Democrat Tiffany Burks defeated Republican incumbent Phil Sorrells in the Tarrant County district attorney's race, according to unofficial results. Burks received 56.12% of votes; Sorrells received 43.88%. This was a rematch; Sorrells won in 2022.
Tiffany BurksDemocrat candidate for Tarrant County district attorney
Phil SorrellsRepublican incumbent Tarrant County district attorney
The facts
Burks received 380,936 votes, or 56.12% of the unofficial early vote count.2
Sorrells received 297,808 votes, or 43.88% of the unofficial early vote count.2
Sorrells defeated Burks in 2022 with 53.2% of the vote to Burks' 46.8%.2
Burks is the first Black person to hold the Tarrant County district attorney position.2
Burks has worked nearly three decades as a criminal attorney in Tarrant and Fort Bend counties.2
Sorrells served as judge of Tarrant County Criminal Court No. 10 for more than two decades.2
The district attorney position is a four-year term serving as the county's top legal attorney and prosecutor.2
Nearly 572,000 Tarrant County residents voted early between Oct. 19 and Oct. 30.2
Who said what
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Phil Sorrells campaign website DA office strengthened law enforcement partnerships and focused on prosecuting violent offenders, trafficking, and serious crimes.2
Phil Sorrells Created new task forces including narcotics unit, cold case task force, and election integrity task force.2
Tiffany Burks Top priorities include restructuring the district attorney's office to keep victims safe and work with police chiefs on policy.2
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In Tarrant County DA rematch, challenger Burks holds lead in early results
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