Municipal elections in Tarrant County, Texas (2017)
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| 2017 Tarrant County elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: February 17, 2017 |
| General election: May 6, 2017 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: County college board of trustees and water district board of directors |
| Total seats up: 6 |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2017 |
Tarrant County held an election for county college board of trustees and water district board of directors on May 6, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was February 17, 2017.
Three seats on the Tarrant County College District Board of Trustees were up for election in 2017. Incumbent Bill Greenhill was the only candidate to file in District 4, and Michael Evans Sr. was the only contender for the open seat in District 5. The elections in both districts were canceled, and Greenhill and Evans were declared elected. Incumbent Diane Patrick defeated challenger Sean Hayward for the third seat on the board.[1]
Incumbent Mary Kelleher lost her seat on the Tarrant Regional Water District board in the May election. Incumbent Jack Stevens and challengers James Hill and Leah King picked up the board's three available seats.[2]
Elections
County College Board of Trustees
District 3☑ Diane Patrick (i) District 4☑ William Greenhill (i) |
District 5Incumbent O.K. Carter opted not to run for re-election.[3] |
Regional Water District Board of Directors
Three seats on the Tarrant Regional Water District Board of Directors were up for election.
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☐ Mary Kelleher (i) |
☐ Andra Beatty |
Additional elections on the ballot
Note: The following elections might not have appeared on all county voters' ballots. Please check with the local elections office for more details.
- See also: Texas elections, 2017
Municipal elections
Arlington and Fort Worth held municipal elections on May 6, 2017. Click on the following links to read about their elections:
School district elections
Several school districts in Tarrant County held elections on May 6, 2017. Click on the following links to read about their elections:
- Arlington ISD
- Birdville ISD
- Crowley ISD
- Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD
- Fort Worth ISD
- Grand Prairie ISD
- Grapevine-Colleyville ISD
- Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD
- Keller ISD
- Mansfield ISD
- Northwest ISD
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See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Tarrant County College District, "Tarrant County College District Order Declaring Unopposed Candidates Elected and Canceling Election in Single Member Districts Four and Five," March 23, 2017
- ↑ Tarrant Regional Water District, "2017 Election Candidate Packet," January 11, 2017
- ↑ Fort Worth Business Press, "TCC Trustee O.K. Carter Will Not Seek Re-Election," December 15, 2016
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