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Dinesh Mali
Dinesh Mali was a member of the Irving Independent School District in Texas, representing District 4. Mali assumed office in 2015. Mali left office in 2018.
Mali ran for election to the Irving Independent School District to represent District 4 in Texas. Mali lost in the general election on May 1, 2021.
Mali was a Republican candidate who sought election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 105. Mali lost the primary on March 6, 2018.
Mali ran in one of 48 contested Texas state legislative Republican primaries in 2018. To read more about the conflict between Republican factions in the primaries, including who the factions were, which races were competitive and who key influencers lined up behind, click here.
Elections
2021
See also: Irving Independent School District, Texas, elections (2021)
General election
General election for Irving Independent School District, District 4
Incumbent Nuzhat Hye defeated Dinesh Mali in the general election for Irving Independent School District, District 4 on May 1, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Nuzhat Hye (Nonpartisan) | 68.3 | 371 | |
 | Dinesh Mali (Nonpartisan) | 31.7 | 172 | |
| Total votes: 543 | |||
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2020
See also: Municipal elections in Dallas County, Texas (2020)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Dallas County Community College District Board of Trustees District 5
Cliff Boyd defeated incumbent William Wesley Jameson in the general runoff election for Dallas County Community College District Board of Trustees District 5 on December 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Cliff Boyd (Nonpartisan) | 54.9 | 2,200 | |
| William Wesley Jameson (Nonpartisan) | 45.1 | 1,809 | ||
| Total votes: 4,009 | |||
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General election
General election for Dallas County Community College District Board of Trustees District 5
Incumbent William Wesley Jameson and Cliff Boyd advanced to a runoff. They defeated Dinesh Mali in the general election for Dallas County Community College District Board of Trustees District 5 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | William Wesley Jameson (Nonpartisan) | 41.0 | 36,153 | |
| ✔ | Cliff Boyd (Nonpartisan) | 29.7 | 26,217 | |
| Dinesh Mali (Nonpartisan) | 29.3 | 25,790 | |
| Total votes: 88,160 | |||
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2019
See also: City elections in Irving, Texas (2019)
General election
General election for Irving City Council Place 2
Incumbent Allan Meagher defeated Rodwaan Saleh, Jesse Koehler, Shayan Elahi, and Dinesh Mali in the general election for Irving City Council Place 2 on May 4, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Allan Meagher (Nonpartisan) | 54.8 | 3,966 |
| Rodwaan Saleh (Nonpartisan) | 16.4 | 1,190 | ||
 | Jesse Koehler (Nonpartisan) | 12.9 | 937 | |
| Shayan Elahi (Nonpartisan) | 10.8 | 785 | ||
| Dinesh Mali (Nonpartisan) | 5.0 | 361 | |
| Total votes: 7,239 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Naveed Klair (Nonpartisan)
- Olivia Novelo (Nonpartisan)
2018
See also:
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 105
Terry Meza defeated incumbent Rodney Anderson in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 105 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Terry Meza (D) | 54.7 | 24,579 |
 | Rodney Anderson (R) | 45.3 | 20,324 | |
| Total votes: 44,903 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 105
Terry Meza defeated A.D. Jenkins in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 105 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Terry Meza | 57.2 | 2,920 |
 | A.D. Jenkins | 42.8 | 2,185 | |
| Total votes: 5,105 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 105
Incumbent Rodney Anderson defeated Dinesh Mali in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 105 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rodney Anderson | 93.6 | 5,285 |
| Dinesh Mali | 6.4 | 363 | |
| Total votes: 5,648 | |||
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Overview of 2018 Republican primaries
The 2018 Texas state legislative Republican primaries featured conflict between two factions. One group was opposed to House Speaker Joe Straus (R) and his preferred policies on issues like education financing and property taxes. The anti-Straus wing included members of the Texas Freedom Caucus and organizations such as Empower Texans and Texas Right to Life. The other group was supportive of Straus and his policy priorities. The pro-Straus wing included incumbent legislators allied with Straus and organizations such as the Associated Republicans of Texas and the Texas Association of Business. To learn more about these factions and the conflict between them, visit our page on factional conflict among Texas Republicans.
The primaries occurred on March 6, 2018, with runoffs on May 22, 2018. There were 48 contested state legislative Republican primaries, outnumbering contested primaries in 2016 (43) and 2014 (44). To see our full coverage of the state legislative Republican primaries, including who key influencers were backing and what the primaries meant for the 2019 House speaker's race, visit our primary coverage page.
The charts below outline the March 6 primary races for the state Senate and the state House. They show how the factions performed on election night.
| Texas Senate Republicans | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Before March 6 primaries | After March 6 primaries | |
| Pro-Straus | 2 | 1 | |
| Anti-Straus | 1 | 3 | |
| Unknown | 3 | 3 | |
| Open seats | 1 | - | |
| Runoffs | - | - | |
| Too close to call | - | - | |
| Total | 7 | 7 | |
| Texas House Republicans | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Before March 6 primaries | After March 6 primaries | |
| Pro-Straus | 20 | 20 | |
| Anti-Straus | 4 | 9 | |
| Unknown | 2 | 5 | |
| Open seats | 15 | - | |
| Runoffs | - | 7 | |
| Too close to call | - | - | |
| Total | 41 | 41 | |
Primary we watched
This primary was one of 48 we tracked for the March 6 elections.
Did the incumbent file to run for re-election?
| Yes. |
What made this a race to watch?
| Dinesh Mali challenged state Rep. Rodney Anderson in his primary. As of January 31, 2018, neither candidate had signed the form committing to vote for the Republican caucus' choice for speaker on the House floor. Endorsements for Anderson
|
Campaign finance
2015
The general election on May 9, 2015, in the Irving Independent School District featured two seats up for election. District 4 incumbent Valerie Jones did not file for re-election, and two challengers — Dinesh Mali and Sanko Prioleau II — sought her seat. Mali triumphed over Prioleau in that race. District 3 incumbent Larry Stipes ran unopposed.
Results
| Irving Independent School District, District 4 General Election, 3-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Dinesh Mali |
57.2% | 242 | |
| Nonpartisan | Sanko Prioleau II | 42.8% | 181 | |
| Total Votes | 423 | |||
| Source: Irving Independent School District, "May 18, 2015 Board Meeting," accessed June 15, 2015 | ||||
Endorsements
Mali did not receive any official endorsements for this election.
2011
| Irving Independent School District, District 2 General Election, 3-year term, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Gail Conder Wells |
46.5% | 3,624 | |
| Nonpartisan | A. D. Jenkins | 45% | 3,510 | |
| Nonpartisan | Dinesh Mali | 8.5% | 664 | |
| Total Votes | 7,798 | |||
| Source: Dallas County Elections, "2011 Joint Election," accessed March 26, 2015 | ||||
Campaign themes
2021
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2020
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2019
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See also
2021 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Dallas Morning News, "We recommend Rodney Anderson in the GOP primary for state House District 105," January 21, 2018
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