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City elections in Garland, Texas (2025)
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| 2025 Garland elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: February 14, 2025 |
| General election: May 3, 2025 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Mayor and city council |
| Total seats up: 5 (click here for mayoral elections) |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2025 |
The city of Garland, Texas, held general elections for mayor and city council on May 3, 2025. The filing deadline for this election was February 14, 2025.
Click here to learn more about the city's mayoral election.
Elections
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Candidates and results
Garland City Council general election, 2025 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| District 3 |
 Edward Moore (i)  Lindsey Fiegelman Douglas Huff |
| District 6 |
Carissa Dutton (i) Robert Vera |
| District 7 |
Joe Thomas Jr. |
| District 8 |
Chris Ott (i) Did not make the ballot: |
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Texas elections, 2025
May 3, 2025
- City elections in Dallas, Texas (2025)
- Mayoral election in Garland, Texas (2025)
- Richardson Independent School District, Texas, elections (2025)
- Garland Independent School District, Texas, elections (2025)
- Mesquite Independent School District, Texas, elections (2025)
- Plano Independent School District, Texas, elections (2025)
- Garland, Texas, Proposition A, Street Improvements Bond Measure (May 2025)
- Garland, Texas, Proposition B, Economic Development Programs Bond Measure (May 2025)
- Garland, Texas, Proposition C, Cultural Arts Facility Bond Measure (May 2025)
- Garland, Texas, Proposition D, Parks and Recreation Facilities Bond Measure (May 2025)
- Mesquite Independent School District, Texas, Proposition A, School Facilities Bond Measure (May 2025)
- Mesquite Independent School District, Texas, Proposition B, Technology Equipment Bond Measure (May 2025)
June 7, 2025
November 4, 2025
- Texas Proposition 10, Property Tax Exemption for Improvements to Homestead Destroyed by Fire Amendment (2025)
- Texas Proposition 11, Increase Homestead Tax Exemption for Elderly and Disabled Amendment (2025)
- Texas Proposition 12, Change Membership and Authority of State Commission on Judicial Conduct Amendment (2025)
- Texas Proposition 13, Increase Homestead Property Tax Exemption Amendment (2025)
- Texas Proposition 14, Establish Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas Amendment (2025)
- Texas Proposition 15, Parental Rights Amendment (2025)
- Texas Proposition 16, Citizenship Voting Requirement Amendment (2025)
- Texas Proposition 17, Property Tax Exemption for Border Security Infrastructure Amendment (2025)
- Texas Proposition 1, Establish Special Funds for State Technical College System Amendment (2025)
- Texas Proposition 2, Prohibit Capital Gains Tax on Individuals, Estates, and Trusts Amendment (2025)
- Texas Proposition 3, Denial of Bail for Certain Violent or Sexual Offenses Punishable as a Felony Amendment (2025)
- Texas Proposition 4, Allocate Portion of Sales Tax Revenue to Water Fund Amendment (2025)
- Texas Proposition 5, Property Tax Exemption on Retail Animal Feed Amendment (2025)
- Texas Proposition 6, Prohibit Taxes on Certain Securities Transactions Amendment (2025)
- Texas Proposition 7, Establish Homestead Exemption for Surviving Spouses of Veterans Killed by a Service-Connected Disease Amendment (2025)
- Texas Proposition 8, Prohibit Estate Taxes and New Taxes on Estate Transfers, Inheritances, and Gifts Amendment (2025)
- Texas Proposition 9, Authorize $125,000 Tax Exemption for Tangible Property Used for Income Production Amendment (2025)
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About the city
- See also: Garland, Texas
Garland is a city in Collin County, Dallas County, and Rockwall County, Texas. As of 2020, its population was 246,018.
City government
- See also: Council-manager government
The city of Garland uses a council-manager system. In this form of municipal government, an elected city council—which includes the mayor and serves as the city's primary legislative body—appoints a chief executive called a city manager to oversee day-to-day municipal operations and implement the council's policy and legislative initiatives.[1]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Garland, Texas | ||
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| Garland | Texas | |
| Population | 246,018 | 29,145,505 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 57 | 261,267 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 58.3% | 69.2% |
| Black/African American | 14.2% | 12.1% |
| Asian | 11% | 4.9% |
| Native American | 0.6% | 0.5% |
| Pacific Islander | 0% | 0.1% |
| Other (single race) | 6.6% | 6.2% |
| Multiple | 9.3% | 7% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 44.3% | 39.4% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 77.1% | 84.4% |
| College graduation rate | 23.1% | 30.7% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $63,192 | $63,826 |
| Persons below poverty level | 12.1% | 14.2% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
See also
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