Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins garnered enough votes Tuesday to defeat challenger Ron Natinsky in his re-election race to lead the county.
Jenkins will remain in office after earning 55 percent of the vote compared to Natinsky's 43 percent.
Libertarian candidate Preston Poulter earned about 2 percent of the vote.
The Dallas Morning News' political reporter Gromer Jeffers tweeted earlier Tuesday evening that Jenkins had won the election and had too much of a lead for Natinsky to overcome.
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