Elections are currently every two years to elect the mayor of

Arlington, Texas Arlington is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, Tarrant County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Mid-Cities region of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan statistical area, and is a principal c ...

. Elections are officially

non-partisan Nonpartisanship, also known as nonpartisanism, is a lack of affiliation with a political party and a lack of political bias. While an ''Oxford English Dictionary'' definition of ''partisan'' includes adherents of a party, cause, person, etc., ...

, and use a

two-round system The two-round system (TRS or 2RS), sometimes called ballotage, top-two runoff, or two-round plurality, is a single-winner electoral system which aims to elect a member who has support of the majority of voters. The two-round system involves one ...

, where election runoffs are held if no candidate obtains the majority of the vote.

Elections before 1997

1997

The 1997 Arlington mayoral election was held on May 3, 1997. It saw the election of Elzie Odom, Arlington's first black mayor.

1999

The 1999 Arlington mayoral election was held on May 1, 1999. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Elzie Odom.

2001

The 2001 Arlington mayoral election was held on May 5, 2001. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Elzie Odom.

2003

The 2003 Arlington mayoral election was held on May 3, 2003. It saw the election of

Robert Cluck Robert Nance Cluck, Jr. (born March 20, 1939) is an American obstetrician-gynecologist and politician. He was elected to the office of Mayor of the City of Arlington in May 2003 after serving two terms on the city council. He represented Counci ...

2005

The 2005 Arlington mayoral election was held on May 7, 2005. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Robert Cluck.

2007

The 2007 Arlington mayoral election was held on May 12, 2007. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Robert Cluck.

2009

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.

2011

The 2011 Arlington mayoral election was held on May 14, 2011. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor

2013

The 2013 Arlington mayoral election was held on May 11, 2013. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Robert Cluck.

2015

The 2015 Arlington mayoral election was held on May 9, 2015. Jeff Williams unseated incumbent mayor Robert Cluck.

2017

The 2017 Arlington mayoral election was held on May 6, 2017. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Jeff Williams.

Results

2019

A mayoral election took place in Arlington, Texas, on May 4, 2019. Jeff Williams, the incumbent mayor, was elected to a third and final term in office. Candidates
The filing deadline for candidates was February 15, 2019. *Chris "Dobi" Dobson, substitute teacher and candidate for mayor in

2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

and

2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

*Ashton Stauffer * Jeff Williams, incumbent mayor *Ruby Faye Woolridge Results

2021

The 2021 Arlington mayoral election was held on May 1, 2021. Incumbent mayor Jeff Williams retired due to term limits. A runoff was held on June 5, 2021 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. Advanced to runoff: *Michael Glaspie, former member of the Arlington City Council (2012–2019) *Jim Ross, attorney and businessman Eliminated in first round: *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: *Jerry Warden, agent Results

2023

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. Declared candidates * Amy Cearnal, real estate business owner and Arlington Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone board member * Jim Ross, incumbent mayor (party affiliation: Republican) Results
External links (official campaign websites)
Amy Cearnal for Mayor

Jim Ross (R) for Mayor

References

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