Texas Election Results: November Battles Brewing for Dallas-Fort Worth Judgeships
These candidates are headed to runoffs or general-election races.
March 04, 2020 at 02:03 PM
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The sleepy primary election season in the Dallas-Fort Worth region, which featured a handful of contested races for judicial candidates, ended with few surprises after Election Day on Tuesday.
One race for a justice position on Forth Worth's Second Court of Appeals is headed for a runoff between Republican candidates Brian Walker and Elizabeth Beach, as is one race for the Dallas County Criminal District Court No. 3.
Here are the election results for judicial elections in Dallas and Tarrant counties, according to the Texas Secretary of State's Office.
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2020 Election Results: Here's Who Won Races for Judge in Texas
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Second Court of Appeals in Fort Worth
Justice, Place 2
Incumbent Justice Dana Womack, unopposed in the Republican Primary, has won reelection. No one is running on the Democratic side in November.
Justice, Place 6
Incumbent Justice Mike Wallach, unopposed in the Republican Primary, will compete in November against Democratic challenger Delonia A. Watson, also unopposed in her primary.
Justice, Place 7
The three-way race in the Republican Primary for this seat is headed to a runoff election between top two vote-getters Brian Walker and Elizabeth Beach.
Republican Primary results:
- Walker — 48%
- Beach — 36%
- John P. Chupp —16%
Fifth Court of Appeals in Dallas
Justice, Place 3
Incumbent Justice David Evans, unopposed in the Republican Primary, will compete against unopposed Democratic candidate Bonnie Lee Goldstein in November.
Justice, Place 6
Incumbent Justice David L. Bridges will be the Republican candidate against Democratic challenger Craig Smith in November. Both were unopposed in their primaries.
Justice, Place 8
Incumbent Republican Bill Whitehill, unopposed in his primary, will compete in November against Democratic challenger Dennise Garcia, also unopposed.
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Dallas County District Courts
14th District Court
Incumbent Judge Eric V. Moyé, unopposed in the Democratic Primary, will face off against unopposed Republican candidate Jessica Voyce Lewis in November.
95th District Court
Democratic candidate Monica Purdy will go head-to-head against Republican candidate Mike Lee in the November general election. They both ran unopposed in their primaries.
162nd District Court
Incumbent Judge Maricela Moore will become the Democratic candidate yet again after scoring a victory in her primary. She will compete in November against unopposed Republican candidate Jordan Montgomery Lewis.
Democratic Primary results:
- Moore — 63%
- Marilynn Mayse — 37%
254th District Court
Incumbent Republican Judge Ashley Wysocki, who was unopposed in her primary, will compete in November against Democratic Primary winner Kim Brown.
Democratic Primary results:
- Brown — 54%
- Sandre Streete Moncriffe — 31%
- Marty Jo Taylor — 15%
Dallas County Criminal District Court No. 2
Incumbent Judge Nancy Kennedy, who was unopposed in the Democratic Primary, has won reelection as there is no Republican candidate opposing her in November.
Dallas County Criminal District Court No. 3
The race for this bench is headed to a runoff after no one earned 51% of the vote in the Democratic Primary. The runoff between Teresa Jan Hawthorne and Audra Ladawn Riley will decide the race, as there is no Republican candidate running for the bench.
Democratic Primary results:
- Hawthorne — 39%
- Riley — 34%
- Alison Grinter Allen — 27%
Dallas County Criminal District Court No. 3
Incumbent Judge Dominique Collins, unopposed in the Democratic Primary, has won reelection to her bench. There is no Republican candidate running against her in November.
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Tarrant County District Courts
17th District Court
Incumbent Judge Melody Wilkinson, unopposed in the Republican Primary, has won reelection to her bench. No one is running for the seat on the Democratic side in November.
48th District Court
Incumbent Judge David Evans, unopposed in the Republican Primary, will compete in November against unopposed Democratic challenger Lawrence Meyers.
67th District Court
Incumbent Judge Don Cosby will be the Republican candidate facing off in November against Democratic challenger Matthew Hegeman. Both were unopposed in their primaries.
96th District Court
Republican Primary winner Pat Gallagher will go on to the November general election against Democratic candidate Tim Brandenburg, who was unopposed in his primary.
Republican Primary results:
- Gallagher — 58%
- Chris Taylor — 34%
- Shane Nolen — 8%
153rd District Court
Incumbent Judge Susan McCoy is set to be the Republican candidate, and will compete against Democratic challenger Alisha Darden in the November general election. Both were unopposed in their primaries.
213th District Judge
Republican incumbent Judge Chris Wolfe, unopposed in his primary, will compete against Demoratic challenger Lakesha Smith, also unopposed.
342nd District Court
Judge Kimberly Fitzpatrick, the incumbent Republican who was unopposed in her primary, will go on to compete against unopposed Democratic challenger Valerie Baston in November.
348th District Court
The Republican candidate in November will be incumbent Judge Megan Fahey, who will face off against Democratic challenger Maryellen W. Hicks. Both were unopposed in their primaries.
352nd District Court
Incumbent Judge Josh Burgess, a Republican, will compete against Democratic candidate Olyn Poole in the November election. Both ran unopposed in their primaries.
360th District Court
Unopposed incumbent Judge Patricia Baca Bennett is the Republican candidate, while Michael Munoz will challenge her as the unopposed Democratic candidate in November.
396th District Court
Incumbent Judge George Gallagher, a Republican who was unopposed in his primary, has won reelection to his bench. No one is running against him on the Democratic side in November.
Tarrant County Criminal District Court No. 2
Incumbent Judge Wayne Salvant, unopposed in the Republican primary, will run against Democratic challenger Karen Williams, also unopposed, in the November election.
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