Arlington Independent School District, Texas, elections (2021)
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Three seats on the Arlington Independent School District school board in Texas were up for general election on May 1, 2021. The filing deadline for this election was February 12, 2021.
Elections
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Candidates and results
Place 1
General election
General election for Arlington Independent School District, Place 1
Sarah McMurrough defeated incumbent Polly Walton, Watson Robinson Jr., and Sam Abu in the general election for Arlington Independent School District, Place 1 on May 1, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sarah McMurrough (Nonpartisan)  | 51.6 | 12,799 |
 | Polly Walton (Nonpartisan) | 29.8 | 7,398 | |
| Watson Robinson Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 11.7 | 2,914 | ||
| Sam Abu (Nonpartisan) | 6.9 | 1,706 | ||
| Total votes: 24,817 | |||
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Place 2
General election
General election for Arlington Independent School District, Place 2
Incumbent Melody Fowler defeated Michael Perkins in the general election for Arlington Independent School District, Place 2 on May 1, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Melody Fowler (Nonpartisan) | 72.1 | 16,777 | |
| Michael Perkins (Nonpartisan) | 27.9 | 6,487 | ||
| Total votes: 23,264 | |||
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Place 3
General election
General election for Arlington Independent School District, Place 3
Incumbent Aaron Reich defeated Daphne Jackson and Richard Weber in the general election for Arlington Independent School District, Place 3 on May 1, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Aaron Reich (Nonpartisan) | 44.3 | 10,513 |
| Daphne Jackson (Nonpartisan) | 32.4 | 7,690 | ||
| Richard Weber (Nonpartisan) | 23.2 | 5,511 | ||
| Total votes: 23,714 | |||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Texas elections, 2021
May 1, 2021
- Texas' 6th Congressional District special election, 2021
- Municipal elections in Tarrant County, Texas (2021)
- City elections in Fort Worth, Texas (2021)
- City elections in Arlington, Texas (2021)
- Mayoral election in Arlington, Texas (2021)
- Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District, Texas, elections (2021)
- Kennedale Independent School District, Texas, elections (2021)
- Mayoral election in Fort Worth, Texas (2021)
June 5, 2021
- City elections in Arlington, Texas (2021)
- Mayoral election in Arlington, Texas (2021)
- Municipal elections in Tarrant County, Texas (2021)
- Mayoral election in Fort Worth, Texas (2021)
July 27, 2021
November 2, 2021
- Texas Proposition 1, Authorize Charitable Raffles at Rodeo Venues Amendment (2021)
- Texas Proposition 2, Authorize Counties to Issue Infrastructure Bonds in Blighted Areas Amendment (2021)
- Texas Proposition 3, Prohibition on Limiting Religious Services or Organizations Amendment (2021)
- Texas Proposition 4, Changes to Eligibility for Certain Judicial Offices Amendment (2021)
- Texas Proposition 5, State Commission on Judicial Conduct Authority Over Candidates for Judicial Office Amendment (2021)
- Texas Proposition 6, Right to Designated Essential Caregiver Amendment (2021)
- Texas Proposition 7, Homestead Tax Limit for Surviving Spouses of Disabled Individuals Amendment (2021)
- Texas Proposition 8, Homestead Tax Exemption for Surviving Spouses of Military Fatally Injured in the Line of Duty Amendment (2021)
- Fort Worth Independent School District, Texas, Proposition A, Bond issue (November 2021)
- Fort Worth Independent School District, Texas, Proposition B, Bond issue (November 2021)
- Fort Worth Independent School District, Texas, Proposition C, Bond issue (November 2021)
- Fort Worth Independent School District, Texas, Proposition D, Bond issue (November 2021)
- Tarrant County, Texas, Proposition A, Bond Issue (November 2021)
- Tarrant County, Texas, Proposition B, Bond Issue (November 2021)
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About the district
The Arlington Independent School District is located in Tarrant County, Texas. The district served 63,210 students during the 2015-2016 school year.[1]
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