City elections in Fort Worth, Texas (2023)
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: February 17, 2023 |
| General election: May 6, 2023 Runoff election: June 10, 2023 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Mayor and city council |
| Total seats up: 11 (click here for mayoral election) |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
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| U.S. municipal elections, 2023 |
The city of Fort Worth, Texas, held general elections for mayor and city council on May 6, 2023. A general runoff election was scheduled for June 10, 2023. The filing deadline for this election was February 17, 2023.
Click here to learn more about the city's mayoral election.
Elections
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Candidates and results
Runoff election
Fort Worth City Council general election, 2023 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| District 11 |
Rick Herring  Jeanette Martinez |
General election
Fort Worth City Council general election, 2023 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| District 2 |
Carlos Flores (i) |
| District 3 |
Michael Crain (i)  |
| District 4 |
Teresa Ramirez Gonzalez Charlie Lauersdorf |
| District 5 |
Gyna Bivens (i) William McKinley Jackson Bob Willoughby Did not make the ballot: |
| District 6 |
Jared Williams (i) Tonya Carter Italia De La Cruz |
| District 7 |
Caleb Backholm Jason Ellis Macy Hill |
| District 8 |
Chris Nettles (i) |
| District 9 |
Elizabeth Beck (i) Pamela Boggess Jason Pena Chris Reed Did not make the ballot: |
| District 10 |
Alan Blaylock (i) Brandon Jones |
| District 11 |
Ricardo Avitia Rick Herring Christopher Johnson Tara Maldonado-Wilson Jeanette Martinez Did not make the ballot: |
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About the city
- See also: Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth is a city in Texas that extends into Tarrant County and Denton County. As of 2020, its population was 918,915.
City government
- See also: Council-manager government
The city of Fort Worth uses a council-manager system. In this form of municipal government, an elected city council—which includes the mayor and serves as the city's primary legislative body—appoints a chief executive called a city manager to oversee day-to-day municipal operations and implement the council's policy and legislative initiatives.[1]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Fort Worth, Texas | ||
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| Fort Worth | Texas | |
| Population | 918,915 | 29,145,505 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 348 | 261,267 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 60.1% | 69.2% |
| Black/African American | 18.5% | 12.1% |
| Asian | 4.8% | 4.9% |
| Native American | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Other (single race) | 9.9% | 6.2% |
| Multiple | 6.1% | 7% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 35.1% | 39.4% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 83.2% | 84.4% |
| College graduation rate | 30.1% | 30.7% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $64,567 | $63,826 |
| Persons below poverty level | 13.6% | 14.2% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
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