The 2011 Fort Worth mayoral election was held on May 14 and June 18, 2011, to elect the next mayor of Fort Worth, Texas. The incumbent mayor Mike Moncrief did not seek reelection^[3][4] after having served four terms as mayor of Fort Worth since 2003. Republican Betsy Price won the election against Democrat Jim Lane and succeeded Moncrief on July 12, 2011.

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2011 Fort Worth mayoral election

← 2009 May 14, 2011 (first round)[1] June 18, 2011 (runoff)[2] 2013 →

Candidate Betsy Price Jim Lane Cathy Hirt Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan First round vote 14,585 8,838 7,207 First round percentage 43.29% 26.24% 21.39% Runoff vote 19,963 15,725 Runoff percentage 55.94% 44.06%   Candidate Dan Barret Party Nonpartisan First round vote 2,801 First round percentage 8.32%

Mayor before election Mike Moncrief Democratic Elected Mayor Betsy Price Republican

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As with most cities in Texas, a candidate for mayor does not run on a partisan ballot. The only qualifications for a candidate are:

• Be a United States citizen
• Be 21 years of age
• Be a qualified voter
• Considered of sound mind with no mental impediments
• No prior felony record for which one has not been pardoned
• Resided continuously in the state for 12 months and the city and/or district for 6 months before the first filing date

• Dan Barrett - attorney, former Texas State Representative (2007–2009)^[5][6]
• Cathy Hirt - consultant, former Fort Worth City Council member (1996–1999)^{[5][dead link][6][dead link]}
• Jim Lane - attorney, Tarrant Regional Water Board, Fort Worth City Council member (1993–2005)^{[5][dead link][6][dead link]}
• Betsy Price - Tarrant County Tax Assessor (2001–2011)^{[5][dead link][6][dead link]}
• Nicholas Zebrun - videographer and filmmaker, producer and writer^{[5][dead link][6][dead link]}