2019 Fort Worth mayoral election

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2019 Fort Worth mayoral election
  2017
May 4, 2019
2021  
  Betsy Price (1).jpg Deborah Peoples, chairwoman of the Tarrant County Democratic Party (1).png
Candidate Betsy Price Deborah Peoples
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Alliance Republican Democratic
Popular vote21,59616,218
Percentage55.7%41.8%

Mayor before election

Betsy Price
Nonpartisan

Elected Mayor

Betsy Price
Nonpartisan

The 2019 Fort Worth mayoral election took place on May 4, 2019, to elect the mayor of Fort Worth, Texas. The election was officially non-partisan.

Betsy Price, who was serving her fourth term, ran for reelection. [1] [2] Deborah Peoples, the chair of the Tarrant County Democratic Party, ran as a challenger. [3]

Price handily won re-election with just under 56% of the vote. She won a record fifth term as mayor of Fort Worth.

Results

Fort Worth mayoral election, 2019
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Betsy Price (Incumbent) 21,596 55.7
Nonpartisan Deborah Peoples16,21841.8
Nonpartisan James H. McBride8722.2
Nonpartisan Mike Haynes (write-in)350.1
Total votes38,721 100

References

  1. "Texas politics: Fort Worth mayor Betsy Price to run in 2019 | Fort Worth Star-Telegram". Star-telegram.com. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
  2. "Fort Worth small business a priority, Mayor Betsy Price says | Fort Worth Star-Telegram". Star-telegram.com. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
  3. "Deborah Peoples announces bid for mayor in Fort Worth | Fort Worth Star-Telegram". Star-telegram.com. Retrieved January 20, 2019.