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Dallas Independent School District elections

General election date
May 4, 2019
Runoff election date
June 8, 2019
Enrollment ('16-'17)
157,886 students

Three seats on the Dallas Independent School District school board in Texas were up for general election on May 4, 2019. The filing deadline for this election was February 15, 2019. A runoff election was scheduled for June 8, 2019.[1]

Maxie Johnson won election in the general election for Dallas Independent School District, District 5.

Ben Mackey won election in the general election for Dallas Independent School District, District 7.

Karla Garcia won election in the general runoff election for Dallas Independent School District, District 4.

Dallas voter? Dates you need to know.
Candidate Filing DeadlineFebruary 15, 2019
Registration DeadlineMay 9, 2019
Absentee Application DeadlineMay 28, 2019
Early VotingMay 28-June 4, 2019
Runoff ElectionJune 8, 2019
Voting information
Polling place hours7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Polling locations: Go to this page to find early voting locations and your assigned precinct for election day.


Elections

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District 4

General runoff election

General runoff election for Dallas Independent School District, District 4

Karla Garcia defeated Camile White in the general runoff election for Dallas Independent School District, District 4 on June 8, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Karla Garcia
Karla Garcia (Nonpartisan)
 
59.2
 
1,152
Camile White (Nonpartisan)
 
40.8
 
793

Total votes: 1,945
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General election

General election for Dallas Independent School District, District 4

Karla Garcia and Camile White advanced to a runoff. They defeated Omar Jimenez and Amalia Lozano in the general election for Dallas Independent School District, District 4 on May 4, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Karla Garcia
Karla Garcia (Nonpartisan)
 
44.2
 
1,093
Camile White (Nonpartisan)
 
34.3
 
849
Image of Omar Jimenez
Omar Jimenez (Nonpartisan)
 
13.8
 
342
Amalia Lozano (Nonpartisan)
 
7.7
 
191

Total votes: 2,475
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District 5

General election

General election for Dallas Independent School District, District 5

Maxie Johnson defeated David King and Ola Allen in the general election for Dallas Independent School District, District 5 on May 4, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Maxie Johnson
Maxie Johnson (Nonpartisan)
 
59.1
 
3,373
Image of David King
David King (Nonpartisan)
 
30.1
 
1,714
Ola Allen (Nonpartisan)
 
10.8
 
616

Total votes: 5,703
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District 7

General election

General election for Dallas Independent School District, District 7

Ben Mackey defeated Brent McDougal in the general election for Dallas Independent School District, District 7 on May 4, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ben Mackey
Ben Mackey (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
61.0
 
3,643
Brent McDougal (Nonpartisan)
 
39.0
 
2,332

Total votes: 5,975
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About the district

See also: Dallas Independent School District, Texas

The Dallas Independent School District is located in Texas. The district served 157,886 students during the 2016-2017 school year.[2]

State profile

See also: Texas and Texas elections, 2019
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Partisan data

The information in this section was current as of May 7, 2019

Presidential voting pattern

  • Texas voted Republican in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.

Congressional delegation

State executives

State legislature

Texas Party Control: 1992-2025
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Texas quick stats
  • Became a state in 1845
  • 28th state admitted to the United States
  • Texas was an independent republic from 1836 to 1845
  • Members of the Texas State Senate: 31
  • Members of the Texas House of Representatives: 150
  • U.S. senators: 2
  • U.S. representatives: 36

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Demographic data for Texas
 TexasU.S.
Total population:27,429,639316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):261,2323,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:74.9%73.6%
Black/African American:11.9%12.6%
Asian:4.2%5.1%
Native American:0.5%0.8%
Pacific Islander:0.1%0.2%
Two or more:2.5%3%
Hispanic/Latino:38.4%17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:81.9%86.7%
College graduation rate:27.6%29.8%
Income
Median household income:$53,207$53,889
Persons below poverty level:19.9%11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Texas.
**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.

Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

One of 254 Texas counties—0.4 percent—is a Pivot County. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
County Trump margin of victory in 2016 Obama margin of victory in 2012 Obama margin of victory in 2008
Jefferson County, Texas 0.48% 1.61% 2.25%

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Texas with 52.2 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 43.2 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Texas cast votes for the winning presidential candidate 66.7 percent of the time. In that same time frame, Texas supported Democratic candidates slightly more often than Republicans, 53.3 to 46.7 percent. The state, however, favored Republicans in every presidential election between 2000 and 2016.

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Texas. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[3][4]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 54 out of 150 state House districts in Texas with an average margin of victory of 37.4 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 65 out of 150 state House districts in Texas with an average margin of victory of 36.4 points. Clinton won 10 districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 96 out of 150 state House districts in Texas with an average margin of victory of 36.2 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 85 out of 150 state House districts in Texas with an average margin of victory of 34.5 points.


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