The 2011 Fort Worth mayoral election was held on May 14 and June 18, 2011, to elect the next mayor of

Fort Worth, Texas Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Texas and the 13th-largest city in the United States. It is the county seat of Tarrant County, covering nearly into four other counties: Denton, Johnson, Parker, and Wise. According ...

. The incumbent mayor

Mike Moncrief Michael J. Moncrief is an American retired judge and politician who served as the 43rd mayor of Fort Worth, Texas, from 2003 to 2011. Moncrief started his political career when elected to the Texas Legislature on Nov.3,1970, serving for two ye ...

did not seek reelection after having served four terms as

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since 2003. Republican

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won the election against Democrat Jim Lane and succeeded Moncrief on July 12, 2011.

Qualifications

As with most cities in

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, 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 pardoned * 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) *

- Tarrant County Tax Assessor (2001–2011) * Nicholas Zebrun - videographer and filmmaker, producer and writer

Results

First-round

Runoff

References

External links

Election results
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