Primary Turnout Delivers Victory To Trump Endorsed Candidates, Southwest Fort Worth Votes In Favor Of Moderates

Arlington TX

10 April, 2022

3:55 PM

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By Rachel Behrndt, Fort Worth Report April 9, 2022 Voter turnout is difficult to trace and hard to predict, but it can provide insight into the opinions of the party base. Tim O'Hare, who earned an endorsement from former President Donald Trump, won the county's Republican primary in every county commissioners precinct. Analysis of voting precincts show O'Hare, along with Tarrant County District Attorney candidates Matt Krause and Phil Sorrells, found particular strength in the suburbs. Meanwhile, southwest Fort Worth sided with the more moderate candidates Betsy Price and Mollee Westfall. The average turnout for the March 1 primary across Tarrant County was 10.89%. Turnout for local candidates tends to be lower compared to higher-profile national races. 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.