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 1997
1997 1997 Arlington mayoral election
Mayor before election Elzie Odom[ 2]
Elected mayor Elzie Odom
The 1997 Arlington mayoral election was held on May 3, 1997.[ 1] Elzie Odom , Arlington's first black mayor.
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1999 1999 Arlington mayoral election
Mayor before election Elzie Odom[ 2]
Elected mayor Elzie Odom
The 1999 Arlington mayoral election was held on May 1, 1999.[ 4] Elzie Odom .
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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 .
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2003 2003 Arlington mayoral election
The 2003 Arlington mayoral election was held on May 3, 2003. It saw the election of Robert Cluck .
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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.
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2007 2007 Arlington mayoral election Turnout 7.11%[ 9]
The 2007 Arlington mayoral election was held on May 12, 2007. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Robert Cluck.
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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.
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2011 2011 Arlington mayoral election Turnout 8.55%[ 11]
The 2011 Arlington mayoral election was held on May 14, 2011. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Robert Cluck .
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2013 2013 Arlington mayoral election Turnout 6.16%[ 12]
The 2013 Arlington mayoral election was held on May 11, 2013. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Robert Cluck.
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2015 2015 Arlington mayoral election Turnout 14.50%[ 13]
The 2015 Arlington mayoral election was held on May 9, 2015.
Jeff Williams unseated incumbent mayor Robert Cluck.
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2017 2017 Arlington mayoral election Turnout 10.62%[ 15]
The 2017 Arlington mayoral election was held on May 6, 2017. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Jeff Williams.
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2019 2019 Arlington mayoral election Turnout 8.99%[ 16]
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,[ 17]
Candidates [ 18]
Chris "Dobi" Dobson, substitute teacher[ 19] [ 20] 2013 and 2017
Ashton Stauffer
Jeff Williams , incumbent mayorRuby Faye Woolridge Results
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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.[ 23] [ 24] [ 25] nonpartisan primary election .
Candidates [ 26]
Advanced to runoff:
Michael Glaspie, former member of the Arlington City Council (2012–2019)[ 27] [ 28]
Jim Ross, attorney and businessman[ 28] Eliminated in first round:[ 29]
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:[ 29]
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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.[ 32]
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2023 Arlington mayoral election
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Votes
%
Jim Ross (incumbent)
9,067
51.9%
Amy Cearnal
8,415
48.1%
Total votes
17,482
100.0
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