Fort Worth mayoral election, 2011
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The 2011 Fort Worth mayoral election was held on May 14, 2011 to elect the next mayor of Fort Worth, Texas
. The incumbent mayor Mike Moncrief
did not seek reelection after having served four terms as mayor of Fort Worth since 2003. Republican Betsy Price
won the election against Democrat Jim Lane and succeeded Moncrief on July 12, 2011.
, a candidate for mayor does not run on a partisan ballot. The only qualifications for a candidate are:
Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth is the 16th-largest city in the United States of America and the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas. Located in North Central Texas, just southeast of the Texas Panhandle, the city is a cultural gateway into the American West and covers nearly in Tarrant, Parker, Denton, and...
. The incumbent mayor Mike Moncrief
Mike Moncrief
Michael J. Moncrief is an American politician who served as mayor of Fort Worth, Texas, from 2003 to 2011.Moncrief was first elected to the Texas Legislature in 1971 serving for two years....
did not seek reelection after having served four terms as mayor of Fort Worth since 2003. Republican Betsy Price
Betsy Price
Betsy Price is the 44th mayor of Fort Worth, Texas. She was elected on June 18, 2011, in a nonpartisan race to replace mayor Mike Moncrief, and took office on July 12. She is a Republican who previously served 2½ terms as Tarrant County tax assessor-collector, from 2001 to 2011.-External...
won the election against Democrat Jim Lane and succeeded Moncrief on July 12, 2011.
Qualifications
As with most cities in TexasTexas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, a candidate for mayor does not run on a partisan ballot. The only qualifications for a candidate are:
- Be a United States citizen
- Be 21 years of age
- Be a qualified voter
- Considered of sound mind with no mental impediments
- No prior felony record for which one has not been pardnoned
- Resided continuously in the state for 12 months and the city and/or district for 6 months before the first filing date
Candidates
- Dan Barrett - attorney, former Texas State Representative (2007–2009)
- Cathy Hirt - consultant, former Fort Worth City Council member (1996–1999)
- Jim Lane - attorney, Tarrant Regional Water Board, Fort Worth City Council member (1993–2005)
- Betsy PriceBetsy PriceBetsy Price is the 44th mayor of Fort Worth, Texas. She was elected on June 18, 2011, in a nonpartisan race to replace mayor Mike Moncrief, and took office on July 12. She is a Republican who previously served 2½ terms as Tarrant County tax assessor-collector, from 2001 to 2011.-External...
- Tarrant County Tax Assessor (2001–2011) - Nicholas Zebrun - videographer and filmmaker, producer and writer