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Fort Worth Independent School District, Texas, elections (2023)
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Four seats on the Fort Worth Independent School District school board in Texas were up for general election on May 6, 2023. The District 6 race was canceled and incumbent Anne Darr was automatically re-elected after she was the only candidate to file for the seat.[1] A runoff election for the District 5 race was held on June 10, 2023.[2] The filing deadline for this election was February 17, 2023.
Elections
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Candidates and results
District 2
General election
General election for Fort Worth Independent School District school board District 2
Incumbent Tobi Jackson defeated Patricia Carlson in the general election for Fort Worth Independent School District school board District 2 on May 6, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tobi Jackson (Nonpartisan) | 68.2 | 1,476 |
| Patricia Carlson (Nonpartisan) | 31.8 | 689 | ||
| Total votes: 2,165 | |||
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District 3
General election
General election for Fort Worth Independent School District school board District 3
Incumbent Quinton Phillips defeated Mar'Tayshia James and Valeria Nevarez in the general election for Fort Worth Independent School District school board District 3 on May 6, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Quinton Phillips (Nonpartisan) | 54.9 | 1,319 |
| Mar'Tayshia James (Nonpartisan) | 23.7 | 569 | ||
| Valeria Nevarez (Nonpartisan) | 21.4 | 514 | ||
| Total votes: 2,402 | |||
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District 5
General runoff election
General runoff election for Fort Worth Independent School District school board District 5
Kevin Lynch defeated incumbent Carin Evans in the general runoff election for Fort Worth Independent School District school board District 5 on June 10, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kevin Lynch (Nonpartisan) | 61.2 | 1,630 | |
| Carin Evans (Nonpartisan) | 38.8 | 1,034 | ||
| Total votes: 2,664 | |||
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General election
General election for Fort Worth Independent School District school board District 5
Kevin Lynch and incumbent Carin Evans advanced to a runoff. They defeated Josh Yoder in the general election for Fort Worth Independent School District school board District 5 on May 6, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kevin Lynch (Nonpartisan) | 45.5 | 2,618 | |
| ✔ | Carin Evans (Nonpartisan) | 31.6 | 1,821 | |
| Josh Yoder (Nonpartisan) | 22.9 | 1,320 | ||
| Total votes: 5,759 | |||
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District 6
General election
The general election was canceled. Anne Darr (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Texas elections, 2023
May 6, 2023
- Municipal elections in Tarrant County, Texas (2023)
- City elections in Fort Worth, Texas (2023)
- City elections in Arlington, Texas (2023)
- Mayoral election in Arlington, Texas (2023)
- Arlington Independent School District, Texas, elections (2023)
- Castleberry Independent School District, Texas, elections (2023)
- Crowley Independent School District, Texas, elections (2023)
- Eagle Mountain-Saginaw Independent School District, Texas, elections (2023)
- Everman Independent School District, Texas, elections (2023)
- Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District, Texas, elections (2023)
- Mayoral election in Fort Worth, Texas (2023)
- Arlington, Texas, Proposition A, Street Improvements Bond Measure (May 2023)
- Arlington, Texas, Proposition B, Parks and Recreation Bond Measure (May 2023)
- Arlington, Texas, Proposition C, Public Safety Facilities Bond Measure (May 2023)
- Arlington, Texas, Proposition D, Administrative Buildings Bond Measure (May 2023)
- Arlington, Texas, Proposition E, Library Bond Measure (May 2023)
June 10, 2023
November 7, 2023
- Texas Proposition 10, Tax Exemption on Medical Equipment and Inventory Amendment (2023)
- Texas Proposition 11, Authorize Bond Issues in Conservation and Reclamation Districts in El Paso County Amendment (2023)
- Texas Proposition 12, Abolish Galveston County Treasurer Amendment (2023)
- Texas Proposition 13, Increase Mandatory Retirement Age for State Judges Amendment (2023)
- Texas Proposition 14, Creation of the Centennial Parks Conservation Fund Amendment (2023)
- Texas Proposition 1, Right to Farming, Ranching, Timber Production, Horticulture, and Wildlife Management Amendment (2023)
- Texas Proposition 2, Property Tax Exemption for Child-Care Facilities Amendment (2023)
- Texas Proposition 3, Prohibit Taxes on Wealth or Net Worth Amendment (2023)
- Texas Proposition 4, Property Tax Changes and State Education Funding Amendment (2023)
- Texas Proposition 5, Rename State University Research Fund and Establish Ongoing Revenue Source Amendment (2023)
- Texas Proposition 6, Creation of the Water Fund Amendment (2023)
- Texas Proposition 7, Creation of State Energy Fund Amendment (2023)
- Texas Proposition 8, Creation of Broadband Infrastructure Fund Amendment (2023)
- Texas Proposition 9, Cost-of-Living Adjustments for Teacher Retirement System Amendment (2023)
- Lake Worth Independent School District, Texas, elections (2023)
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About the district
The Fort Worth Independent School District is located in Tarrant County, Texas. The district served 72,783 students during the 2022-2023 school year.[3]
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Fort Worth Independent School District, "Order of Cancellation," accessed March 14, 2023
- ↑ Fort Worth Report, "In Fort Worth ISD, two incumbents reelected; challenger forces runoff in District 5," May 6, 2023
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Local Education Agency (School District) Universe Survey Data," accessed June 26, 2024
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