Barbara Odom-Wesley

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Barbara Odom-Wesley

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Nonpartisan

Arlington City Council District 8

Tenure

2019 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

5

Report an officeholder change

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Last elected

May 6, 2023

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Barbara Odom-Wesley is a member of the Arlington City Council in Texas, representing District 8. She assumed office on May 21, 2019. Her current term ends in 2026.

Odom-Wesley ran for re-election to the Arlington City Council to represent District 8 in Texas. She won in the general election on May 6, 2023.

Elections

2023

See also: City elections in Arlington, Texas (2023)

General election

General election for Arlington City Council District 8

Incumbent Barbara Odom-Wesley defeated David Mosby in the general election for Arlington City Council District 8 on May 6, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Barbara Odom-Wesley (Nonpartisan)	59.9	10,118
		David Mosby (Nonpartisan)	40.1	6,763

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 16,881
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2021

See also: City elections in Arlington, Texas (2021)

General election

General election for Arlington City Council District 8

Incumbent Barbara Odom-Wesley defeated Chris Dobson in the general election for Arlington City Council District 8 on May 1, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Barbara Odom-Wesley (Nonpartisan)	76.2	21,446
		Chris Dobson (Nonpartisan)	23.8	6,711

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 28,157
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2019

See also: City elections in Arlington, Texas (2019)

General election

General election for Arlington City Council District 8

Barbara Odom-Wesley defeated Robert Harris, Don Warner, and Joshua Taylor in the general election for Arlington City Council District 8 on May 4, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Barbara Odom-Wesley (Nonpartisan)	62.1	10,373
		Robert Harris (Nonpartisan)	19.1	3,192
		Don Warner (Nonpartisan)	11.1	1,854
		Joshua Taylor (Nonpartisan)	7.6	1,274

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 16,693
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2018

See also: Municipal elections in Arlington, Texas (2018)

General election

General election for Arlington City Council District 1

Helen Moise defeated Barbara Odom-Wesley in the general election for Arlington City Council District 1 on May 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Helen Moise (Nonpartisan)	56.1	1,617
		Barbara Odom-Wesley (Nonpartisan)	43.9	1,265

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,882
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2023

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2021

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2019

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