/tags/tarrant-county-elections-2026 Tarrant County Elections 2026 en-US Copyright Sun, 19 Apr 2026 10:03:00 GMT /news/2026-04-19/arlington-election-guide-meet-the-candidates-running-for-district-3-in-the-may-2-council-election In District 3, incumbent Council member Nikkie Hunter will face challenger Kelly Burke in the May 2 council election. Sun, 19 Apr 2026 10:03:00 GMT /news/2026-04-19/arlington-election-guide-meet-the-candidates-running-for-district-3-in-the-may-2-council-election James Hartley /news/2026-04-19/arlington-election-guide-meet-the-candidates-running-for-district-4-in-the-may-2-council-election Incumbent Andrew Piel has reached his term limit and will be leaving office after the election. Three council hopefuls have made bids to replace him: Rojo Meixueiruo, Lisa J. Ventura and Tom Ware. Sun, 19 Apr 2026 10:02:00 GMT /news/2026-04-19/arlington-election-guide-meet-the-candidates-running-for-district-4-in-the-may-2-council-election James Hartley /news/2026-04-19/arlington-election-guide-meet-the-candidates-running-for-district-8-in-the-may-2-council-election Incumbent Barbara Odom-Wesley has reached her term limit and will be leaving office after the election. Three council hopefuls have made bids to replace her: Melody Fowler, Corey Harris and Jason Shelton. Sun, 19 Apr 2026 10:00:00 GMT /news/2026-04-19/arlington-election-guide-meet-the-candidates-running-for-district-8-in-the-may-2-council-election James Hartley /elections-2026/2026-04-17/mayoral-forum-turns-personal-as-arlington-candidates-clash-over-debt-housing Incumbent Jim Ross and Steve Cavender sparred over mayor’s IRS tax debt and how to bring affordable housing to the Tarrant County city. Fri, 17 Apr 2026 12:20:57 GMT /elections-2026/2026-04-17/mayoral-forum-turns-personal-as-arlington-candidates-clash-over-debt-housing Bianca Rodriguez-Mora | Arlington Report /politics/2026-03-27/how-a-27-year-old-upstart-unseated-longtime-texas-house-democrat-chris-turner Junior Ezeonu, a Grand Prairie City Council member, defeated Turner in the Democratic primary, becoming the representative-elect for the southeast Tarrant County House district. Fri, 27 Mar 2026 13:16:27 GMT /politics/2026-03-27/how-a-27-year-old-upstart-unseated-longtime-texas-house-democrat-chris-turner Kayla Guo | The Texas Tribune /elections-2026/2026-03-13/tarrant-republican-democratic-party-leaders-discuss-voter-turnout-hand-counting-ballots The virtual Fort Worth Report Newsmaker Q&A explored the political climate with local party chairs Tim Davis and Allison Campolo. Fri, 13 Mar 2026 14:49:39 GMT /elections-2026/2026-03-13/tarrant-republican-democratic-party-leaders-discuss-voter-turnout-hand-counting-ballots Drew Shaw | Fort Worth Report /elections-2026/2026-03-11/significant-increase-in-rejected-mail-in-ballot-report-for-tarrant-county-an-error-officials-said Elections officials said a “poorly designed” state government form led to an unexpected and inaccurate jump in the numbers. Wed, 11 Mar 2026 12:33:05 GMT /elections-2026/2026-03-11/significant-increase-in-rejected-mail-in-ballot-report-for-tarrant-county-an-error-officials-said Cecilia Lenzen | Fort Worth Report /politics/2026-03-11/cost-unknown-as-tarrant-officials-question-budget-for-texas-senate-runoff-election-audit County officials are unsure how much the audit cost, more than three weeks after it wrapped. Wed, 11 Mar 2026 11:52:16 GMT /politics/2026-03-11/cost-unknown-as-tarrant-officials-question-budget-for-texas-senate-runoff-election-audit Cecilia Lenzen | Fort Worth Report /elections-2026/2026-03-10/primary-election-day-turnout-in-north-texas-was-higher-than-normal-how-will-it-look-in-the-general Voter turnout in North Texas on Election Day for the primaries was up, largely due to Democratic voters. Tue, 10 Mar 2026 18:26:46 GMT /elections-2026/2026-03-10/primary-election-day-turnout-in-north-texas-was-higher-than-normal-how-will-it-look-in-the-general Dylan Duke /elections-2026/2026-03-09/literally-anybody-else-is-on-the-ballot-for-north-richland-hills-mayor Else, a North Richland Hills man formerly named Dustin Ebey, legally changed his name and ran for president in 2024. Mon, 09 Mar 2026 14:17:08 GMT /elections-2026/2026-03-09/literally-anybody-else-is-on-the-ballot-for-north-richland-hills-mayor Scott Nishimura | Fort Worth Report