The numbers have not changed much for Republican incumbent Bill Waybourn in his quest to maintain the Tarrant County sheriff position. Waybourn has 360,840, or 54.62% of the votes, while Democrat Patrick Moses has 299,773 votes, or 45.38%.
Republican Rick Barnes has also kept his lead over Democrat KC Chowdbury for the Tarrant County tax assessor position. Barnes has 371,040 votes (54.62%) and Chowdhury has pulled in 288,189 votes, or 43.72%.
Matt Krause's sizable lead over Laura Leeman has stayed mostly the same, with the Republican tallying 137,143 votes (64.36%) for Tarrant County commissioner, Precinct 3. Leeman has 75,931 votes, or 35.64%.
William Knight still holds the lead over Democrat MarQuetta "MarQ" Clayton for Tarrant County Criminal District Judge No. 2 with 55.39% of the votes, or 364,377 votes. Clayton pulled 293,425 votes.
For Tarrant County Criminal District Judge No. 3 incumbent Douglas Allen has 361,572 votes, or 54.99% compared to Democrat candidate John Brender's 295,936 votes.
Chris Wolfe still is leading Cindy Stormer in the race for Tarrant County Judge, 213th Judicial District. The Republican has 358,096 votes (54.48%) compared to Democrat Stormer's 299,205 votes.
Posted 9:12 p.m., Nov. 5
Republican Bill Waybourn continues to lead the race for Tarrant County sheriff with 353,922 votes, or 54.5%, over Democrat Patrick Moses's 295,481 votes, or 45.5%.
Rick Barnes, the Republican candidate for Tarrant County tax assessor, has maintained his lead over Democratic opponent KC Chowdhury with 363,886 votes, or 56.15%. Chowdhury currently has 284,191 votes, or 43.85%.
Republican Matt Krause also has kept ahead of Democratic challenger Laura Leeman for the Tarrant County commissioner, Precinct 3 position with 136,610 votes, or 64.36%. Leeman has 35.64% of the votes, or 75,663 votes.
Republicans have also kept a lead over Democrats for the three judge positions on the ballot. Early results for Tarrant County Criminal District Judge No. 2 show William Knight with 357,350 votes, or 55.26 % compared to MarQuetta "MarQ" Clayton's tally of 289,316 votes, or 44.74%.
Douglas Allen has 354,615 votes, or 54.86% compared to John Brender's 291,793 votes, or 45.14%, for Tarrant County Criminal District Judge No. 3.
Chris Wolfe has the closest race against Cindy Stormer for Tarrant County Judge, 213th Judicial District. He is leading with 351,285 votes, or 54.36%, compared to Stormer's 294,924 votes, or 45.64%.
Posted 7:09 p.m., Nov. 5
Unofficial early voting results from Tarrant County have been released and show Republican Bill Waybourn leading the race for Tarrant County sheriff with 54.49% of the votes, and Rick Barnes leading the race for Tarrant County tax assessor with 56.11% of the votes. The race for Tarrant County commissioner, Precinct 3, is being led by Republican Matt Krause with 64.31% of the vote.
Three judge seats are on the ballot as well. Early results for Tarrant County Criminal District Judge No. 2 show Republican William Knight leading Democrat MarQuetta "MarQ" Clayton with 55.24% of the vote; Republican Douglas Allen leading Democrat John Brender for the Tarrant County Criminal District Judge Number 3 position with with 54.84% of the vote; and Republican Chris Wolfe leading Democrat Cindy Stormer for Tarrant County Judge, 213th Judicial District, with 54.35% of the vote.
What’s happening?
According to unofficial results, Waybourn is leading the Tarrant County sheriff's race with 346,311 votes over Democrat Patrick Moses' 289,191 votes.
Barnes leads Democrat KC Chowdhury with 355,797 votes for Tarrant County tax assessor, and Krause is leading Democrat Laura Leeman in the race for Tarrant County commissioner, Precinct 3, with 132,327 votes.
The Tarrant County commissioner, Precinct 3, seat became open after Gary Fickes announced he was not seeking re-election in January.
The candidates
Tarrant County sheriff
- Waybourn is the incumbent and has served in the position since 2017. He was the chief of public safety for 30 years prior to taking office as Tarrant County sheriff.
- Moses has experience as the regional director for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and has worked with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. In a Q&A with Community Impact in September, he said he would focus on public safety, professional management of the county jail, professional culture of accountability and increasing and embracing community trust if he became sheriff.
- Barnes defeated incumbent Wendy Burgess during the March primary for the Republican nod by 705 votes. During a Q&A with Community Impact in October, he said he was running for office because he is dedicated to limiting appraisal increases, advocating for taxpayers' interests and ensuring fair treatment from all staff.
- Chowdhury ran unopposed in the Democratic primary in March. He worked for American Airlines at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport and was an active union leader, according to his Facebook page.
- Krause served as the state representative for District 93 from 2013-23. He said in a Q&A with Community Impact that his priorities, if elected, would be to enhance Tarrant County’s infrastructure and continue to reduce and reform property tax and appraisal systems.
- Leeman is a small-business owner who advocates for public schools, health care, and disability rights. In a Q&A with Community Impact in September, Leeman said she would address the increasing partisanship nature and agenda of the current Commissioners Court at the expense of all taxpayers if elected.
- Knight is a Tarrant County prosecutor who told Community Impact in September he wants better management of the docket to more effectively keep Tarrant County citizens safe.
- Clayton has experience as an assistant county attorney in Hood County. She told Community Impact she would reform rehabilitation programs, run efficient dockets and would finalize cases that have been pending for over four years within six months.
- Allen is the incumbent after he was appointed to the seat in January 2023. He told Community Impact in September that he wants to run the most efficient and professional court in Tarrant County.
- Brender is a former felony prosecutor who said in a Q&A with Community Impact he aims to increase fairness and reduce costs for the taxpayers if elected.
- Wolfe was appointed to the 213th Judicial District in 2018 by Gov. Greg Abbott and was a federal prosecutor for 15 years in the Fort Worth office.
- Stormer is a former Cooke County district attorney who said in a Q&A with Community Impact that she would like to reduce jail deaths and lawsuits in Tarrant County.
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