Voter Guide

Fort Worth and Tarrant County voter guide: City council, school board races

It’s time to head to the polls.

Voters in Fort Worth are electing a mayor (incumbent Mattie Parker faces seven challengers) and city council members. All but one City Council seat is contested. Alan Blaylock is unopposed in District 10. There are also key school board races in Fort Worth and Keller.

Early voting for the May 3 election runs from April 22-29.

The Star-Telegram sent questionnaires to all of the candidates in key races. Their responses were not edited and appear as they submitted them.

Fort Worth

Mayor

City Council District 2

City Council District 3

City Council District 4

City Council District 5

City Council District 6

City Council District 8

City Council District 9

City Council District 11

Mansfield

Mayor

City Council, Place 2

City Council, Place 5

School districts

Fort Worth school board, District 1

Fort Worth school board, District 7

Fort Worth school board, District 9

Grapevine-Colleyville school board, Place 3

Keller school board

Mansfield school board, Place 3

Mansfield school board, Place 4

Mansfield school board, Place 5

Northwest school board, Place 3

Other

Arlington bond

Tarrant Regional Water District Board of Directors

Tarrant County College District 7

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Fort Worth

Mayor

City Council District 2

City Council District 3

City Council District 4

City Council District 5

City Council District 6

City Council District 8

City Council District 9

City Council District 11

Fort Worth school board (three trustee races)

OTHER SCHOOL BOARDS

Grapevine-Colleyville, Place 3

Keller, Place 1

Keller Place, 2

Keller, Place 3

Northwest, Place 3

OTHER

Tarrant Regional Water District board (three seats)

This story was originally published April 20, 2025 at 6:00 AM.

Matt Adams
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Matt Adams is a news reporter covering Fort Worth, Tarrant County and surrounding areas. He previously wrote about aviation and travel and enjoys a good weekend road trip. Matt joined the Star-Telegram in January 2025.
Rachel Royster
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Rachel Royster is a news and government reporter for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, specifically focused on Tarrant County. She joined the newsroom after interning at the Austin American-Statesman, the Waco Tribune-Herald and Capital Community News in DC. A Houston native and Baylor grad, Rachel enjoys traveling, reading and being outside. She welcomes any and all news tips to her email.
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