Who is running for Dallas County Clerk in 2026?

Senior manager of state relations, Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART)

Damarcus Offord, 34, works as senior manager of state relations for DART¹. He previously led Dallas ISD's intergovernmental relations department and served as a staffer for the late U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson¹. He won the May 26, 2026 Democratic runoff for Dallas County Clerk with nearly 65 percent of the vote and faces Republican Skye Garcia in November¹.

• Senior manager of state relations, Dallas Area Rapid Transit¹
• Former head of intergovernmental relations, Dallas ISD¹
• Former staffer to the late U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson¹
• Won the May 26, 2026 Democratic runoff against county employee Ann Marie Cruz with nearly 65 percent; incumbent County Clerk John Warren, who did not seek a sixth term, endorsed him¹.

Private citizen

Skye Garcia is the Republican nominee for Dallas County Clerk¹². The campaign describes the platform as transparency, modern efficiency and community service³. The campaign site does not give a biography, and no other biographical details were confirmed from sources reviewed³.

• Candidate for Dallas County Clerk; no prior public office or professional background was confirmed in sources reviewed³
• Was the only Republican in the March 3, 2026 primary and became the nominee²⁴.