Republican incumbent Tim O'Hare with 57.2% of the vote on Nov. 3 to become Tarrant County's first Democratic county judge since 1986 and its first Black county judge, taking the presiding seat on the Commissioners Court that sets the county budget and tax rate.
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View MoreAdams defeats Bryant for Tarrant appraisal board seat
John Adams unseated Southlake incumbent Matt Bryant in the Tarrant Appraisal District Place 3 race with nearly 59% of the vote. The Place 1 and Place 2 races head to a Dec. 12 runoff after no candidate cleared 50%.
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View MoreWomen broke barriers on election night 2026
The victories put new leaders in charge of policy – and raise a harder question for the political establishment: whose judgment about viable candidates deserves to be trusted?
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View MoreHinojosa defeats Abbott for Texas governor in upset
Democrat Gina Hinojosa defeated Gov. Greg Abbott on Nov. 3, becoming Texas' first Latina governor and the first Democrat to win the office since 1990. Tarrant County, where early voting surged 47% over 2022, was closely watched as a suburban bellwether.
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