This story was updated to include unofficial final vote totals.
Of the nearly 1.3 million people registered to vote in Tarrant County, only 6.52%, or 83,161 people, voted in the May 4 election, according to unofficial election results.
Almost 50,000 voters cast their ballots in-person during the early voting period, and 6,434 people voted by mail, according to unofficial from the county鈥檚 elections department.
By 11 p.m. Election Day, all 180 Tarrant County voting centers reported their vote totals.
This election includes a number of ballot items, including elections of appraisal district board members, municipal government representatives and school board trustees.
Christina Elbitar, 48, voted at the Southside Community Center Saturday afternoon. She said she didn鈥檛 realize there was an election in Fort Worth until May 4, when her friends started discussing it in a group chat.
鈥淚 don鈥檛 know why it wasn鈥檛 as publicized today because, even me, someone who votes all the time, I didn鈥檛 realize it was today.鈥�
Elbitar voted in favor of , which would increase the tax that visitors to the city pay when they book a hotel. Taxes are never good, she said, but tourism does fuel the city鈥檚 economy, and she said it will have a positive effect.
鈥淚鈥檓 in the hospitality industry, so this will definitely affect me in a positive way,鈥� she said. 鈥淲e gotta do our part.鈥�
Election results
These are the results for key Tarrant County races:
Our previous coverage
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Arlington City Council
Other municipal government races in Tarrant County
Arlington ISD school board race
Other Tarrant County school board races
Tarrant Appraisal District
Local government accountability reporter Emily Wolf contributed to this report.
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