2026 Tarrant County Judge election

2026 Tarrant County Judge election
November 3, 2026
 
Candidate Tim O'Hare Alisa Simmons
Party Republican Democratic
Incumbent County judge

Tim O'Hare
Republican



The 2026 Tarrant County Judge election will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the county judge of Tarrant County, Texas. Primary elections were held on March 3. Incumbent Republican judge Tim O'Hare is running for re-election to a second consecutive term.[1]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Robert Buker, candidate in 2022[3]

Results

Republican primary[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tim O'Hare (incumbent) 116,746 87.60
Republican Robert Trevor Buker 16,527 12.40
Total votes 133,273 100.00

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

  • Alisa Simmons, county commissioner from Precinct 2 (2022–present)[5]

Eliminated in primary

Withdrawn

Endorsements

Alisa Simmons
Organizations

Results

Democratic primary[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Alisa Simmons 105,177 61.35
Democratic Marc Veasey (withdrawn) 44,809 26.14
Democratic Millennium Anton C. Woods Jr. 21,453 12.51
Total votes 171,439 100.00

References

  1. ^ Turcios, Carlos (November 16, 2025). "Tarrant County Judge Tim O'Hare Files For Re-Election, Cites Fiscal And Conservative Achievements". The Dallas Express. Retrieved December 9, 2025.
  2. ^ Lenzen, Cecilia (July 23, 2025). "Tarrant County Judge Tim O'Hare announces 2026 reelection campaign". KERA. Retrieved December 9, 2025.
  3. ^ "Candidate Information". Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved December 11, 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Primary Elections March 3, 2026". Tarrant County, TX. Retrieved March 4, 2026.
  5. ^ Valenzuela, Emmanuel Rivas (December 6, 2025). "Tarrant County Commissioner Alisa Simmons running for County Judge Tim O'Hare's seat". Fort Worth Report. Retrieved December 9, 2025.
  6. ^ Lenzen, Cecilia (December 9, 2025). "Filing deadline drama sets up primary elections. Here are the Tarrant County candidates". KERA. Retrieved December 9, 2025.
  7. ^ "Rep. Marc Veasey drops out of Tarrant County Judge race after one week". NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth. December 12, 2025. Retrieved December 16, 2025.
  8. ^ "EMILYs List Endorses Alisa Simmons for Tarrant County Judge". emilyslist.org. February 6, 2026. Retrieved February 7, 2026.

Official campaign websites

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