City elections in Fort Worth, Texas (2025)
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| 2025 Fort Worth elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: February 14, 2025 |
| General election: May 3, 2025 Runoff election: June 7, 2025 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Mayor and city council |
| Total seats up: 11 (click here for mayoral elections) |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2025 |
The city of Fort Worth, Texas, held general elections for mayor and city council on May 3, 2025. The filing deadline for this election was February 14, 2025. A runoff election was scheduled for June 7, 2025.
Click here to learn more about the city's mayoral election.
Elections
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Candidates and results
Fort Worth City Council general runoff election, 2025 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| District 6 |
Daryl Davis II  Mia Hall |
Fort Worth City Council general election, 2025 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| District 2 |
Carlos Flores (i) Joe Ponce Jr. |
| District 3 |
Michael Crain (i)  Jason Ballmann |
| District 4 |
Charlie Lauersdorf (i) Teresa Ramirez Gonzalez |
| District 5 |
Ken Bowens Jr. Marvin Jose Diaz Mary Kelleher Michael Moore Deborah Peoples Bob Willoughby |
| District 6 |
Daryl Davis II Mia Hall Marshall Hobbs Adrian Smith |
| District 7 |
Macy Hill (i) |
| District 8 |
Chris Nettles (i) Payton Jackson Arthur McCoy Jr. |
| District 9 |
Elizabeth Beck (i) Michael Raulerson Jenny Stewart |
| District 10 |
Alan Blaylock (i) |
| District 11 |
Jeanette Martinez (i) Hilda Cuzco Christopher Johnson |
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Texas elections, 2025
May 3, 2025
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- Mayoral election in Fort Worth, Texas (2025)
- Arlington, Texas, Proposition A, Street Improvements Bond Measure (May 2025)
- Arlington, Texas, Proposition B, Public Safety Facilities Bond Measure (May 2025)
- Arlington, Texas, Proposition C, Parks, Open Space, and Recreation Improvements Bond Measure (May 2025)
- Arlington, Texas, Proposition D, Downtown Administrative Buildings Improvement Bond Measure (May 2025)
- Arlington, Texas, Proposition E, Library Facilities Bond Measure (May 2025)
- Arlington, Texas, Proposition F, Runoff Elections Charter Amendment (May 2025)
- Arlington, Texas, Proposition G, Rename City Health Officer to Health Authority Charter Amendment (May 2025)
- Arlington, Texas, Proposition H, Polling Place Designations Charter Amendment (May 2025)
- Arlington, Texas, Proposition I, City Council Meeting Schedule Charter Amendment (May 2025)
- Arlington, Texas, Proposition J, Deputy Mayor Pro Tempore Position Charter Amendment (May 2025)
- Arlington, Texas, Proposition K, Authority to Issue Bonds and Time Warrants Charter Amendment (May 2025)
- Arlington, Texas, Proposition L, Authority to Issue Time Warrants Charter Amendment (May 2025)
November 4, 2025
- Texas state legislative special elections, 2025
- Texas Proposition 10, Property Tax Exemption for Improvements to Homestead Destroyed by Fire Amendment (2025)
- Texas Proposition 11, Increase Homestead Tax Exemption for Elderly and Disabled Amendment (2025)
- Texas Proposition 12, Change Membership and Authority of State Commission on Judicial Conduct Amendment (2025)
- Texas Proposition 13, Increase Homestead Property Tax Exemption Amendment (2025)
- Texas Proposition 14, Establish Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas Amendment (2025)
- Texas Proposition 15, Parental Rights Amendment (2025)
- Texas Proposition 16, Citizenship Voting Requirement Amendment (2025)
- Texas Proposition 17, Property Tax Exemption for Border Security Infrastructure Amendment (2025)
- Texas Proposition 1, Establish Special Funds for State Technical College System Amendment (2025)
- Texas Proposition 2, Prohibit Capital Gains Tax on Individuals, Estates, and Trusts Amendment (2025)
- Texas Proposition 3, Denial of Bail for Certain Violent or Sexual Offenses Punishable as a Felony Amendment (2025)
- Texas Proposition 4, Allocate Portion of Sales Tax Revenue to Water Fund Amendment (2025)
- Texas Proposition 5, Property Tax Exemption on Retail Animal Feed Amendment (2025)
- Texas Proposition 6, Prohibit Taxes on Certain Securities Transactions Amendment (2025)
- Texas Proposition 7, Establish Homestead Exemption for Surviving Spouses of Veterans Killed by a Service-Connected Disease Amendment (2025)
- Texas Proposition 8, Prohibit Estate Taxes and New Taxes on Estate Transfers, Inheritances, and Gifts Amendment (2025)
- Texas Proposition 9, Authorize $125,000 Tax Exemption for Tangible Property Used for Income Production Amendment (2025)
- Lake Worth Independent School District, Texas, elections (2025)
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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. | ||
See also
| Fort Worth, Texas | Texas | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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