Tarrant County turned blue by tenths of a percentage point during the 2020 presidential election. Will history repeat itself?
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One county, referred to as the final Republican stronghold among the state's major counties, could signal whether the times are changing for Texas politics. Tarrant County, which includes Fort Worth, Arlington, Grapevine, Southlake and a dozen other smaller cities, is home to over 2.1 million Texans and,over the last 30 years, nearly doubling since 1990.
That is why Wilkerson, who does not consider herself to be a politician, decided to run for House District 94. She faces Republican incumbent Tony Tinderholt, who has held the seat for nearly 10 years and who was referred to as one of Texas’ “most far right candidates”described House District 94 as one where “The guy with the ‘R’ next to his name wins.
“I think Beth Van Duyne is a great example of ,” Boyea said, referring to the Republican congresswoman whose district encompasses parts of Tarrant County. “In Tarrant County alone she increased 5% in the last election , and I think she’sTinderholt, who tallied 50.97% of the vote in 2020, increased his lead to 56.6% in 2022. Boyea said he expects the status quo to play a similar role in Tarrant County’s solidly Democratic districts, which are currently held by U.S. Reps.
“To make such a significant change in a district's shape, to me, it looks like a sign of desperation.” — Denise Wilkerson, Democrat running for H.D. 94In 2004, the Dallas County Sheriff's race was won by Lupe Valdez, signaling Dallas’ shift toward the Democrats. Twenty years later, the county remains solidly blue.
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