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City elections in Fort Worth, Texas (2022)

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2022 Fort Worth elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: March 7, 2022
General election: May 7, 2022
Runoff election: June 18, 2022
Election stats
Offices up: City council
Election type: Nonpartisan
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The city of Fort Worth, Texas, held general elections for city council on May 7, 2022. A runoff election was scheduled for June 18, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was March 7, 2022.

Elections

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Candidates and results

General election

Special general election for Fort Worth City Council District 4

Alan Blaylock defeated Tara Maldonado-Wilson, Teresa Ramirez Gonzalez, and James McBride in the special general election for Fort Worth City Council District 4 on May 7, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Alan Blaylock
Alan Blaylock (Nonpartisan)
 
52.0
 
2,663
Image of Tara Maldonado-Wilson
Tara Maldonado-Wilson (Nonpartisan)
 
30.5
 
1,562
Image of Teresa Ramirez Gonzalez
Teresa Ramirez Gonzalez (Nonpartisan)
 
12.1
 
620
Image of James McBride
James McBride (Nonpartisan)
 
5.3
 
272

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

Total votes: 5,117
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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
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. ↑ U.S. Census, "State and County Quick Facts," accessed August 25, 2014
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