Mattie Parker Defeats Deborah Peoples For Fort Worth Mayor

Dallas TX

08 June, 2021

5:12 PM

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CBS Dallas/Fort Worth June 8, 2021 In the June 5 Fort Worth mayoral runoff election, Mattie Parker has become the city's first new mayor in a decade — and its youngest. After 100% of precincts reported by Sunday, Parker finished with 47,040 votes (54%) and Deborah Peoples had 40,936 (46%). On Saturday evening, Parker declared victory and said Peoples called her to concede the race. CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.