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Bob Willoughby
Bob Willoughby ran for election to the Fort Worth City Council to represent District 5 in Texas. Willoughby lost in the general election on May 3, 2025.
Biography
At the time of his 2017 run for office, Willoughby was a vendor.[1]
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in Fort Worth, Texas (2025)
General election
General election for Fort Worth City Council District 5
The following candidates ran in the general election for Fort Worth City Council District 5 on May 3, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Deborah Peoples (Nonpartisan) | 54.3 | 2,526 |
 | Mary Kelleher (Nonpartisan)  | 23.9 | 1,110 | |
 | Michael Moore (Nonpartisan) | 17.5 | 814 | |
 | Ken Bowens Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 1.7 | 80 | |
 | Bob Willoughby (Nonpartisan) | 1.4 | 67 | |
 | Marvin Jose Diaz (Nonpartisan) | 1.2 | 57 | |
| Total votes: 4,654 | |||
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Endorsements
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2023
See also: City elections in Fort Worth, Texas (2023)
General election
General election for Fort Worth City Council District 5
Incumbent Gyna Bivens defeated Bob Willoughby and William McKinley Jackson in the general election for Fort Worth City Council District 5 on May 6, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Gyna Bivens (Nonpartisan) | 65.7 | 2,365 |
| Bob Willoughby (Nonpartisan) | 18.1 | 651 | |
| William McKinley Jackson (Nonpartisan) | 16.2 | 584 | ||
| Total votes: 3,600 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Gerardo Sanchez Corona (Nonpartisan)
2021
See also: City elections in Fort Worth, Texas (2021)
General election
General election for Fort Worth City Council District 5
Incumbent Gyna Bivens defeated Bob Willoughby, Mar'Tayshia James, Antonio Harris, and Richard Vazquez in the general election for Fort Worth City Council District 5 on May 1, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gyna Bivens (Nonpartisan) | 62.8 | 3,610 |
| Bob Willoughby (Nonpartisan) | 11.2 | 646 | |
| Mar'Tayshia James (Nonpartisan) | 9.2 | 529 | ||
| Antonio Harris (Nonpartisan) | 8.8 | 509 | ||
 | Richard Vazquez (Nonpartisan) | 8.0 | 458 | |
| Total votes: 5,752 | |||
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2019
See also: City elections in Fort Worth, Texas (2019)
General election
General election for Fort Worth City Council District 5
Incumbent Gyna Bivens defeated Tammy Pierce, Thomas Brown, Bob Willoughby, and Waymond Brown Sr. in the general election for Fort Worth City Council District 5 on May 4, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gyna Bivens (Nonpartisan) | 65.6 | 2,814 |
 | Tammy Pierce (Nonpartisan) | 16.6 | 713 | |
 | Thomas Brown (Nonpartisan) | 7.2 | 309 | |
| Bob Willoughby (Nonpartisan) | 5.8 | 247 | |
 | Waymond Brown Sr. (Nonpartisan) | 4.8 | 208 | |
| Total votes: 4,291 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Gina Monday (Nonpartisan)
2017
The city of Fort Worth, Texas, held an election for mayor and city council on May 6, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was February 17, 2017.
The mayor's seat and all eight city council seats were up for election. District 2 Councilman Sal Espino opted not to run for re-election in 2017. Incumbent Gyna Bivens defeated Bob Willoughby in the general election for the District 5 seat on the Fort Worth City Council.[2]
| Fort Worth City Council, District 5 General Election, 2017 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Gyna Bivens Incumbent |
95.81% | 2,582 |
| Bob Willoughby | 4.19% | 113 |
| Total Votes | 2,695 | |
| Source: Tarrant County, Texas, "Official Results," accessed May 24, 2017 | ||
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2015The city of Fort Worth, Texas, held elections for mayor and city council on May 9, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was February 27, 2015. All eight city council seats were up for election. In District 5, incumbent Gyna Bivens defeated Bob Willoughby.[3][4]
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Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Bob Willoughby did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2023
Bob Willoughby did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
Bob Willoughby did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Bob Willoughby did not complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
2017
Willoughby's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
| “ | Property Taxes My position on property taxes is that you should be exempt from property taxes by the age of 62 and your home should never be used to extract money from you. I believe that this can be achieved through the removal of wasteful spending and working to downsize the city. I am a supporter of a smaller government and a reduction in salaries for certain positions I feel are currently being overpaid. Eminent Domain Should be determine by the citizens when it's appropriate, not Mayor and Council[5] |
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| —Bob Willoughby's campaign website, (2017)[6] | ||
| “ | City Transportation I have directed a request to the Board of Transportation, to remove the restriction on local politicians advertising throughout the city, as this would inform more citizens about their local politician’s/ judge’s /Mayor/ and Council members. Also, this would enhance additional revenue, which could be used to supply more shelter and benches at pick up and drop off locations around the city.[5] |
” |
| —Bob Willoughby's campaign website, (2017)[7] | ||
| “ | Crime Prevention Plans are marching forward for a sixth police patrol division in far north Fort Worth That will eventually house 96 officers. A 23, 000-square-foot facility on 10 acres in far north Fort Worth is in the planning stage For the new precinct. The project is estimated to cost between $11to14 million. No zip area reported more home burglaries in 2014 than the 76112 zip code in east Fort Worth. The area averaged more than two a day.The East side is severely under funded[5] |
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| —Bob Willoughby's campaign website, (2017)[8] | ||
See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Fort Worth City Secretary, "Declaration of Write-In Candidacy for City Council District 5," February 17, 2017
- ↑ City of Fort Worth, "General Election, May 6, 2017," accessed February 18, 2017
- ↑ Tarrant County Elections, "2015 Unofficial Election Results," accessed May 9, 2015
- ↑ City of Fort Worth, "2015 Election Calendar," accessed January 6, 2015
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Fort Worth District 5, "Property Taxes," accessed May 4, 2017
- ↑ Fort Worth District 5, "City Transportation," accessed May 4, 2017
- ↑ Fort Worth District 5, "Crime Prevention," accessed May 4, 2017
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