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The 2003 Fort Worth mayoral election took place on May 3, 2003, to elect the Mayor of Fort Worth, Texas. The election was held concurrently with various other local elections, and was officially nonpartisan. The election saw the election of Mike Moncrief.
The mayoral term in Fort Worth is two years.
If no candidate received a majority of the vote in the general election, a runoff would have been held.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Nonpartisan | Mike Moncrief | 23,965 | 61.23 | |
Nonpartisan | Cathy Hirt | 13,604 | 34.76 | |
Nonpartisan | Marilyn Hodge | 482 | 1.23 | |
Nonpartisan | Elliot Goldman | 455 | 1.16 | |
Nonpartisan | Joseph Sandoval | 341 | 0.87 | |
Nonpartisan | Andrew B. Hill | 207 | 0.53 | |
Nonpartisan | George Host | 84 | 0.21 | |
Total votes | 39,447 |
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