Democrat wins tight Dallas appeals court race after final tally blocks GOP sweep

Democratic Dallas Criminal District Court Judge Tina Clinton won a seat on the Dallas-area Fifth Court of Appeals over Republican attorney Matthew Kolodoski, according to official election results — a reversal of the state’s initial election night tally that appeared to show Kolodoski winning.

The latest results, updated just before 1 p.m. Tuesday, show Clinton won by 1,596 votes — the smallest margin of all the court's elections.

Unofficial data from the Texas Secretary of State’s website previously showed Kolodoski winning the Place 9 seat on the Fifth Court of Appeals over Clinton by 1,512 votes.

Clinton confirmed to KERA News she was told two weeks ago that the inclusion of additional mail-in and provisional ballots resulted in her late win. She wrote in a Nov. 15 Facebook post that Kolodoski personally congratulated her and wished her luck on the court, which hears appeals in civil and criminal cases from Collin, Dallas, Grayson, Hunt, Kaufman and Rockwall counties.

"I'd like to thank all the Democrats who supported me, the outstanding incumbent Justices who ran alongside me, my incredible campaign team of Jeff Dalton and Zach Bullard, and my donors and supporters," her post reads.




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