Who is running for District Clerk (Tarrant County, Texas) in 2026?

District Clerk, Tarrant County

Tom Wilder is the sitting Tarrant County District Clerk, listed as Thomas A. Wilder on the county's elected officials list¹, and has served as district clerk since 1995². The district clerk manages business operations for the county's 28 elected courts and 22 associate judges and magistrates². He faces Democrat Nathan Smith on the November 3, 2026 ballot³.

• District Clerk of Tarrant County since 1995²
• The office manages business operations for 28 elected courts and 22 associate judges and magistrates, with a staff of 153, and the district clerk is elected countywide to a four-year term²
• Elected countywide; has held the office since 1995 and is running for reelection as the Republican nominee²³.

Director of public affairs, HELP Center for LGBT Health & Wellness (Arlington)

Nathan Smith is an Army veteran and director of public affairs for the HELP Center for LGBT Health & Wellness in Arlington, and previously worked for Alisa Simmons, overseeing policy and outreach for her precinct office¹. He is the Democratic nominee for Tarrant County District Clerk, challenging incumbent Tom Wilder²¹.

• Director of public affairs, HELP Center for LGBT Health & Wellness, Arlington; Army veteran; former staff member for Commissioner Alisa Simmons, overseeing policy and outreach for her precinct office¹
• His campaign site says he is a Bronze Star recipient and a graduate of the Arlington public schools, and that he worked inside county government as a commissioner's staffer (the candidate's own account, not independently verified)³
• Not a sitting officeholder. He is the Democratic nominee on the November 3, 2026 ballot, challenging incumbent Tom Wilder²¹.