FORT WORTH, Texas — Tarrant County voters helped elect the first statewide Democratic officials in Texas in decades and backed Democratic candidates across the county.
The county’s cumulative report, marked unofficial, shows Democratic victories at the county level with Alisa Simmons winning county judge and Tiffany Burks winning district attorney. Lydia Bean won county clerk, and Nathan Smith won district clerk.
Jared Williams won county commissioner for Precinct 2, and Nydia Cardenas won county commissioner for Precinct 4.
Tarrant County voters also supported Democrats in statewide races including James Talarico for U.S. Senate and Gina Hinojosa for governor, as well as lieutenant governor, attorney general, comptroller, land commissioner, agriculture commissioner and railroad commissioner.
Jared Williams won county commissioner for Precinct 2, and Nydia Cardenas won county commissioner for Precinct 4.
Democrats also made historic gains in judicial races across Tarrant County, unseating several Republican judges who held seats on the bench, reshaping the county’s judiciary.
The Tarrant County Democratic Party thanked voters, candidates, volunteers, allied organizations and donors for helping deliver the results.
Tarrant County and district wins include:
- County Judge: Alisa Simmons
- District Attorney: Tiffany Burks
- County Clerk: Lydia Bean
- District Clerk: Nathan Smith
- County Commissioner, Precinct 2: Jared Williams
- County Commissioner, Precinct 4: Nydia Cardenas
- State Senate: Taylor Rehmet and Amy Martinez-Salas
- State House: Ramon Romero Jr., Salman Bhojani, Katie O’Brien Duzan, Nicole Collier, Ebony Turner, Beth Llewellyn McLaughlin and Junior Ezeonu
Judicial candidate wins include:
- 213th District Court: Arthurine “AnhThu” Kamphaus
- 236th District Court: Katherine “Kate” Kim
- 297th District Court: Fred Howey
- 371st District Court: Marquetta “MarQ” Clayton
- 432nd District Court: Courtney Miller
- Criminal District Court No. 1: Cindy Stormer
- Criminal District Court No. 4: John Brender
- 231st Family District Court: Lyndsay Newell
- 323rd Family District Court: Brian Willett
- 324th Family District Court: Crystal Gayden
- 325th Family District Court: Andy Griffin
- County Criminal Court No. 5: Julya “Jujubill” Billhymer
- County Criminal Court No. 9: Lesa Pamplin
- Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2: Celina Vasquez
- Justice of the Peace, Precinct 5: Sergio L. De Leon
- Justice of the Peace, Precinct 7: Kenneth D. Sanders
- Justice of the Peace, Precinct 8: Lisa Woodard
Statewide candidates winning a majority of the vote in Tarrant County:
- U.S. Senate: James Talarico
- Governor: Gina Hinojosa
- Lieutenant governor: Vikki Goodwin
- Attorney general: Nathan Johnson
- Comptroller: Sarah Eckhardt
- Land commissioner: Benjamin Flores
- Agriculture commissioner: Clayton Tucker
- Railroad commissioner: Jon Rosenthal
- Texas Supreme Court chief justice: Maggie Ellis
- Texas Supreme Court, places 2, 7 and 8: Chari Kelly, Kristen Hawkins and Gisela D. Triana
- Court of Criminal Appeals, places 3, 4 and 9: Okey Anyiam, Audra Riley and Holly Taylor
Tarrant County voters delivered strong support to Democratic congressional candidates Danny Minton, Angela “Heli” Rodriguez Prilliman, Dione Sims and Frederick Haynes III. Because their districts extend beyond county lines, final outcomes await combined district totals.
The party’s countywide campaign operation combined voter outreach, volunteer organizing, direct mail, digital advertising, billboards and voter assistance. Since the May runoffs, precinct chairs, volunteers and canvassers knocked on more than 80,000 doors.
The party also reported distributing 550,000 coordinated literature pieces, mailing 35,000 postcards and placing major billboards across the county.
“It has been an amazing night, but now the real work begins,” said Tarrant County Democratic Party Chair Allison Campolo, Ph.D. “We must keep organizing, recruit strong candidates and build the lasting infrastructure that turns this breakthrough into lasting change.”
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