2023 Fort Worth mayoral election

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2023 Fort Worth mayoral election
  2021 May 6, 20232025 
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Candidate Mattie Parker Jennifer Castillo
Popular vote30,1185,315
Percentage69.3%12.2%

 
CandidateKenneth Bowens, Jr. Alyson Kennedy
Popular vote3,7932,276
Percentage8.7%5.2%

Mayor before election

Mattie Parker

Elected Mayor

Mattie Parker

The 2023 Fort Worth mayoral election was held on May 6, 2023, to elect the mayor of Fort Worth, Texas. The election was officially nonpartisan. Incumbent Republican mayor Mattie Parker won re-election to a second two-year term in office.

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Candidates

Declared

Declined

Results

2023 Fort Worth mayoral election [8]
CandidateVotes %
Mattie Parker (incumbent)30,11869.32
Jennifer Castillo5,31512.23
Kenneth Bowens Jr.3,7938.73
Alyson Kennedy 2,2765.24
Adrian Smith1,9484.48
Total votes43,450 100.00

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  2. "Jennifer Castillo, entrepreneur and realtor, files to run for mayor".
  3. "Alyson Kennedy, cashier and activist, files to run for mayor".
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  5. "Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker Faces Five Challengers in 2023 Mayoral Election".
  6. "Adrian Smith, veteran, files to run for Mayor".
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