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Election dates
Filing deadline: February 12, 2021
General election: May 1, 2021
Runoff election: June 5, 2021
Election stats
Offices up: Mayor
Total seats up: 1 (click here for other city elections)
Election type: Nonpartisan
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2021

Mattie Parker defeated Deborah Peoples in the nonpartisan runoff election for mayor of Fort Worth, Texas on June 5, 2021.[1] Incumbent Mayor Betsy Price announced on January 5, 2021, that she would not run for re-election.[2]

Peoples received 33.6% of the vote in the general election, and Parker received 30.8%. Parker worked in education and formerly worked as the chief of staff for the Fort Worth Mayor and City Council.[3] She was endorsed by incumbent Mayor Betsy Price (R). Peoples formerly worked as a business executive and was chairwoman of the Tarrant County Democratic Party.[4] She was endorsed by U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey (D). Writing for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Luke Ranker said: "As partisanship increasingly wriggles into nonpartisan local elections, voters will again choose between a moderate Republican and a Democratic stalwart."[5]

Price was first elected in 2011, and then re-elected in 2015 and 2019. In 2019, Price won with 56% of the vote, and Peoples was the runner-up with 42%.[6] Prior to her 2011 win, Fort Worth had not elected an openly Republican mayor in twenty years. In the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, Joe Biden (D) and Hillary Clinton (D) won the city with 52% and 56% of the vote, respectively.[7]

A central issue in the race was how the city should respond to its recent population growth, according to The Texan.[8] Between 2010 and 2018, Fort Worth's population grew by 17%, compared to 14% in the whole of Texas and 6% in the United States.[9][10] Parker said she would focus on increasing job opportunities and career training, lowering taxes, and encouraging community safety by supporting police and fire services.[11] Peoples said her priorities included increasing economically accessible housing, investing in infrastructure and transportation, and increasing job opportunities in areas she said had been underserved.[12][13]


Ballotpedia covered 40 mayoral elections in 2021. This included all mayoral elections in America's 100 largest cities by population and in each state capital.

This page focuses on Fort Worth's mayoral runoff election. For more in-depth information on the May 1, 2021, general election, see the following page:

Candidates and results

General runoff election

General runoff election for Mayor of Fort Worth

Mattie Parker defeated Deborah Peoples in the general runoff election for Mayor of Fort Worth on June 5, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Mattie Parker
Mattie Parker (Nonpartisan)
 
53.5
 
47,325
Image of Deborah Peoples
Deborah Peoples (Nonpartisan)
 
46.5
 
41,055

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2 Source 3

Total votes: 88,380
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General election

General election for Mayor of Fort Worth

The following candidates ran in the general election for Mayor of Fort Worth on May 1, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Deborah Peoples
Deborah Peoples (Nonpartisan)
 
33.6
 
22,395
✔
Image of Mattie Parker
Mattie Parker (Nonpartisan)
 
30.8
 
20,551
Image of Brian Byrd
Brian Byrd (Nonpartisan)
 
14.8
 
9,835
Image of Steve Penate
Steve Penate (Nonpartisan)
 
9.4
 
6,248
Image of Ann Zadeh
Ann Zadeh (Nonpartisan)
 
8.6
 
5,760
Image of Mike Haynes
Mike Haynes (Nonpartisan)
 
1.3
 
892
Image of Cedric Kanyinda
Cedric Kanyinda (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
0.5
 
329
Image of Daniel Caldwell
Daniel Caldwell (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
0.5
 
306
Image of Chris Rector
Chris Rector (Nonpartisan)
 
0.4
 
293
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Mylene George (Nonpartisan)
 
0.1
 
49

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 66,658
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Candidate profiles

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Mattie Parker

Mattie Parker

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Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Biography:  Parker received a bachelor’s degree in political science and government from the University of Texas at Austin, and a law degree from Texas A&M University. Her professional experience before the election included working as an attorney, as chief of staff for the Fort Worth mayor and city council, and as the CEO of Tarrant To & Through and Fort Worth Cradle to Career.


Key Messages

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Parker said she would be a nonpartisan mayor who served every community in Fort Worth. She said she would focus on providing jobs, improving road infrastructure, and investing in career training and education in aging neighborhoods.

Parker said she would reduce government spending by focusing the city budget on basic, high-impact services. She said she would also work to reduce property taxes.

Parker said she would oppose reductions in funding for the police department. She said she would encourage community safety by ensuring police and fire services were well-funded and by supporting job training programs.

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Sources: Mattie Parker's campaign website, "Issues," accessed March 25, 2021; LinkedIn, "Mattie Parker," accessed March 25, 2021; Mattie Parker's campaign website, "About Mattie," accessed March 25, 2021

This information was current as of the candidate's run for Mayor of Fort Worth in 2021.

Deborah Peoples

Deborah Peoples

Image of Deborah Peoples

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Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Biography:  Peoples received a bachelor’s degree in speech communication and rhetoric and a master’s degree in business administration from Texas Woman’s University. She worked as a vice president at AT&T, and leading up to the election served as the chairwoman of the Tarrant County Democratic Party.


Key Messages

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Peoples said her business experience would help her attract jobs to the city. She said she would work to prioritize job growth and economic development in areas that she says are lacking in such opportunities. 

Peoples said she supported funding and training police departments. She said she would increase funding for crime prevention and intervention programs, and support police accountability.

Peoples said she would work to increase access to healthcare in a cost-effective way. She said she would increase the number of pharmacies in areas lacking access to a pharmacy, and invest in mental healthcare in schools.

Show sources

Sources: Deborah Peoples' campaign website, "Priorities," accessed March 25, 2021; LinkedIn, "Deborah Peoples," accessed March 25, 2021; Deborah Peoples' campaign website, "About," accessed March 25, 2021

This information was current as of the candidate's run for Mayor of Fort Worth in 2021.

Polls

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Campaign finance

The chart below contains data from financial reports submitted to the City Secretary of Fort Worth, Texas.

Noteworthy endorsements

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This section lists noteworthy endorsements issued in this election, including those made by high-profile individuals and organizations, cross-party endorsements, and endorsements made by newspaper editorial boards. It also includes a bulleted list of links to official lists of endorsements for any candidates who published that information on their campaign websites. Please note that this list is not exhaustive. If you are aware of endorsements that should be included, please click here.

Click the links below to see endorsement lists published on candidate campaign websites, if available.

Noteworthy endorsements
Endorsement Parker Peoples
Newspapers and editorials
The Dallas Morning News[15] ✔
Fort Worth Star-Telegram[16] ✔
Elected officials
Gov. Greg Abbott (R)[17] ✔
State Rep. Nicole Collier (D)[18] ✔
State Rep. Craig Goldman (R)[19] ✔
Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D)[20] ✔
State Rep. Phil King (R)[19] ✔
State Rep. Chris Turner (D)[21] ✔
Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price[19] ✔
State Rep. Ramon Romero Jr. (D)[22] ✔
Rep. Marc Veasey (D)[23] ✔
State Sen. Royce West (D)[24] ✔
Individuals
Former candidate for Fort Worth mayor Brian Byrd[25] ✔
Former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julián Castro[26] ✔
Former Fort Worth Mayor Mike Moncrief[27] ✔
Organizations
The Collective PAC[28] ✔
EMILY's List[29] ✔
Grassroots Law Project[30] ✔
Higher Heights PAC[31] ✔
Texas Democratic Party[32] ✔

Timeline

2021

Campaign advertisements

This section shows advertisements released in this race. Ads released by campaigns and, if applicable, satellite groups are embedded or linked below. If you are aware of advertisements that should be included, please email us.

Grey.png Mattie Parker

Supporting Parker

"We Will Move Fort Worth Forward" - Parker campaign ad, released May 21, 2021
"City Hall Should Be Run On A Budget" - Parker campaign ad, released April 9, 2021
"A Positive Approach That Unites Us" - Parker campaign ad, released April 9, 2021
"Preparing Our Next Generation" - Parker campaign ad, released February 28, 2021
"Mattie Parker for Fort Worth Mayor Announcement- Spanish" - Parker campaign ad, released February 1, 2021
"Mattie Parker for Fort Worth Mayor Announcement" - Parker campaign ad, released January 19, 2021



Grey.png Deborah Peoples

Supporting Peoples

"People" - Peoples campaign ad, released May 21, 2021



Debates and forums

KERA and Fort Worth Report candidate forum (May 18, 2021)

"Mayoral debate" - KERA and Fort Worth Report candidate forum, May 18, 2021

Fort Worth Star-Telegram and Chambers of Commerce forum (May 12, 2021)

Campaign themes

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Grey.png Mattie Parker

Campaign website

Parker’s campaign website stated the following:

“
  • POSITIVE POLICIES, NOT DIVISIVE PARTISAN POLITICS.

Mattie Parker knows it takes principled leaders, not politicians, to provide a safer and stronger Fort Worth. She will make sure the Mayor’s policies remain nonpartisan because the last thing our city needs is Washington-style division that pits neighbor against neighbor. The best way to lead our great city is with honesty and a commitment to bringing people together from all walks of life to develop solutions for our most pressing issues.

  • INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP THAT LEAVES NO FAMILY BEHIND.

As Fort Worth Mayor, Mattie will focus on helping every community in every part of our city thrive. She believes all families regardless of zip code should have the same opportunity for prosperity and safety. This requires focusing on aging neighborhoods that could use a boost with more jobs, better roads to reduce traffic, career training for our next generation and classrooms of excellence for all students.

  • A TAXPAYER WATCHDOG TO KEEP CITY HALL EFFICIENT.

During her tenure as Chief of Staff to Mayor Betsy Price, Mattie served as the go-to leader to improve efficiency at City Hall and develop innovative cost-saving measures to save tax dollars. As our next Mayor, she will continue these efforts to protect taxpayers and look for additional ways to provide property tax relief for homeowners. This requires focusing our city budget on the basic services that have the biggest impact on our lives.

  • SAFER NEIGHBORHOODS WITH WELL-FUNDED POLICE SERVICES.

Mattie will support strong police and fire services and push back against any efforts to defund our police force. Only with well-funded law enforcement can we best protect our neighborhoods and schools from violent crime. She also will work with non-profits and education leaders to ensure more students have the job training they need to succeed in today’s workforce – giving young adults real world skills and hope for a brighter future.

Protecting our neighborhoods

  • Serve as a careful steward and watchdog of our tax dollars
  • Introduce state-of-the-art technology and training for Fort Worth police and fire
  • Encourage frequent and consistent conversations between police and neighborhoods
  • Advocate for responsible oversight of our Crime Control Prevention District to make sure our public safety resources are focused in areas with the most need
  • Create and maintain quality and convenient city parks and recreation areas for all neighborhoods

Inclusive leadership

  • Work with health officials to secure access to quality healthcare for all neighborhoods, including COVID-19 vaccines and treatment
  • Connect all neighborhoods to jobs, schools and health centers with affordable and convenient transportation
  • Create public-private support and assimilation services for the homeless
  • Establish new partnerships to eliminate food deserts from all Fort Worth neighborhoods
  • Ensure that all neighborhoods have quality streets, sidewalks and streetlights

Innovative problem solver

  • Create public-private cooperation to attract new businesses for quality jobs for all Fort Worth citizens, especially low income areas that could use a boost
  • Cut red-tape from City Hall to encourage small business growth
  • Connect City Hall with neighborhood schools to create collegiate and vocational learning opportunities for all Fort Worth public schools
  • Establish Fort Worth as a new hub for small business innovation and opportunity
  • Connect Fort Worth parents to early childhood education resources for all Fort Worth children

Responsive to all citizens of Fort Worth

  • Promote a more inclusive approach so all citizens feel welcome to offer input into the future of our city
  • Schedule City government meetings in all council districts in our community
  • Maintain an open door to the Mayor’s office at all times
  • Require all city departments to adopt a customer-first environment at City Hall
  • Will regularly attend neighborhood meetings with Police Chief
  • Work closely with neighborhood leaders who best understand the unique issues facing their community

Growing our economy through innovation

  • Focus economic development efforts on competing in a global economy, aggressively pursuing the next corporate relocation opportunity for Fort Worth
  • Embrace and support entrepreneurs to help grow our economy and develop new, high-paying jobs
  • Make Fort Worth the next great American success story using a shared vision of prosperity to shape our economic future.
  • Invest in our students and young adults to prepare them for the workforce of tomorrow and attract and retain the best and brightest in our community
  • Continue supporting a business-friendly climate at City Hall that enables our businesses to grow and flourish.

[36]

”
—Mattie Parker’s campaign website (2021)[37]


Grey.png Deborah Peoples

Campaign website

Peoples' campaign website stated the following:

“
  • One Fort Worth

Our city has so much untapped potential, but previous leadership has overlooked the changes and growth that have taken place in Fort Worth. We can’t afford to continue to be a city for only the wealthy and well-connected.

This historic crisis has made it painfully clear that our city suffers when leaders prioritize one group over another. Now more than ever, we need a mayor who will listen to community members of all backgrounds and unite us into One Fort Worth.

  • Healthcare

Especially in a pandemic, we must approach healthcare with the mindset that we’re only as strong as our weakest link. We’re only as healthy as our sickest neighborhood.

Long before the public health crisis, Fort Worth passed on simple, cost-effective solutions that would have dramatically improved the baseline health and wellness of its residents. Past leaders even eliminated the city’s health department. As a result, Fort Worth has long been home to the zip code with the lowest life expectancy in all of Texas. That same zip code now has one of the highest COVID-19 infection rates in the country, which leads to increased infection rates all across our city.

As a city, we must prioritize increasing access to healthcare in a way that avoids skyrocketing costs. Too many of our neighborhoods lack access to a nearby pharmacy or community health center. By targeting these pharmacy deserts, we can increase the standard of care for our most vulnerable communities and build the necessary infrastructure for COVID-19 vaccines and booster shots to make our whole city more healthy.

In these times, the most vulnerable among us are marked not only by zip code, but also by age. Our children are living through an incredibly stressful period in American history. From the global uncertainty brought by the pandemic to repeated acts of violence brought by a failing criminal justice system, caring for the mental health of our children must be a priority. I support working with area school boards to increase funding for mental health care and counseling in schools. With summer approaching, the city must create new, pandemic-safe summer volunteering and job-training programs to provide additional social support systems for our children.

  • Justice

This past year has brought renewed attention to long-standing inequities in our criminal justice system. To have a city that truly aims to provide equal treatment under the law, we must achieve equal treatment by law enforcement.

It is critical that we have a properly funded police department with top-notch training. However, it is concerning that city leaders in the past have ignored the will of the voters who specifically voted for a half-cent tax increase to fund police training as well as intervention and prevention programs. Unfortunately, city leaders have not respected residents’ desire to fund intervention and prevention programs, which is why we must have greater accountability and oversight into taxpayer-funded programs such as the CCPD half-cent tax.

The goal of our criminal justice system should be to promote public safety. This goes beyond community policing and de-escalation training. Many of our city’s problems with public safety can be attributed to an imbalanced approach in promoting public safety. Crime intervention and prevention programs in the community can prevent many potential safety issues before a police officer is called. Unfortunately, our city has not allocated proper resources to these programs, which puts an unnecessarily heavy burden on our overextended police force.

Too often our city leaders turn a blind eye to accountability once an issue has left the headlines. Our goal should be to have a high-quality police force, which means we cannot time and time again allow back repeat offenders with no real consequences.

  • Education

As a year living with the pandemic drags on, we must do everything possible to prevent this from being a lost year for our schoolchildren. Bringing parents, teachers, and scientific experts to the table is the only way we can move forward in a way that’s best for all of our children. It is key that parents are informed of CDC guidelines to keep schools safe and repeatedly invited to see how those safety recommendations are implemented in all our classrooms.

We have work to do in re-establishing trust between trust between parents and schools in all our neighborhoods. It should never be the case that a parent has reason to doubt a school’s ability to keep students safe. The city should prioritize vaccinations for teachers and establish an oversight body to ensure all schools have the proper resources and have successfully implemented safety measures.

In the past, our city’s leadership has been too aggressive and adversarial toward our popularly elected school boards. Instead, our mayor needs to be an effective partner in progress with our school boards to ensure our city fulfills its responsibility to offer a high-quality education for all our students.

Given the needs of our city’s workforce, we have a responsibility to equip our high schools with top-notch job training and apprenticeship programs. We are lucky to have such a broad array of employers in our city, and it is incumbent upon the city and its school boards to partner with these employers to help create specialized, accredited job training programs that put students on a path to starting quality jobs after graduation.

  • Economy

Fort Worth is America’s 13th largest city because of our incredibly high growth rate. This creates a wealth of opportunity that past leaders have failed to fully utilize. Leaning on three decades as a senior executive in the business world, we must look to proven tools for economic growth: targeted business incentives, investments in previously ignored communities, and economic relief based on need instead of insider connections.

Too many of our attempts to attract new businesses to Fort Worth have resulted in the city giving away the store without assurances that companies will create jobs where we need them most. By clarifying priority areas for new businesses and working with other localities to avoid abatement bidding wars, we can raise the level of economic prosperity in all our city’s neighborhoods.

It is a shame that the city ignored free federal dollars for coronavirus relief. In this time of profound financial pain, city leaders need to follow the guidance of top economists and institute large-scale relief efforts now to prevent worse economic pain in the future. Any sort of relief application process that prioritizes the wealthy and well-connected cannot be tolerated.

Finally, our leaders need to recognize that cities are at a disadvantage in attracting new businesses when they turn a blind eye to systemic racial and social inequities. All across the country, we are seeing big job creators boycott states and areas that do not embrace diversity. With so many people of so many backgrounds calling Fort Worth home, we need to break with the old ways and recognize this diversity for the strength that it is for our city.

  • Infrastructure

Throughout Texas and the South, we see cautionary tales of awful traffic in fast-growing cities that do not properly address their infrastructure needs. Adding lanes and widening roads is not enough to handle traffic in a city that’s growing as fast as Fort Worth is.

Investing in public transit—particularly light rail—must be a priority to prevent major congestion, just as it has in cities across the country. Fort Worth cannot be a city that’s impossible to access without a vehicle, especially the airport and major economic centers.

The concept of infrastructure must go beyond trains, roads, and bridges. We need to take a holistic approach to infrastructure investment that focuses on issues like eliminating food deserts and broadband dead zones.

As vaccine distribution continues to be a priority for our nation and our city, we need to look to success stories across the country to meet people where they are with vaccine distribution. Fort Worth’s mayor needs to be a more proactive partner with state and federal officials to ensure our city doesn’t continue to be underserved. Exploring the use of vaccine supersites and mobile distribution units will help our city get back on track to safely and fully reopen as fast as possible.
[36]

”
—Deborah Peoples' campaign website (2021)[38]


Mayoral partisanship

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Mayoral elections were held in 28 of the 100 largest U.S. cities in 2021. Once mayors elected in 2021 assumed office, the mayors of 64 of the country's 100 largest cities were affiliated with the Democratic Party.

The following top-100 mayoral offices changed partisan control in 2021:

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Past elections

2019

General election

General election for Mayor of Fort Worth

Incumbent Betsy Price defeated Deborah Peoples, James McBride, and Mike Haynes in the general election for Mayor of Fort Worth on May 4, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Betsy Price
Betsy Price (Nonpartisan)
 
55.7
 
21,629
Image of Deborah Peoples
Deborah Peoples (Nonpartisan)
 
41.9
 
16,261
Image of James McBride
James McBride (Nonpartisan)
 
2.3
 
873
Image of Mike Haynes
Mike Haynes (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)
 
0.1
 
35

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2

Total votes: 38,798
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2017

Mayor of Fort Worth, General Election, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Betsy Price Incumbent 70.28% 23,219
Chris Nettles 29.72% 9,819
Total Votes 33,038
Source: Tarrant County, Texas, "Official Results," accessed May 24, 2017


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.[41]

Demographics

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic Data for Fort Worth, Texas
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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Footnotes

  1. ↑ City of Fort Worth, "Ordinance No. 24687-01-2021," accessed March 29, 2021
  2. ↑ WFAA, "Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price will not seek re-election," January 5, 2021
  3. ↑ Mattie Parker's campaign website, "About Mattie," accessed March 25, 2021
  4. ↑ Deborah Peoples' campaign website, "About," accessed March 25, 2021
  5. ↑ Fort Worth Star-Telegram, "First millennial mayor or first Black mayor? Fort Worth voters have a historic choice," May 2, 2021
  6. ↑ City of Fort Worth, "Election History," accessed March 25, 2021
  7. ↑ Fort Worth Star-Telegram, "Think Fort Worth is a GOP city? It’s not, and here’s what that means for mayor runoff," May 21, 2021
  8. ↑ The Texan, "10 Candidates Vie to Replace Betsy Price as Mayor of Fort Worth," February 25, 2021
  9. ↑ City of Fort Worth, "Population," accessed March 29, 2021
  10. ↑ United States Census Bureau, "U.S. Population Up 5.96% Since 2010," December 20, 2018
  11. ↑ Mattie Parker's campaign website, "Issues," accessed March 25, 2021
  12. ↑ The Texan, "10 Candidates Vie to Replace Betsy Price as Mayor of Fort Worth," February 25, 2021
  13. ↑ Deborah Peoples' campaign website, "Priorities," accessed March 25, 2021
  14. ↑ In battleground primaries, Ballotpedia based its selection of noteworthy candidates on polling, fundraising, and noteworthy endorsements. In battleground general elections, all major party candidates and any other candidates with the potential to impact the outcome of the race were included.
  15. ↑ Twitter, "Mattie Parker on April 17, 2021," accessed April 18, 2021
  16. ↑ Fort Worth Star-Telegram, "What kind of change does Fort Worth want? Here’s our recommendation for mayor vote," April 18, 2021
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Fort Worth Star-Telegram, "Gov. Greg Abbott weighs in with his endorsement in the race for Fort Worth mayor," June 2, 2021
  18. ↑ Twitter, "Deborah Peoples on May 4, 2021," accessed May 6, 2021
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 Mattie Parker's campaign website, "Endorsements," accessed March 25, 2021
  20. ↑ Fort Worth Star-Telegram, "Another Texas congresswoman has weighed in on the Fort Worth mayoral election," April 6, 2021
  21. ↑ Twitter, "Deborah Peoples on May 4, 2021," accessed May 6, 2021
  22. ↑ Twitter, "Deborah Peoples on May 4, 2021," accessed May 6, 2021
  23. ↑ Fort Worth Star-Telegram, "Another Congressional representative has weighed into the race for Fort Worth mayor," May 3, 2021
  24. ↑ Twitter, "Deborah Peoples on April 8, 2021," accessed April 8, 2021
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 Fort Worth Star-Telegram, "Brian Byrd endorses Mattie Parker for Fort Worth mayor ahead of June 5 election," May 7, 2021
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 Fort Worth Star-Telegram, "Julián Castro endorses Deborah Peoples for Fort Worth mayor," June 3, 2021
  27. ↑ Twitter, "Mattie Parker on March 22, 2021," accessed May 7, 2021
  28. ↑ Deborah Peoples' campaign website, "Endorsements," accessed March 25, 2021
  29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 Fort Worth Star-Telegram, "Deborah Peoples picks up endorsement from Emily’s List in race for Fort Worth mayor," May 21, 2021
  30. ↑ Twitter, "Grassroots Law Project on April 26, 2021," accessed April 28, 2021, 2021
  31. ↑ Twitter, "Deborah Peoples on April 16, 2021," accessed April 18, 2021
  32. ↑ 32.0 32.1 Texas Democratic Party, "Texas Democrats Officially Endorse Deborah Peoples for Fort Worth Mayor," June 4, 2021
  33. ↑ Fort Woth City Secretary's Office, "2021 Runoff Election - Mayoral Candidates," accessed June 3, 2021
  34. ↑ KERA News, "High-Profile Trial Concerns Fort Worth Mayoral Candidates," May 19, 2021
  35. ↑ Fort Worth Star-Telegram, "Watch a live stream here of today’s forum in the runoff election for Fort Worth mayor," May 12, 2021
  36. ↑ 36.0 36.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  37. ↑ Mattie Parker’s campaign website, “Issues,” accessed March 25, 2021
  38. ↑ Deborah Peoples' campaign website, “Priorities,” accessed March 25, 2021
  39. ↑ Las Vegas Review-Journal, "North Las Vegas Mayor John Lee says he’s becoming a Republican," April 6, 2021
  40. ↑ City of Fort Worth, "2015 Election Calendar," accessed January 6, 2015
  41. ↑ U.S. Census, "State and County Quick Facts," accessed August 25, 2014
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