Fort Worth Mayoral Race Headed To Runoff Between Deborah Peoples And Mattie Parker

Dallas TX

02 May, 2021

8:41 PM

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CBS Dallas/Fort Worth May 2, 2021 Tarrant County Democratic Party Chair Deborah Peoples and former Chief of Staff for outgoing Mayor Betsy Price and the Fort Worth City Council Mattie Parker are headed for a runoff election to determine who becomes Fort Worth's next mayor. As of Sunday morning and with 100% of precincts reporting, Peoples had 33% of the vote (22,529) and Parker had 31% (20,890). The next closest candidate, Fort Worth City Councilman Brian Byrd, had 15% of the vote (9,923). CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.