2023 Dallas mayoral election

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2023 Dallas mayoral election
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Turnout7.1%
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Candidate Eric Johnson
Popular vote44,942
Percentage98.7%
Mayor before election

Eric Johnson

Elected mayor

Eric Johnson

The 2023 Dallas mayoral election was held on May 6, 2023, to elect the mayor of Dallas, Texas. Incumbent mayor Eric Johnson ran for re-election to a second term in office. [1] One other candidate qualified, declared write-in candidate Kendal Richardson, whom Johnson defeated with 98.7% of the vote, breaking a record set in 1909 by former Dallas mayor Stephen J. Hay for the highest vote percentage garnered by a mayoral candidate facing any opposition in Dallas history. [2]

Contents

Candidates

Declared

Disqualified

Declined

Endorsements

Eric Johnson

Federal politicians

State politicians

Local politicians

Organizations

Results

2023 Dallas mayoral election [9]
CandidateVotes %
Eric Johnson (incumbent)44,94298.70
Write-in5931.30
Total votes45,535 100.00

Notes

  1. ↑ Democratic candidate for California's 6th congressional district in 2016 and 2018; candidate for mayor of Sacramento, California in 2020; Democratic nominee for Texas's 1st congressional district in 2022

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson discusses re-election bid after former Dallas ISD Superintendent Dr. Michael Hinojosa said he won't run". December 5, 2022.
  2. 1 2 Jeffers Jr., Gromer; Bailey Jr., Everton (September 16, 2022). "Dallas mayor Eric Johnson says he'll seek reelection". The Dallas Morning News . Archived from the original on October 2, 2022. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Five mayoral races to watch in 2023".
  4. 1 2 "It's official: Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson to run unopposed in 2023".
  5. ↑ "Daily Kos Elections Live Digest: 1/20". January 20, 2023.
  6. ↑ Richman, Talia (April 7, 2022). "If Dallas schools superintendent Hinojosa signals run for mayor, his exit would come sooner". The Dallas Morning News . Archived from the original on November 8, 2022. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  7. ↑ Wolf, Marin (December 6, 2022). "Hinojosa's decision not to run for mayor leaves Johnson without key challenger". Dallas Morning News . Archived from the original on December 6, 2022. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson says he has $1.2 million for reelection bid". December 27, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Canvassing Committee Report: May 17, 2023, Dallas Mayor" (PDF). Dallas Canvassing Committee . May 17, 2023 [May 17, 2023]. Retrieved May 17, 2023.

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