Elections are currently every two years to elect the mayor of Arlington, Texas .
Elections are officially non-partisan , and use a two-round system , where election runoffs are held if no candidate obtains the majority of the vote.
Elections before 2001 2001 2001 Arlington mayoral election Mayor before election Elzie Odom[2]
Elected Mayor Elzie Odom
The 2001 Arlington mayoral election was held on May 5, 2001. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Elzie Odom .
2003 2003 Arlington mayoral election
The 2003 Arlington mayoral election was held on May 3, 2003. It saw the election of Robert Cluck .
2005 2005 Arlington mayoral election
The 2005 Arlington mayoral election was held on May 7, 2005. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Robert Cluck.
2007 2007 Arlington mayoral election Turnout 7.11%[5]
The 2007 Arlington mayoral election was held on May 12, 2007. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Robert Cluck.
2009 2009 Arlington mayoral election
The 2009 Arlington mayoral election was held on May 9, 2009. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Robert Cluck.
If no candidate had obtained a majority of the vote, a runoff would have been held.
2011 2011 Arlington mayoral election Turnout 8.55%[7]
The 2011 Arlington mayoral election was held on May 14, 2011. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Robert Cluck .
2013 2013 Arlington mayoral election Turnout 6.16%[8]
The 2013 Arlington mayoral election was held on May 11, 2013. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Robert Cluck.
2015 2015 Arlington mayoral election Turnout 14.50%[9]
The 2015 Arlington mayoral election was held on May 9, 2015.
Jeff Williams unseated incumbent mayor Robert Cluck.
2017 2017 Arlington mayoral election Turnout 10.62%[11]
The 2017 Arlington mayoral election was held on May 6, 2017. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Jeff Williams.
Results
2019 2019 Arlington mayoral election Turnout 8.99%[12] Candidate Jeff Williams Ruby Faye Woolridge Popular vote 10,613 4,668 Percentage 58.53% 25.74% Candidate Ashton Stauffer Chris Dobson Popular vote 1,809 1,042 Percentage 9.98% 5.75%
A mayoral election took place in Arlington, Texas, on May 4, 2019.
Jeff Williams , the incumbent mayor,[13]
Candidates The filing deadline for candidates was February 15, 2019.[14]
Chris "Dobi" Dobson, substitute teacher[15] [16] 2013 and 2017 Ashton Stauffer Jeff Williams , incumbent mayorRuby Faye Woolridge Results
2021 2021 Arlington mayoral election Candidate Jim Ross Michael Glaspie Marvin Sutton First round 14,755 6,575 4,654 Runoff 11,320 9,470 Eliminated Candidate Kelly Burke Dewayne Washington First round 2,289 1,597 Runoff Eliminated Eliminated
The 2021 Arlington mayoral election was held on May 1, 2021.[19] [20] [21] nonpartisan primary election .
Candidates The filing date for candidates was February 12, 2021.[22]
Advanced to runoff:
Michael Glaspie, former member of the Arlington City Council (2012–2019)[23] [24] Jim Ross, attorney and businessman[24] Eliminated in first round:[25]
Doni Anthony, sales representative and activist Kelly Burke, business owner Cirilo Ocampo, Jr., information systems specialist Marvin Sutton, former member of the Arlington City Council (2019–2021) Dewayne Washington, pastor Disqualified from ballot:[25]
Results
2023 2023 Arlington mayoral election Mayor before election Jim Ross
Elected Mayor Jim Ross
The 2023 Arlington mayoral election was held on May 6, 2023. Incumbent Republican mayor Jim Ross was re-elected to a second term in office.[28]
Declared candidates Results 2023 Arlington mayoral election Candidate Votes % Jim Ross (incumbent) 9,067 51.9% Amy Cearnal 8,415 48.1% Total votes 17,482 100.0
External links (official campaign websites)
References 
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