Mike Rawlings

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Mike Rawlings
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59th Mayor of Dallas
In office
June 27, 2011 June 17, 2019
CandidateVote numberVote percentage [18]
Mike Rawlings30,70372.55%
Marcos Ronquillo11,38426.90%
write-ins2350.56%

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2011–2019
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