Harriet Ramos
This primary election season brought over 200,000 early voters to the polls, likely due to the highly competitive races at the top of the ballot.
The candidates who win their party nomination Tuesday will go on to the Nov. 3 general election.
Here are the live results for each contested race for the top Tarrant County offices. Of 199 polling locations in Tarrant County, 20 have reported.
Tarrant County judgeDemocrats
Precinct 2 Commissioner Alisa Simmons is leading contractor Millennium Anton C. Woods Jr. with 61.5% percent of the 121,079 total votes. Woods has 11.3%.
Simmons’ priorities are fiscal stability with responsibility, public health and accountability around the operation of the county jail. Woods said his priorities are government transparency and efficiency; public safety and mental health infrastructure; and economic stability and cost of living.
U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey, who withdrew from the race and cannot be on the November ballot, has 27.2% of the votes. If he wins, precinct chairs of the Tarrant County Democratic Party will vote to replace him with Simmons on the general election ballot. If he forces a runoff, Simmons will win by default.
Republicans
Incumbent County Judge Tim O’Hare, who has been in the seat since 2022, declared victory shortly after the early voting results were posted. O’Hare had 87.9% of the 96,118 total votes over his opponent. Robert Trevor Buker, a behavioral health security officer, has received 12% of the votes.
“I’ve never seen anyone overcome a 76-point margin on Election Day, so yeah, I think we can call it a win,” O’Hare told the Star-Telegram at 8 p.m. “I think it shows that voters reward people who make promises and keep them. Everything I’ve promised to do we’ve done, and we’ll continue to do that.”
Per his campaign website, O’Hare’s top priorities are lower taxes, less spending and smarter government. Buker’s priorities are taxes, elections and the constitution.
Precinct 2 commissionerDemocrats
A majority of the 29,685 ballots cast have been for nonprofit executive Amanda Arizola, who has 41.4%. Close behind is Jared Williams, a nonprofit leader, with 39%. Political consultant Gabe Rivas has 19.7%.
Williams’ priorities are to lower the cost of living, ensure access to excellent county services and protect fundamental rights in court meetings. Rivas wants to be accessible to residents, defend voting access and expand public health. Arizola’s goals are to improve county services, hold the county jail accountable and make common sense investments in infrastructure.
Republicans
State Rep. Tony Tinderholt is leading in his primary against software consultant Lucila Seri with 81.1% of the 24,469 ballots cast. Seri has 18.9% of the votes.
Tinderholt’s goals as commissioner include lower property taxes, fully funded law enforcement, eliminating wasteful spending, economic growth and election integrity, per his website. Seri’s priorities are government accountability and efficiency, public safety, infrastructure and transparent elections.
Precinct 4 commissionerDemocrats
Leadership coach and organizational development consultant Nydia Cárdenas has a majority of the 24,314 votes with 58.6% of ballots cast. Business owner Cedric Kanyinda is the second-highest vote-getter in the race with 23.8%. Perla Bojorquez, an educator, has 17.6%.
Cárdenas’s priorities are public safety, economic development, infrastructure and health and human services. Bojorquez wants to protect tax dollars, improve the maintenance of roads and bridges and fight for fair elections. Kanyinda’s goals as commissioner are to fix infrastructure, protect essential services with smart fiscal management and inclusive, responsive leadership.
Whoever wins will face Republican Incumbent Manny Ramirez, who has held the seat since 2022, in the general election Nov. 3.
County clerkDemocrats
Small business owner Lydia Bean declared victory over her opponent Gregoire Lewis, an insurance risk manager. Bean has 79.7% of the 114,876 votes. Lewis has 20.3%.
Bean said she is honored to be the Democratic nominee on the November ballot. She will challenge Republican incumbent Mary Louise Nicholson, who has been in the seat since 2011.
Bean’s priorities are to defend voting rights, voting accessibility, transparency and public participation in the county budgeting process. Lewis’ goals are to increase accessibility to public information and protect voter information.
This story was originally published March 3, 2026 at 8:05 PM.
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Rachel Royster is a news and government reporter for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, specifically focused on Tarrant County. She joined the newsroom after interning at the Austin American-Statesman, the Waco Tribune-Herald and Capital Community News in DC. A Houston native and Baylor grad, Rachel enjoys traveling, reading and being outside. She welcomes any and all news tips to her email.