2009_Arlington_mayoral_election
Elections are currently every two years to elect the mayor of Arlington, Texas.
Elections are officially non-partisan, and use a two-round system, where election runoffs are held if no candidate obtains the majority of the vote.
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The 2001 Arlington mayoral election was held on May 5, 2001. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Elzie Odom.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Nonpartisan | Elzie Odom (incumbent) | 4,293 | 56.04 | |
| Nonpartisan | Don Higginbotham | 2,175 | 28.39 | |
| Nonpartisan | Lico Reyes | 673 | 8.78 | |
| Nonpartisan | Terry L. Harris | 405 | 5.29 | |
| Nonpartisan | Dimitra "Dee" F.S. Turner | 115 | 1.50 | |
| Total votes | 7,661 | |||
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The 2003 Arlington mayoral election was held on May 3, 2003. It saw the election of Robert Cluck.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Nonpartisan | Robert Cluck | 9,396 | 56.48 | |
| Nonpartisan | Sheri Capehart | 6,461 | 38.84 | |
| Nonpartisan | Lico Reyes | 323 | 1.94 | |
| Nonpartisan | Tony Vann | 208 | 1.25 | |
| Nonpartisan | Craig Smith | 134 | 0.81 | |
| Nonpartisan | Steve White | 113 | 0.68 | |
| Total votes | 16,635 | |||
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The 2005 Arlington mayoral election was held on May 7, 2005. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Robert Cluck.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Nonpartisan | Robert Cluck (incumbent) | 8,186 | 57.55 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jerry Pikulinksi | 4,570 | 32.13 | |
| Nonpartisan | Stephen White | 1,468 | 10.32 | |
| Total votes | 14,224 | |||
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The 2007 Arlington mayoral election was held on May 12, 2007. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Robert Cluck.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Nonpartisan | Robert Cluck (incumbent) | 7,734 | 64.76 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jerry Pikulinski | 3,253 | 27.24 | |
| Nonpartisan | Carl Oehler | 955 | 8.00 | |
| Total votes | 11,942 | |||
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The 2009 Arlington mayoral election was held on May 9, 2009. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Robert Cluck.
If no candidate had obtained a majority of the vote, a runoff would have been held.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Nonpartisan | Robert Cluck (incumbent) | 7,003 | 65.35 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jerry Pikulinksi | 2,666 | 24.88 | |
| Nonpartisan | Aaron Bickle | 448 | 4.18 | |
| Nonpartisan | Lane M. Weston | 389 | 3.63 | |
| Nonpartisan | Stephen Joe Lagwund White | 210 | 1.96 | |
| Total votes | 10,716 | |||
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The 2011 Arlington mayoral election was held on May 14, 2011. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Robert Cluck.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Nonpartisan | Robert Cluck (incumbent) | 6,901 | 67.41 | |
| Nonpartisan | Carl Schriver | 3,337 | 32.59 | |
| Total votes | 10,238 | |||
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The 2013 Arlington mayoral election was held on May 11, 2013. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Robert Cluck.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Nonpartisan | Robert Cluck (incumbent) | 7,800 | 71.52 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jerry Pikulinski | 2,171 | 19.91 | |
| Nonpartisan | Chris "Dobi" Dobson | 935 | 8.57 | |
| Total votes | 10,906 | |||
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The 2015 Arlington mayoral election was held on May 9, 2015.
Jeff Williams unseated incumbent mayor Robert Cluck.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Nonpartisan | Jeff Williams | 15,501 | 58.07 | |
| Nonpartisan | Robert Cluck (incumbent) | 10,461 | 39.19 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jerry Pikulinski | 520 | 1.95 | |
| Nonpartisan | Didmus B. Banda | 211 | 0.79 | |
| Total votes | 26,693 | |||
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The 2017 Arlington mayoral election was held on May 6, 2017. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Jeff Williams.
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| Nonpartisan | Jeff Williams (incumbent) | 14,134 | 70.55 | |
| Nonpartisan | Chris "Dobi" Dobson | 5,900 | 29.45 | |
| Total votes | 20,034 | |||
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A mayoral election took place in Arlington, Texas, on May 4, 2019.
Jeff Williams, the incumbent mayor,[13] was elected to a third and final term in office.
- Candidates
The filing deadline for candidates was February 15, 2019.[14]
- Chris "Dobi" Dobson, substitute teacher[15][16] and candidate for mayor in 2013 and 2017
- Ashton Stauffer
- Jeff Williams, incumbent mayor
- Ruby Faye Woolridge
- Results
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Nonpartisan | Jeff Williams (incumbent) | 10,613 | 58.53 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ruby Faye Woolridge | 4,668 | 25.74 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ashton Stauffer | 1,809 | 9.98 | |
| Nonpartisan | Chris "Dobi" Dobson | 1,042 | 5.75 | |
| Total votes | 18,132 | |||
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The 2021 Arlington mayoral election was held on May 1, 2021.[19] Incumbent mayor Jeff Williams retired due to term limits.[20] A runoff was held on June 5, 2021[21] between Jim Ross and Michael Glaspie after no candidate received a majority of the vote in the nonpartisan primary election.
- Candidates
The filing date for candidates was February 12, 2021.[22]
Advanced to runoff:
- Michael Glaspie, former member of the Arlington City Council (2012–2019)[23][24]
- Jim Ross, attorney and businessman[24]
Eliminated in first round:[25]
- Doni Anthony, sales representative and activist
- Kelly Burke, business owner
- Cirilo Ocampo, Jr., information systems specialist
- Marvin Sutton, former member of the Arlington City Council (2019–2021)
- Dewayne Washington, pastor
Disqualified from ballot:[25]
- Jerry Warden, agent
- Results
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Nonpartisan | Jim Ross | 14,755 | 47.90 | |
| Nonpartisan | Michael Glaspie | 6,575 | 21.34 | |
| Nonpartisan | Marvin Sutton | 4,654 | 15.11 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kelly Burke | 2,289 | 7.43 | |
| Nonpartisan | Dewayne Washington | 1,597 | 5.18 | |
| Nonpartisan | Doni Anthony | 566 | 1.84 | |
| Nonpartisan | Cirilo Ocampo, Jr. | 368 | 1.19 | |
| Total votes | 30,804 | 100.00 | ||
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| Nonpartisan | Jim Ross | 11,320 | 54.45 | |
| Nonpartisan | Michael Glaspie | 9,470 | 45.55 | |
| Total votes | 20,790 | 100.00 | ||
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The 2023 Arlington mayoral election was held on May 6, 2023. Incumbent Republican mayor Jim Ross was re-elected to a second term in office.[28]
- Declared candidates
- Amy Cearnal, real estate business owner and Arlington Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone board member[29]
- Jim Ross, incumbent mayor (party affiliation: Republican)[30]
- Results
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| Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Jim Ross (incumbent) | 9,067 | 51.9% | |
| Amy Cearnal | 8,415 | 48.1% | |
| Total votes | 17,482 | 100.0 | |
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- External links (official campaign websites)
- "CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE ELECTION INFORMATION May 5, 2001 General Election" (PDF). Arlington City Secretary's Office. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- "HALL OF MAYORS". Arlington, Texas. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- "CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE ELECTION INFORMATION May 3, 2003 ‐ GENERAL ELECTION" (PDF). Arlington City Secretary's Office. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- "CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE ELECTION INFORMATION MAY 7, 2005 ‐ GENERAL & SPECIAL ELECTION" (PDF). Arlington City Secretary's Office. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- "Precinct Report — Total Voters — Unofficial Joint General and Special Elections — Tarrant County — May 12, 2007" (PDF). Tarrant County. 12 May 2007. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- "CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE ELECTION INFORMATION MAY 9, 2009 GENERAL ELECTION" (PDF). Arlington City Secretary's Office. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- "Precinct Report — Total Voters — Official Tarrant County — Joint Elections — May 14, 2011" (PDF). Tarrant County. 27 May 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- "Cumulative Report — Official Tarrant County — Joint General and Special Elections — May 11, 2013" (PDF). Tarrant County. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- "Cumulative Report — Official Tarrant County — Joint General and Special Elections — May 09, 2015" (PDF). Tarrant County. 17 April 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- "05/09/2015 - JOINT GEN. & SPEC. ELECTIONS". Tarrant County. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- "Cumulative Report — Official Tarrant County — Joint General and Special Elections — May 06, 2017" (PDF). Tarrant County. 18 May 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- "Cumulative Report — Official Tarrant County — Joint General and Special Elections Live — May 04, 2019" (PDF). Tarrant County. 14 May 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- "Arlington City Council term limits approved, meaning 3 seats will be open in May". Star-Telegram. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
- "Mayoral election in Arlington, Texas (2019)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
- "2019 Election Candidate Filing List - Arlington, TX" (PDF). Retrieved January 20, 2019.
- "Arlington City Council candidates on May 6 ballot". Star-Telegram. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
- "05-04-2019 -- JOINT GENERAL AND SPECIAL ELECTIONS". Tarrant County. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- "May 4, 2019 General Election" (PDF). Arlington, Texas. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- "MAY 1, 2021 ELECTION". City of Arlington. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- "Mayor And City Council Elections Set For May 1st". Greater Arlington Chamber of Commerce. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- Bahari, Sarah (1 May 2021). "Race for Arlington mayor heads to runoff between Jim Ross, Michael Glaspie". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- "Mayoral election in Arlington, Texas (2021)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- "Michael Glaspie". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- Broussard, Kailey (1 May 2021). "Ross, Glaspie headed for runoff in Arlington mayor's race". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- McElroy, Logan (19 April 2021). "Ross Atop Field of 7 in Arlington Mayor's Race That Is Likely Headed to Runoff". Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- Gowins, Max (May 2021). "Texas 6th Congressional District Special Election Results and more". Decision Desk HQ. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- "Arlington Mayor". NBC 5 Dallas–Fort Worth. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
- "Mayors of Fort Worth and Arlington discuss their re-election bids". 26 January 2023.