2017 Fort Worth mayoral election

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2017 Fort Worth mayoral election
  2015 May 6, 2017 [1] 2019  
  Betsy Price (1).jpg 3x4.svg
Candidate Betsy Price Chris Nettles
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote23,1409,775
Percentage70.3%29.7%

Mayor before election

Betsy Price
Republican

Elected Mayor

Betsy Price
Republican

The 2017 Fort Worth mayoral election took place on May 6, 2017, to elect the mayor of Fort Worth, Texas. The election was officially non-partisan.

Betsy Price, who was serving her third term, ran for reelection. She handily won reelection with over 70% of the vote.

Results

Results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Betsy Price (incumbent) 23,140 70.3
Nonpartisan Chris Nettles9,77529.7

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References

  1. 1 2 "General Election Results, May 6, 2017". Fort Worth, Texas. Retrieved October 21, 2019.