Texas general election: November 3, 2026

Who is running for Judge, Probate Court No. 3 in 2026?

Here are the candidates for Judge, Probate Court No. 3 on the November 3, 2026 ballot. This race is on the ballot for voters in Dallas County.

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Margaret Jones-Johnson

Democratic · Incumbent

Presiding Judge, Probate Court No. 3 (Dallas County)

Margaret Jones-Johnson has been presiding judge of Dallas County Probate Court No. 3 since 2014¹. She ran her own law practice from 1996 to 2015 and earlier worked as a Dallas County mental health public defender². She is unopposed in November³.

Presiding Judge, Probate Court No. 3 (Dallas County), since 2014; current term ends December 31, 2026¹²
Law Office of Margaret Jones-Johnson, PC, 1996 to 2015: probate, personal injury, sports and entertainment, cemetery, and adult and juvenile criminal law; former Dallas County Mental Health Public Defender²
J.D., Texas Wesleyan University School of Law (now Texas A&M); law clerk, 133rd District Court, Harris County²
Took office in 2014; re-elected in 2018 and 2022 when the general elections were canceled for lack of an opponent¹. Advanced from the March 3, 2026 Democratic primary and is unopposed in November¹³.

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