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General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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District Clerk

Race · November 3, 2026 general election

Dallas County
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Dave MuehlhaeuslerRepublican
Felicia PitreFelicia PitreDemocratic Incumbent
On ballot as
Dave Muehlhaeusler
Felicia Pitre
Current role
Retired mechanical engineer (per campaign)
Dallas County District Clerk (elected November 6, 2014; in office since January 1, 2015)
Background
  • Graduate, Carl Albert High School, Midwest City (1990) (per campaign)
  • Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Design and Engineering Technology, Oklahoma State University (1996) (per campaign)
  • Retired mechanical engineer, commercial and aerospace lighting products industry; 27 years of experience (per campaign)
  • Born and raised in Oklahoma (per campaign)
  • Thirty years of non-profit and public service management experience (per county biography)
  • Former president, Phillis Wheatley Neighborhood Association, South Dallas/Fair Park (per county biography)
  • Native of Lake Charles, Louisiana (per county biography)
  • Dallas-area resident for nearly thirty years (per county biography)
Experience
  • Campaign for District Clerk launched August 25, 2025 (per campaign)
  • Dallas County Commissioners Court meetings: began attending in late 2024; testified about court records (per campaign)
  • Began researching errors in court records after becoming a litigant (per campaign)
  • Became a litigant in Dallas County's court system in 2020 (per campaign)
  • Republican primary (March 3, 2026): unopposed
  • Deployment of the first electronic case management system in the juvenile courts (per county biography)
  • Oversight of three District Clerk Passport Acceptance Facilities across Dallas County (per county biography)
  • Dallas County's Expunction Expo, with the Dallas District Attorney's office: helped launch and host (per county biography)
  • Democratic primary (March 3, 2026): unopposed
Top priorities
  • "True digital records — not scanned images of handwritten documents"
  • "Bilingual access — forms and information available in English and Spanish"
  • Wants "every court event accurately recorded with a specific, searchable code"
  • In a Ballotpedia survey: "I will prevent future invalid court records from being created by implementing proper quality control procedures"
  • In a Ballotpedia survey: "I will ensure county and state dockets report the same details of information"
  • County biography: she "is in the process of implementing a new case management system for our criminal courts"
  • County biography: she "has been working to digitize court records for historical preservation and maintenance"
  • County biography: she "has prioritized safety and security in the courts"
Tidbits
  • Property taxes and budget: No public statement found
  • Growth and infrastructure: No public statement found
  • Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
  • Public safety: No public statement found
  • Property taxes and budget: No public statement found
  • Growth and infrastructure: No public statement found
  • Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
  • Public safety: No public statement found
Endorsements
None found in our research
None found in our research
Campaign website
dmdcdc.org
Not found

Dave Muehlhaeusler

Republican
On ballot as
Dave Muehlhaeusler
Current role
Retired mechanical engineer (per campaign)
Background
  • Graduate, Carl Albert High School, Midwest City (1990) (per campaign)
  • Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Design and Engineering Technology, Oklahoma State University (1996) (per campaign)
  • Retired mechanical engineer, commercial and aerospace lighting products industry; 27 years of experience (per campaign)
  • Born and raised in Oklahoma (per campaign)
Experience
  • Campaign for District Clerk launched August 25, 2025 (per campaign)
  • Dallas County Commissioners Court meetings: began attending in late 2024; testified about court records (per campaign)
  • Began researching errors in court records after becoming a litigant (per campaign)
  • Became a litigant in Dallas County's court system in 2020 (per campaign)
  • Republican primary (March 3, 2026): unopposed
Top priorities
  • "True digital records — not scanned images of handwritten documents"
  • "Bilingual access — forms and information available in English and Spanish"
  • Wants "every court event accurately recorded with a specific, searchable code"
  • In a Ballotpedia survey: "I will prevent future invalid court records from being created by implementing proper quality control procedures"
  • In a Ballotpedia survey: "I will ensure county and state dockets report the same details of information"
Tidbits
  • Property taxes and budget: No public statement found
  • Growth and infrastructure: No public statement found
  • Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
  • Public safety: No public statement found
Endorsements
None found in our research
Campaign website
dmdcdc.org
Felicia Pitre

Felicia Pitre

Democratic Incumbent
On ballot as
Felicia Pitre
Current role
Dallas County District Clerk (elected November 6, 2014; in office since January 1, 2015)
Background
  • Thirty years of non-profit and public service management experience (per county biography)
  • Former president, Phillis Wheatley Neighborhood Association, South Dallas/Fair Park (per county biography)
  • Native of Lake Charles, Louisiana (per county biography)
  • Dallas-area resident for nearly thirty years (per county biography)
Experience
  • Deployment of the first electronic case management system in the juvenile courts (per county biography)
  • Oversight of three District Clerk Passport Acceptance Facilities across Dallas County (per county biography)
  • Dallas County's Expunction Expo, with the Dallas District Attorney's office: helped launch and host (per county biography)
  • Democratic primary (March 3, 2026): unopposed
Top priorities
  • County biography: she "is in the process of implementing a new case management system for our criminal courts"
  • County biography: she "has been working to digitize court records for historical preservation and maintenance"
  • County biography: she "has prioritized safety and security in the courts"
Tidbits
  • Property taxes and budget: No public statement found
  • Growth and infrastructure: No public statement found
  • Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
  • Public safety: No public statement found
Endorsements
None found in our research
Campaign website
Not found

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