Who is running for Justice of the Peace Precinct 2, Place 1 (Dallas County Justice of the Peace Precinct 2, Texas) in 2026?

Candidate for Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2, Place 1

Vickie Whiteside is the Republican candidate for Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2, Place 1 in Dallas County¹. Her campaign website says she has 17 years in law enforcement and four years as a constable clerk, and also five years in Garland ISD nutrition and four years in Garland ISD transportation².

• 17 years in law enforcement, by her own account²
• Four years as a constable clerk, which she says gave her insight into court procedures, by her own account²
• Five years in Garland ISD nutrition and four years in Garland ISD transportation, by her own account²
• Not an incumbent. Certified for the November 3, 2026 ballot against sitting Justice of the Peace Margaret O'Brien¹³.

Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2, Place 1 (Dallas County)

Margaret O'Brien is the sitting Justice of the Peace for Precinct 2, Place 1 in Dallas County and is the Democratic candidate for the seat¹². Dallas County says she was elected in 2018 and worked nearly a decade as an industrial hygienist before becoming a small business owner and licensed real estate broker². In her own account she says she is seeking a third term³.

• Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2, Place 1, Dallas County, hearing civil cases under $20,000 and fine-only criminal cases²
• Industrial hygienist for Amoco, Motorola and Texas Instruments for nearly a decade; small business owner from 2004; licensed real estate broker and Certified Commercial Investment Member²
• Bachelor's degree in chemistry, Stephen F. Austin State University; graduate certificate in dispute resolution and mediation, Southern Methodist University²
• By her own account, more than 100 hours of training from the Texas Justice Court Training Center³
• Elected in 2018, according to Dallas County². She says she is running for a third term³.