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City elections in Irving, Texas (2023)

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2023 Irving elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: February 17, 2023
General election: May 6, 2023
Runoff election: June 10, 2023
Election stats
Offices up: Mayor and city council
Total seats up: 3 (click here for mayoral election)
Election type: Nonpartisan
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2023

The city of Irving, Texas, held general elections for mayor and city council on May 6, 2023. A general runoff election was scheduled for June 10, 2023. The filing deadline for this election was February 17, 2023.

Click here to learn more about the city's mayoral election.

Elections

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Candidates and results

General runoff election

General runoff election for Irving City Council Place 3

Abdul Khabeer defeated incumbent Mark Zeske in the general runoff election for Irving City Council Place 3 on June 10, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Abdul Khabeer (Nonpartisan)
 
66.3
 
795
Mark Zeske (Nonpartisan)
 
33.8
 
405

Total votes: 1,200
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General election

General election for Irving City Council Place 3

Abdul Khabeer and incumbent Mark Zeske advanced to a runoff. They defeated Paul Bertanzetti in the general election for Irving City Council Place 3 on May 6, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Abdul Khabeer (Nonpartisan)
 
47.9
 
774
Mark Zeske (Nonpartisan)
 
32.7
 
529
Paul Bertanzetti (Nonpartisan)
 
19.4
 
313

Total votes: 1,616
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

General runoff election

General runoff election for Irving City Council Place 5

Mark Cronenwett defeated Heather Stroup in the general runoff election for Irving City Council Place 5 on June 10, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Mark Cronenwett (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
56.0
 
839
Image of Heather Stroup
Heather Stroup (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
44.0
 
660

Total votes: 1,499
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General election

General election for Irving City Council Place 5

Mark Cronenwett and Heather Stroup advanced to a runoff. They defeated Matthew Varble, Jesse Koehler, and Anthony Stanford in the general election for Irving City Council Place 5 on May 6, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mark Cronenwett
Mark Cronenwett (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
40.7
 
738
Image of Heather Stroup
Heather Stroup (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
27.5
 
498
Image of Matthew Varble
Matthew Varble (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
24.6
 
446
Image of Jesse Koehler
Jesse Koehler (Nonpartisan)
 
4.7
 
85
Anthony Stanford (Nonpartisan)
 
2.5
 
46

Total votes: 1,813
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About the city

See also: Irving, Texas

Irving is a city in Dallas County, Texas. As of 2020, its population was 256,684.

City government

See also: Council-manager government

The city of Irving 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 Irving, Texas
Irving Texas
Population 256,684 29,145,505
Land area (sq mi) 66 261,267
Race and ethnicity**
White 43.5% 69.2%
Black/African American 13.9% 12.1%
Asian 20.5% 4.9%
Native American 0.6% 0.5%
Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.1%
Other (single race) 14.5% 6.2%
Multiple 6.9% 7%
Hispanic/Latino 43.2% 39.4%
Education
High school graduation rate 80% 84.4%
College graduation rate 38.6% 30.7%
Income
Median household income $66,567 $63,826
Persons below poverty level 11.2% 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

Irving, Texas Texas Municipal government Other local coverage
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