Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price was uncontested for re-election.
A majority of incumbents cruised to re-election in Arlington, Fort Worth and elsewhere across Tarrant County with only a few upsets:
Fort Worth:
Five members of the Fort Worth City Council were challenged in their re-election bids. Facing nominal opposition, Districts 5, 7 and 8 Council members Gyna Bivens, Kelly Gray and Dennis Shingleton won their re-election by double digits. Meanwhile District 4 Councilman Danny Scarth lost to challenger Cary Moon 2,266 to 1,520. District 2 Councilman Sal Espino squeaked by challenger Steve Thornton 1,171 to 1,144, a difference of 27 votes. Mayor Betsy Price and council members Ann Zadeh, Jungus Jordan and W.B. “Zim” Zimmerman faced no opposition.
Fort Worth ISD trustees Tobi Jackson, Judy Needham and Ann Sutherland all cruised to re-election over their opponents. District 5 Trustee Needham defeated perennial candidate Linda LaBeau in her re-election bid 3,528 to 765. District 2 Trustee Jackson bested two candidates by wide margins, 1,264 to first time candidates Rev. Sultan Cole’s 446 and Joel Aguilar’s 195. Cole, as reported Friday, was recorded making statement against the LGBT community. District 6 Trustee Sutherland defeated former district administrator Celia Speer 2,655 to 1,605. District 3 Trustee Christene Moss faced no opponent.
Arlington:
Jeff Williams upset longtime mayor Dr. Robert Cluck 15,499 to 10,461. Two other opponents divided the remaining 730 votes. Residents also resoundingly vote to ban red light cameras 15,885 to 10,808. Two incumbents, AISD Place 1 and 2 Trustees Gloria Pena and Peter Barron were narrowly defeated while Place 3 Trustee Aaron Reich narrowly eked out a win. All incumbent council members breezed to re-election.
Elsewhere:
Tarrant Regional Water District incumbents Jim Lane and Marty Leonard bested challengers Keith Annis, Craig Bickley and Michele Von Luckner by wide margins. TRWD races are at-large with voters picking two candidates.
Additionally, candidates backed by numerous conservative leaders and groups were resoundingly defeated in their bids for nonpartisan office across northeast Tarrant County, according to an analysis of various endorsements.
A full round up of final votes can be found here.
