Municipal elections in Tarrant County, Texas (2021)
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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: College board of trustees and water district board |
| Total seats up: 7 |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2021 |
Tarrant County, Texas, held general elections for college board of trustees and water district board seats on May 1, 2021. A runoff election was scheduled for June 5, 2021. The filing deadline for this election was February 12, 2021.
Elections
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College district
District 1
General election
General election for Tarrant County College District Board of Trustees District 1
Incumbent Teresa Ayala defeated Jeremy Sixtos in the general election for Tarrant County College District Board of Trustees District 1 on May 1, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Teresa Ayala (Nonpartisan) | 77.8 | 9,891 | |
| Jeremy Sixtos (Nonpartisan) | 22.2 | 2,825 | ||
| Total votes: 12,716 | ||||
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District 2
General election
General election for Tarrant County College District Board of Trustees District 2
Shannon Wood defeated incumbent Conrad Heede in the general election for Tarrant County College District Board of Trustees District 2 on May 1, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Shannon Wood (Nonpartisan) | 66.5 | 18,169 | |
| Conrad Heede (Nonpartisan) | 33.5 | 9,139 | ||
| Total votes: 27,308 | ||||
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District 3
General election
General election for Tarrant County College District Board of Trustees District 3
Jeannie Deakyne defeated Stephen Chacko in the general election for Tarrant County College District Board of Trustees District 3 on May 1, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jeannie Deakyne (Nonpartisan) | 74.5 | 11,048 | |
| Stephen Chacko (Nonpartisan) | 25.5 | 3,775 | ||
| Total votes: 14,823 | ||||
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District 5
General runoff election
The general runoff election was canceled. Incumbent Leonard Hornsby won election in the special general runoff election for Tarrant County College District Board of Trustees District 5.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Sherry McCullouch (Nonpartisan)
General election
Special general election for Tarrant County College District Board of Trustees District 5
Sherry McCullouch (Unofficially withdrew) and incumbent Leonard Hornsby advanced to a runoff. They defeated Christi Clanton in the special general election for Tarrant County College District Board of Trustees District 5 on May 1, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Sherry McCullouch (Nonpartisan) (Unofficially withdrew) | 37.2 | 7,656 | |
| ✔ | Leonard Hornsby (Nonpartisan) | 31.5 | 6,477 | |
| Christi Clanton (Nonpartisan) | 31.4 | 6,459 | ||
| Total votes: 20,592 | ||||
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Water district
General election
General election for Tarrant Regional Water District Board of Directors (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Tarrant Regional Water District Board of Directors on May 1, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Leah King (Nonpartisan) | 20.1 | 26,313 | |
| ✔ | James Hill (Nonpartisan) | 16.7 | 21,894 | |
| ✔ | Mary Kelleher (Nonpartisan) | 15.6 | 20,365 | |
| Charles Team (Nonpartisan) | 14.4 | 18,865 | ||
| Glenda Murray Thompson (Nonpartisan) | 12.5 | 16,427 | ||
| Jeremy Raines (Nonpartisan) | 10.9 | 14,320 | ||
| Jack Stevens (Nonpartisan) | 9.7 | 12,741 | ||
| Total votes: 130,925 | ||||
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- Fort Worth Independent School District, Texas, Proposition A, Bond issue (November 2021)
- Fort Worth Independent School District, Texas, Proposition B, Bond issue (November 2021)
- Fort Worth Independent School District, Texas, Proposition C, Bond issue (November 2021)
- Fort Worth Independent School District, Texas, Proposition D, Bond issue (November 2021)
- Tarrant County, Texas, Proposition A, Bond Issue (November 2021)
- Tarrant County, Texas, Proposition B, Bond Issue (November 2021)
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About the county
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Tarrant County, Texas | ||
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| Tarrant County | Texas | |
| Population | 2,110,640 | 29,145,505 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 865 | 261,267 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 63.4% | 69.2% |
| Black/African American | 16.6% | 12.1% |
| Asian | 5.6% | 4.9% |
| Native American | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| Two or more | 6% | 7% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 29% | 39.4% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 86.5% | 84.4% |
| College graduation rate | 32.6% | 30.7% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $70,306 | $63,826 |
| Persons below poverty level | 11.4% | 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
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