Tarrant County State Board Of Education Matchups Nearly Set

Arlington TX

21 March, 2022

8:28 AM

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By Jacob Sanchez, Fort Worth Report March 19, 2022 Deadlines matter — especially in elections. It could make the difference between candidates clinching their party's nomination or possibly facing a May 24 runoff. That was the case in the race for the State Board of Education's District 11 seat. James Whitfield, a former Grapevine-Colleyville ISD principal, ended up being the second top vote-getter in a three-way race for the State Board of Education District 11 Democratic nomination — appearing to force a runoff against former educator and Southlake resident Luis Miguel Sifiuentes. Whitfield, though, did not campaign. Two weeks after filing to run, he exited the race to challenge Republican incumbent Pat Hardy. However, his name still appeared on the ballot because he missed the Dec. 14 deadline to have his name erased from it. To read the full article, click here. Fort Worth Report is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that produces factual, in-depth journalism about city and county government, schools, healthcare, business, and arts and culture in Tarrant County. Always free to read; subscribe to newsletters, read coverage or support our newsroom at fortworthreport.org.