2019 Fort Worth mayoral election explained

Election Name:2019 Fort Worth mayoral election
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2017 Fort Worth mayoral election
Previous Year:2017
Next Election:2021 Fort Worth mayoral election
Next Year:2021
Election Date:May 4, 2019
Candidate1:Betsy Price
Party1:Nonpartisan politician
Alliance1:Republican
Popular Vote1:21,596
Percentage1:55.7%
Party2:Nonpartisan politician
Alliance2:Democratic
Candidate2:Deborah Peoples
Popular Vote2:16,218
Percentage2:41.8%
Mayor
Before Election:Betsy Price
Before Party:Nonpartisan politician
After Party:Nonpartisan politician

The 2019 Fort Worth mayoral election took place on May 4, 2019, to elect the mayor of Fort Worth, Texas. The election was officially non-partisan.

Betsy Price, who was serving her fourth term, ran for reelection.[1] [2] Deborah Peoples, the chair of the Tarrant County Democratic Party, ran as a challenger.[3]

Price handily won re-election with just under 56% of the vote. She won a record fifth term as mayor of Fort Worth.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Texas politics: Fort Worth mayor Betsy Price to run in 2019 | Fort Worth Star-Telegram . Star-telegram.com . January 20, 2019.
  2. Web site: Fort Worth small business a priority, Mayor Betsy Price says | Fort Worth Star-Telegram . Star-telegram.com . January 20, 2019.
  3. Web site: Deborah Peoples announces bid for mayor in Fort Worth | Fort Worth Star-Telegram . Star-telegram.com . January 20, 2019.