Cary Moon ousts incumbent Danny Scarth for Fort Worth City Council

One of Fort Worth’s longest-serving City Council members was unseated in Saturday’s election, with incumbent Danny Scarth losing to challenger Cary Moon by a substantial margin.

Moon, a developer and president of the Heritage Homeowners Association, had 60 percent of the vote for District 4. Scarth, executive director of Hope Media and seeking his sixth term, had 40 percent, according to complete but unofficial results released late Saturday.

“Obviously folks in District 4 liked our message, that we need better representation, smarter development and better city services given the taxes we pay,” Moon said, adding that he will work for “positive impact” at City Hall.

Scarth said he was disappointed in the results.

“I think it is a result of several things, one of them is redistricting drastically changed my district. There is now a very large contingent of people in far north Fort Worth that would like to have a representative from someone who lives in their neighborhood,” Scarth said.

Councilman Sal Espino, also seeking his sixth term, barely held out against challenger and retired firefighter Steven Thornton for the District 2 seat. Espino, an attorney, had 50.6 percent of the vote compared with Thornton’s 49.4 percent in complete but unofficial results.

Bob Willoughby, running against Councilwoman Gyna Bivens for District 5, had 14 percent of the vote, compared with Bivens’ 86 percent, with all precincts reporting.

Councilman Dennis Shingleton, seeking his third term in District 7, had 79 percent of the vote compared with Andy Gallagher’s 21 percent, with all precincts reporting.

Councilwoman Kelly Allen Gray, seeking her third term, had 78 percent of the vote, compared with Sharon Mason-Ford’s 22 percent, with all precincts reporting.

Other area races

Aledo: Kerby Smith, the incumbent for Place 1, led against Martin Siegmund with 79 percent of the vote, with all precincts reporting.

Paula Jones, running for Place 5 against Pres McGee, led with 56 percent of the vote, with all precincts reporting.

Azle: Mayor Alan Brundrett led against challenger Laurel Mosier with 74 percent of the vote and all precincts reporting.

Bedford: Mayor Jim Griffin led against challenger Darryl Day with 57 percent of the vote and all precincts reporting.

Blue Mound: Thomas Crotzer, incumbent for Place 4, led against Veronica Sargeant with 67 percent of the vote with all precincts reporting.

Burleson: There will be a runoff for the Place 3 seat, with DanO Strong garnering 45 percent of the vote and Curtis E. Hawk garnering 34 percent. Shannan Sutter received 11.27 percent of the votes and John Garrison had 8.35 percent.

Dan McClendon, incumbent in Place 5, led against Mark Hotchkiss, with 65.14 percent of the vote.

Colleyville: Nancy Coplen led against Elizabeth Zeitlin for Place 5 with 58 percent of the vote, with all precincts reporting.

Mike Taylor, incumbent in Place 6, led against challenger Bobby Lindamood with 52 percent of the vote and all precincts reporting.

Dalworthington Gardens: Chad Woodard, running for Place 3 against Greg Hutson, led with 71 percent of the vote, with all precincts reporting.

Place 4 incumbent Ed Motley led against Steven W. Flowers with 51 percent, with all precincts reporting.

Euless: Place 5 incumbent Harry Zimmer led against George Moore with 87 percent of the vote, with all precincts reporting.

Place 6 incumbent Perry Bynum led against Tim St. Clair with 83 percent of the vote, with all precincts reporting.

Everman: Place 1 incumbent Michelle Meyer was leading against Pink Barnett with 62 percent, with all precincts reporting.

Flower Mound: No results had been posted by 10:10 p.m.

Forest Hill: Gerald Joubert, incumbent mayor, led against James L. Gosey with 64 percent of the vote, with all precincts reporting.

Place 4 incumbent Ozell L. Birks led against Silas Robinson with 63 percent of the vote, with all precincts reporting.

Place 6 Malinda Miller led against Carlie Jones with 55 percent of the vote, with all precincts reporting.

Grapevine: Place 1 incumbent C. Shane Wilbanks led against Marc Blum with 67 percent, with all precincts reporting.

Haltom City: Richard Hutchison, incumbent mayor, trailed challenger David Averitt, who had 54 percent of the vote with all precincts reporting.

Marian Hilliard, incumbent in Place 1, trailed Jeannine Nunn, who had 60 percent of the vote with all precincts reporting.

Walter Grow, running against Jeff Rhoads for Place 2, led with 59 percent of the vote, with all precincts reporting.

Scott Garrett, running for the unexpired term in Place 3 against Willis O’Dell, led with 67 percent of the vote, with all precincts reporting.

Haslet: Harold Williams, incumbent in Place 4, trailed Forrest Goodman, who had 53 percent of the vote, with all precincts reporting.

Hurst: Henry Wilson, incumbent in place 6, led against Joel Downs with 60 percent of the vote, with all precincts reporting.

Keller: Debbie Bryan, incumbent in Place 1, led against challengers. Bryan had 52 percent of the vote, compared with Mitch Holmes with 45 percent and Stephanie Setzer with 3 percent, with all precincts reporting.

Armin Mizani, incumbent in Place 2, led against Bill Heydenburk. Mizani had 52 percent of the vote with all precincts reporting.

Kennedale: Frank Fernandez, incumbent in Place 5, led against Hollis Matthews with 66 percent of the vote, with all precincts reporting.

Mansfield: Stephen Lindsey, incumbent in Place 3, led against Anthony Gonzales with 74 percent of the vote, with all precincts reporting.

Cory Hoffman, incumbent in Place 5, led against challengers Larry Menendez Jr. and Tamera J. Bounds. Hoffman had 66 percent with all precincts reporting.

Pelican Bay: Glen Oberg, incumbent in Place 4, led against Carroll French with 91 percent of the vote with all precincts reporting.

Richland Hills: Robert Harvey DeSoto, incumbent in Place 3, led against challenger Javier Alvarez with 65 percent of the vote, with all precincts reporting.

River Oaks: Steve Holland, incumbent in Place 2, led against Sherrie Uptmore Dast with 67 percent of the vote, with all precincts reporting.

Saginaw: Patrick Farr, running for Place 2, led with 57 percent of the vote. James Patterson had 31 percent and Cindy Bighorse had 13 percent, with all precincts reporting.

Southlake: Laura Hill, running for mayor, led against Carolyn Morris with 60 percent, with all precincts reporting.

Shawn McCaskill, running for Place 2, led against Pamela A. Muller with 55 percent of the vote, with all precincts reporting.

Watauga: Mayor Hector F. Garcia was leading against challenger Patrick “Pat” Shelbourne with 57 percent of the vote, with all precincts reporting.

Westlake: Incumbents Wayne Stoltenberg, Rick Rennhack and Carol K. Langdon were leading against challenger Sean Kilbride. Stoltenberg had 26 percent, Rennhack had 28 percent, Langdon had 26 percent and Kilbride had 20 percent of the vote with all precincts reporting.

Tarrant County College: Teresa “Teri” Ayala was leading against Josh Barber with 59 percent of the vote, with all precincts reporting.

This story was originally published May 9, 2015 at 7:42 PM with the headline "Cary Moon ousts incumbent Danny Scarth for Fort Worth City Council."