The granddaughter of Opal Lee won the Democratic nomination to challenge Republican incumbent U.S. Rep. Roger Williams<\/a> for the District 25 seat.\u00a0<\/p>\n Five Tarrant County-area congressional races were up for grabs in the March 3 primary.<\/p>\n Four incumbents are seeking reelection including Williams, who lives in the Weatherford area and is unopposed in the Republican primary for District 25.\u00a0<\/p>\n The two candidates seeking the Democratic nomination are William Marks<\/a>, a Navy veteran and community manager at Meta for the western U.S., and Dione Sims<\/a>, who has worked with her grandmother <\/a>to organize the National Juneteenth Museum in Fort Worth.<\/p>\n Sims defeated Marks with 60.5%, according to unofficial returns. The Associated Press called the race for Sims at 11:05 p.m. Tuesday.<\/p>\n The district stretches west from Tarrant County to Callahan County. The bulk of what was formerly part of District 33 in Tarrant now falls under District 25 after Texas\u2019 redistricting efforts last summer.\u00a0<\/p>\n The county did have seven representatives in the U.S. House whose districts included parts of Tarrant. After Texas\u2019 redistricting, two seats were drawn out of the county<\/a>.<\/p>\n They were District 33, which was held by Fort Worth Democrat Marc Veasey who is not seeking reelection, and District 26, in which Republican Brandon Gill is seeking another term.<\/p>\n If no candidate receives more than 50% of the votes in a primary race, the top two vote-getters will head to a May 26 runoff.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s a look at the other congressional races in Tarrant County:<\/p>\n U.S. House District 6<\/a><\/p>\n As of 11:30 p.m., U.S. Rep. Jake Ellzey<\/a>, R-Waxachachie, took a 68.3% lead for the Republican nomination in his reelection bid for U.S. House District 6.<\/p>\n The district covers much of Arlington and Mansfield as well as Ellis, Navarro, Anderson, Hill and Cherokee counties and parts of Tarrant, Dallas, Freestone and Johnson counties.\u00a0<\/p>\n In the Republican primary, Ellzey<\/a> faces James Buford<\/a>, a pastor and businessman from Ferris in Ellis County who has sought the seat twice previously, and Brian Stahl<\/a>, a law enforcement officer who lives in Blum in Hill County.<\/p>\n Danny Minton,<\/a> a medical salesman who lives in Arlington, is the lone candidate seeking the Democratic nomination.<\/p>\n U.S. House District 12<\/a><\/p>\n As of 11:30 p.m., Fort Worth entrepreneur Angela \u201cHeli\u201d Rodriguez-Prilliman was leading <\/a>the Democratic race with nearly 60% of the vote, according to unofficial results.<\/p>\n The district covers parts of Tarrant and Parker counties, including much of Fort Worth.<\/p>\n Incumbent Craig Goldman<\/a>, R-Fort Worth, has no opponent in the Republican primary.\u00a0<\/p>\n Rodriguez-Prilliman\u2019s opponent in the Democratic primary is Kenneth Morgan-Aguilera, a nonprofit executive and Army veteran who lives in Crowley.<\/p>\n U.S. House District 24<\/a><\/p>\n Kevin Burge<\/a>, an IT security specialist who lives in North Richland Hills, was leading with 48.1% of the Democratic primary vote in the race for U.S. House District 24, according to unofficial results.<\/p>\n TJ Ware<\/a>, a businessman who lives in Keller, was in second with 26.3%. Jon Buchwald<\/a>, a Dallas businessman, received 25.6%. <\/p>\n The Associated Press has not called the race as 82% of votes have been counted. If no one receives more than 50% of the vote, the race will head to a runoff between the top-vote getters.<\/p>\n Incumbent U.S. Rep. Beth Van Duyne<\/a>, R-Irving, has no opponent in the Republican primary.<\/p>\n The district includes parts of Bedford, Colleyville, Euless, Fort Worth, Grapevine, Haltom City, Hurst, Keller, North Richland Hills, Roanoke, Southlake, Trophy Club, Watauga and Westlake. DFW Airport is in the center of the district as it stretches out to parts of Dallas County.<\/p>\n U.S. House District 30<\/p>\n The Associated Press called the Democratic nomination for U.S. House District 30, which includes parts of Tarrant County, for Frederick Haynes<\/a>, a Dallas pastor of Friendship-West Baptist Church. The race had results delayed as Dallas County extended voting hours.<\/p>\n Haynes received 72.4% of the vote, according to unofficial results. AP reported 68% of votes had been counted.<\/p>\n Dallas Democrat Jasmine Crockett, who attends Haynes’ church, did not seek reelection for this seat as she ran for Senate. The district includes parts of Arlington and Grand Prairie as well as much of southern Dallas County.<\/p>\n Haynes faced Barbara Mallory Caraway<\/a>, a former Texas legislator and former Dallas City Council member who garnered 23.1% of the vote, and Rodney LaBruce<\/a>, a pastor who received 4.4%. <\/p>\n In the GOP primary, Everett Jackson<\/a>, a small-business owner and community organizer was leading with 38%, according to unofficial results. AP reported 65% of GOP votes had been counted.<\/p>\n Sholdon Daniels, a Dallas lawyer, had 24.3% of the vote.\u00a0Gregorio Heise<\/a>, a disabled veteran, received 19.4%; and Nils Walker<\/a>, a Grand Prairie resident and volunteer, got 18.2%. The independent Oxford Nordberg<\/a> is an entrepreneur.<\/p>\n Editor’s note: This story was updated at 5:48 a.m. March 4, 2026, with updated vote counts from unofficial results.<\/p>\n Scott Nishimura is senior editor for local government accountability at the Fort Worth Report. Reach him at scott.nishimura@fortworthreport.org.<\/p>\n