With No Incumbent On The Ballot, Tarrant District Attorney Race Could Come Down To Run-Off

Arlington TX

27 January, 2022

6:19 PM

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By Kristen Barton | Sandra Sadek | Haley Samsel, Fort Worth Report January 27, 2022 When District Attorney Sharen Wilson announced she was retiring and not running in the 2022 primary, the floodgates opened, leading to a likely run-off in one, if not both, races in the March 1 Primary election. "The impact is pretty obvious — I don't think any of these candidates probably would have run," University of Texas at Arlington political science professor Tom Marshall said. "When incumbents don't run, that's the window of opportunity for people who would like to improve and at a point in their career where that seems good. Strategically, many of them look for a year that would be good for them in the General Election. So I'm not surprised that there are three strong Republican candidates." On the Democratic side, Marshall said, it's not shaping up to be a good year and it would be a "long shot" for the seat to turn blue. Even outside of Tarrant County, he said, the midterm elections are not shaping up to be a good year for Democrats. "I think the answer lies in Washington," he said. "Joe Biden's numbers are way down. Inflation is up. Omicron is up. The Democrat Party in Washington has few accomplishments." To read the full article, click here. Fort Worth Report is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that produces factual, in-depth journalism about city and county government, schools, healthcare, business, and arts and culture in Tarrant County. Always free to read; subscribe to newsletters, read coverage or support our newsroom at fortworthreport.org.