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Elections are currently held every four years to elect the Mayor of Plano, Texas. Since 1884, the Mayor of Plano had been serving two year terms. The term length was changed to 3 years in 2006, and again to 4 years in 2011. [1]
Since elections for city council members are held in both Collin County and Denton County, the voting results from the two counties are combined for the purpose of this article.
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| Turnout | 4.88% (Collin) 8.14% (Denton) | |||||||||||||||
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The 2013 Plano mayoral election was held on May 11, 2013. It saw the election of Harry LaRosiliere, a former member of the city council.
| Candidate | Votes (Collin) [2] | Votes (Denton) [3] | Total | % |
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| Harry LaRosiliere | 6,757 | 163 | 6,920 | 59.56 |
| Fred Moses | 4,598 | 100 | 4,698 | 40.44 |
| Total votes | 11,355 | 263 | 11,618 | 100 |
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| Turnout | 11.89% (Collin) 9.60% (Denton) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2017 Plano mayoral election was held on May 6, 2017. It saw the reelection of the incumbent mayor Harry LaRosiliere. [4]
| Candidate | Votes (Collin) [5] | Votes (Denton) [6] | Total | % |
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| Harry LaRosiliere | 13,923 | 270 | 14,193 | 52.20 |
| Lily Bao | 11,260 | 253 | 11,513 | 42.34 |
| Douglas Reeves | 947 | 16 | 963 | 3.54 |
| Bill Lisle III | 508 | 15 | 523 | 1.92 |
| Total votes | 34,157 | 814 | 34,971 | 100 |
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| Turnout | 14.72% (Collin) 8.84% (Denton) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2021 Plano mayoral election was held on May 1, 2021. John Muns, a member of the city council, won the election and became the 40th mayor of Plano. [7]
| Candidate | Votes (Collin) [8] | Votes (Denton) [9] | Total | % |
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| John Muns | 18,104 | 378 | 18,482 | 52.85 |
| Lily Bao | 14,705 | 414 | 15,119 | 43.23 |
| Lydia Ortega | 1,348 | 22 | 1,370 | 3.92 |
| Total votes | 34,157 | 814 | 34,971 | 100 |
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