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Updated, 2:31 a.m. , Nov. 4
John Adams won an at-large spot on the Tarrant Appraisal Board of Directors, according to unofficial results.
The other two races, without a candidate garnering 50% of the vote, will head to a runoff election.
All 223 precincts in Tarrant County were tabulated by the early morning of Nov. 4.
TAD's board can vote to certify the results at the Nov. 17 meeting. All results are unofficial until canvassed.
A runoff election will be held Dec. 12 for Places 1 and 2, according to an email from TAD's communication department.
In Place 3, Adams upset incumbent Matt Bryant and received 282,216 votes, or 58.97%. Bryant received 196,354 votes, or 41.03%
Rebecca Hardy, a nonprofit CEO, had the most votes for Place 1 with 209,278, but the 40.8% fell shy of the margin needed to win the race. Byron Haynes was the runner-up with 134,073 votes, or 26.14%. In third place was Phyllis Durbin Grissom, who picked up 104,364 votes, or 20.35%. In fourth place was Sayeda Bilquees Syed, who got 65,226 votes, or 12.72%.
Entrepreneur Ambika Sharma led throughout the night for the Place 2 spot. She received 189,765 votes, or 38.91%. Cary Cheshire came in second with 109,028 votes, or 22.36%. Paul Stockard took third with 106,767 votes, or 21.89%. Marshall Hobbs finished fourth with 82,143 votes, or 16.84%.
Posted 8:11 p.m. , Nov. 3
Unofficial results show Rebecca Hardy, Ambika Sharma and John Adams leading in respective races for a spot on the Tarrant Appraisal District Board of Directors.
According to the early voting totals released from the Tarrant County Elections Office website, Hardy has secured 163,215 votes, or 39.76% of the vote, and leads in Place 1. Three other candidates are running for that spot.
Byron Haynes is second with 105,269 votes, or 25.65% of the vote, followed by Phyllis Durbin Grissom with 88,515 votes, or 21.56% of the vote and Sayeda Bilquees Syed in fourth with 53,485 votes, or 13.03% of the vote.
In Place 2, four candidates are vying for the seat.
Sharma has 157,642 votes, or 40.38% and holds the early advantage. In second place is Cary Cheshire, with 86,787 votes, or 22.23%. Paul Stockard is in third, garnering 82,053 votes or 21.02%. Marshall Hobbs is in fourth with 63,895 votes, or 16.37% of the tally.
Incumbent Matt Bryant trails in the Place 3 race.
The Southlake resident has received 157,443 votes, or 41.14%. John Adams leads with 225,299 votes, or 58.85%.
This is the second time the TAD has held an election in which the residents elect a portion of the board members, according to previous reporting. Neither Place 1 member Eric Morris nor Place 2 member Callie Rigney sought re-election.
The TAD board is made up of nine members, including Rick Barnes, Tarrant County Tax Assessor-Collector. The other members are elected by participating municipalities and taxing entities, such as school districts, colleges and the county.
Overall, 582,119 Tarrant County residents either voted early or mailed in a ballot, according to the county's election website. The county has 1.3 million registered voters, according to election data.
Community Impact will update this article as more Election Day vote totals are released. All results are unofficial until canvassed.
