2015 Dallas municipal election

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2015 Dallas municipal election
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  2011 May 9, 2015 2019  

The 2015 Dallas municipal election was an election to determine the mayor in Dallas, Texas. [1] The election day was May 9, 2015, [2] and if a runoff election had been required, it would have been held on June 13, 2015. [3] Incumbent Democratic Mayor Mike Rawlings ran and won re-election to a second term in office [4] against challengers Marcos Ronquillo, an attorney, [5] [6] and write-in candidate Richard Sheridan, a retired engineer and anti-gay government activist. [7] [8]

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Six of the current 14 members of the City Council ran unopposed, but eight other seats were contested. Historically less than 10% of voters participate in Dallas City Council elections, [9] although 9 days of early voting were provided [10] from April 27 through May 5. The Dallas County Elections office has published a map of these polling locations for reference. [11]

Mayor

2015 Dallas mayoral election
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Nominee Mike Rawlings Marcos Ronquillo
Popular vote30,69211,383
Percentage72.95%27.05%

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Results by precinct

Mayor before election

Mike Rawlings

Elected Mayor

Mike Rawlings

Candidates

Results

CandidateVote numberVote percentage [12]
Mike Rawlings30,69272.95%
Marcos Ronquillo11,38327.05%

District 1

CandidateVote numberVote percentage [13]
Scott Griggs1,843100.00%

District 2

CandidateVote numberVote percentage [14]
Adam Medrano1,125100.00%

District 3

(incumbent termed out)

CandidateVote numberVote percentage [15]
Casey Thomas, II1,29738.08%
Joe Tave93627.48%
Gerald Britt46613.68%
B.D. Howard46113.53%
Wini Cannon2467.22%

District 4

(incumbent termed out)

CandidateVote numberVote percentage [16]
Carolyn King Arnold1,55251.51%
Carl Hays39713.18%
Sandra Crenshaw38012.61%
D. Marcus Ranger2548.43%
Keyaira D. Saunders2548.43%
James Ross993.29%
Linda M. Wilkerson-Wynn983.25%
Stephen King561.86%

District 5

CandidateVote numberVote percentage [17]
Rick Callahan98966.42%
Sherry Cordova40727.33%
Jesse Diaz936.25%

District 6

CandidateVote numberVote percentage [18]
Monica R. Alonzo95881.74%
Daniel "DC" Caldwell, I15212.97%
Lakolya London413.50%
Ozumba Lnuk-X211.79%

District 7

(incumbent termed out)

CandidateVote numberVote percentage [19]
Tiffinni A. Young1,30440.55%
Kevin Felder45614.18%
Baranda J. Fermin43313.46%
Hasani Burton41312.84%
Juanita Wallace2407.46%
John Lawson1655.13%
Randall Parker1314.07%
James "J.T." Turknett742.30%

District 8

(incumbent termed out)

CandidateVote numberVote percentage [20]
Dianne Gibson75732.10%
Erik Wilson61826.21%
Gail Terrell54222.99%
Subrina Lynn Brenham1877.93%
Clara McDade1375.81%
Eric Lemonte Williams1174.96%

District 9

(incumbent termed out)

CandidateVote numberVote percentage [21]
Mark Clayton3,64757.88%
Darren Boruff1,62625.81%
Christopher Jackson6189.81%
Sam Merten3094.90%
Will Logg1011.60%

District 10

(incumbent termed out)

CandidateVote numberVote percentage [22]
Paul Reyes2,33740.85%
Adam McGough2,08136.37%
James N. White1,30322.78%

District 11

CandidateVote numberVote percentage [23]
Lee M. Kleinman1,959100.00%

District 12

CandidateVote numberVote percentage [24]
Sandy Greyson1,414100.00%

District 13

CandidateVote numberVote percentage [25]
Jennifer Staubach Gates4,644100.00%

District 14

CandidateVote numberVote percentage [26]
Philip T. Kingston2,871100.00%

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