Americans vote matters from national to local

Staff Report 

Millions of voters made their voices heard on Election Day, Nov. 5. Donald J. Trump claimed the Presidency with 71,682,257 votes (50.9%) an unofficial total of 277 Electoral Votes. Kamala D. Harris secured 66,788,784 votes (47.4%), gaining 223 Electoral Votes.   

The November ballot also allowed people in thousands of communities across the county to vote for state and county representatives as well as local propositions. 

Dallas County reported that 1,469,952 Registered Voters cast 838,988 ballots. Approximately 57.08 percent of Dallas County voters participated in the election. The unofficial election results as of 2:45 a.m. on Nov. 6 reported county residents voted in the presidential election as follows: 

Donald J. Trump and JD Vance REP —316,416 237 votes, 37.94%  

Kamala D. Harris and Tim Walz DEM—497,992 votes, 59.72%  

Chase Oliver and Mike ter Maat LIB—6,175 votes,0.74%  

Jill Stein and Rudolph Ware GRN—8,839 votes,1.06%  

Write-In Totals—4,486, 0.54%. 

Irving residents approved Proposition A, which allows Irving firefighters to collectively bargain if a majority of affected employees favor being represented by an employee association. The measure also maintains prohibitions and penalties for firefighters engaging in strikes or lockouts.  

City of Irving Proposition A  

For—39,426 29 votes, 71.02%  

Against—16,090 votes, 28.98%. 

Coppell residents rejected a potential 3.17 cent tax increase for the Coppell Independent School District’s Maintenance and Operations Tax Rate. The measure would have generated an additional $2.4 million in revenue for the district.  

For—10,544 votes, 45.51%  

Against—12,626 votes, 54.49% 

Residents of Cedar Hill, Coppell, and Grand Prairie residing in Dallas County voted on Dallas County Commissioner Precinct 1: 

Dallas County Commissioner, Precinct No. 1  

Jason Metcalf—70,715 votes, 40.90%  

Theresa Marie Daniel—102,202 votes, 59.10% 

In Denton County, 666,074 voters participated in the election. The county unofficial results for the Presidential Election are as follows: 

Donald J. Trump and JD Vance—249,304 votes, 55.85% 

Kamala D. Harris and Tim Walz—189,949 votes, 42.55% 

Chase Oliver and Mike ter Maat—3,081 votes, 0.69% 

Jill Stein and Rudolph Ware—3,585 votes, 0.80%. 

Coppell voters residing in Denton County voted for Denton County Sheriff, Denton County Commissioner Precinct 1, and Denton County Constable Precinct 6. 

Denton County Sheriff 

REP Tracy Murphree—249,138 votes, 59.64% 

DEM Fredrick Bishop—168,566 votes, 40.36% 

Denton County Commissioner, Precinct No. 1 

REP Ryan Williams—68,158 votes, 58.63% 

DEM Tommy Bedford—48,101 votes, 41.37% 

County Commissioner, Precinct No. 1 

REP Ryan Williams—68,158 votes, 58.63% 

DEM Tommy Bedford—48,101 votes, 41.37% 

Denton Constable, Precinct No. 6 

REP Richard Bachus—26,460 votes, 50.92% 

DEM Ransom Funches—25,505 votes, 49.08% 

In Tarrant County, 824,385 voters participated in the election. The county's unofficial results for the Presidential Election as of no later than 1 a.m. on Nov. 6 are as follows: 

Donald J. Trump / JD Vance—424,839 votes, 51.90%  

Kamala D. Harris / Tim Walz—382,193 votes, 46.69%  

Chase Oliver / Mike ter Maat—5,503 votes, 0.67%  

Jill Stein / Rudolph Ware—5,986 votes, 0.73%. 

Grand Prairie residents in Tarrant County voted on the District Judge for the 213th District, the Criminal District Judge for Court 2, the Tarrant County Sheriff, the Tarrant County Tax Assessor-Collector, the Tarrant County Commissioner for Precincts 1 and 3, and the Tarrant County Constable for Precincts 2 and 7. 

District Judge, 213th Judicial District  

Chris Wolfe REP—419,942 votes, 53.60%  

Cindy Stormer DEM—363,545 votes, 46.40% 

Criminal District Judge, Court 2  

William Knight REP—427,760 votes, 54.54%  

MarQuetta 'MarQ' Clayton DEM—356,543 votes, 45.46% 

Sheriff  

Bill E Waybourn REP—423,252 votes, 53.74%  

Patrick Moses DEM—364,378 votes, 46.26% 

County Tax Assessor Collector  

Rick Barnes REP—436,527 votes, 55.55%  

KC Chowdhury DEM—349,350 votes, 44.45% 

County Commissioner, Precinct No. 1  

Michael 'Mike' Barber REP—71,961 votes, 42.75%  

Roderick Miles Jr DEM—96,364 votes, 57.25%  

County Commissioner, Precinct No. 3  

Matt Krause REP—155,854 votes, 63.83%  

Laura Leeman DEM—88,332 votes, 36.17% 

Constable Precinct No. 2  

David Woodruff REP—46,151 votes, 51.49%  

Robert J McGinty DEM—43,485 votes, 48.51% 

Constable Precinct No. 7  

John Kiefer REP—62,052 votes, 46.31%  

Sandra Lee DEM—71,952 votes, 53.69% 

Ellis County reported 147,616 registered voters and 100,085 ballots cast, meaning voter turnout was 67.80 percent. The county's unofficial results for the Presidential Election are as follows: 

Donald J. Trump / JD Vance—64,706 votes, 64.89% 

Kamala D. Harris / Tim Walz—33,799 votes, 33.90%  

Chase Oliver / Mike ter Maat—521 votes, 0.52%  

Jill Stein / Rudolph Ware—351 votes, 0.35%  

Write-In Totals—332 votes, 0.33%. 

Cedar Hill residents residing in Ellis County voted on Judge, County Court at Law No. 3, Ellis County Attorney, Ellis County Sheriff, Ellis County Tax Assessor-Collector, and Ellis County Constable for Precincts 1, 2, 3, and 4.  

REP Joseph R. "Joe" Gallo ran unopposed for Judge, County Court at Law No. 3. 

REP Lindy Beaty ran unopposed for County Attorney. 

REP Brad Norman ran unopposed for County Sheriff. 

REP Richard Rozier ran unopposed for County Tax Assessor-Collector. 

REP Roy A. Callender Jr ran unopposed for County Constable for Precinct 1. 

REP Casey A. Borders ran unopposed for County Constable for Precinct 2. 

DEM Curtis "Polkey" Polk Jr ran unopposed for County Constable for Precinct 3. 

REP Mark Bounds ran unopposed for County Constable for Precinct 4. 

All results are unofficial until canvassed.