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Erik Wilson (Texas city council member)
Erik Wilson was a member of the Dallas City Council in Texas, representing District 8. Wilson assumed office in 2015. Wilson left office in 2017.
Wilson ran for election to the Dallas City Council to represent District 8 in Texas. Wilson lost in the general runoff election on June 7, 2025.
Wilson was a nonpartisan District 8 representative on the Dallas City Council in Texas. First elected in 2015, Wilson lost a re-election campaign in the runoff election on June 10, 2017. Wilson served as deputy mayor pro tem during his time on the council.
Biography
Wilson received a bachelor's degree in finance from the University of Texas at Arlington and an M.B.A. from Amberton University.[1]
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in Dallas, Texas (2025)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Dallas City Council District 8
Lorie Blair defeated Erik Wilson in the general runoff election for Dallas City Council District 8 on June 7, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lorie Blair (Nonpartisan) | 56.1 | 1,143 | |
 | Erik Wilson (Nonpartisan) | 43.9 | 895 | |
| Total votes: 2,038 | |||
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General election
General election for Dallas City Council District 8
The following candidates ran in the general election for Dallas City Council District 8 on May 3, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Erik Wilson (Nonpartisan) | 42.1 | 1,129 |
| ✔ | Lorie Blair (Nonpartisan) | 39.4 | 1,056 | |
| Subrina Brenham (Nonpartisan) | 9.8 | 262 | ||
| Eugene Ralph (Nonpartisan) | 4.8 | 129 | ||
| Ruth Steward (Nonpartisan) | 2.3 | 61 | ||
| Davante Peters (Nonpartisan) | 1.6 | 43 | ||
| Total votes: 2,680 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Keio Gambe (Nonpartisan)
Endorsements
Wilson received the following endorsements.
2019
See also: City elections in Dallas, Texas (2019)
General election
General election for Dallas City Council District 8
Incumbent Tennell Atkins defeated Erik Wilson in the general election for Dallas City Council District 8 on May 4, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tennell Atkins (Nonpartisan) | 70.4 | 2,187 |
| Erik Wilson (Nonpartisan) | 29.6 | 918 | |
| Total votes: 3,105 | |||
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2017
The city of Dallas, Texas, held elections for all 14 seats of the city council on May 6, 2017. A runoff election, if necessary, was held on June 10, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 17, 2017.[2]
Tennell Atkins defeated incumbent Erik Wilson in the runoff election for District 8 of the Dallas City Council.
| Dallas City Council, District 8 Runoff Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Tennell Atkins |
51.43% | 1,010 |
| Erik Wilson Incumbent | 48.57% | 954 |
| Total Votes | 1,964 | |
| Source: Dallas County, Texas, "Runoff Final Cumulative Results," accessed June 10, 2017 | ||
Tennell Atkins and incumbent Erik Wilson defeated Eric Williams, Gail Terrell, and Moctezuma Seth Gonzalez in the general election for District 8 of the Dallas City Council.[3]
| Dallas City Council, District 8 General Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Tennell Atkins |
41.87% | 979 |
| Erik Wilson Incumbent |
36.57% | 855 |
| Eric Williams | 13.94% | 326 |
| Gail Terrell | 6.76% | 158 |
| Moctezuma Seth Gonzalez | 0.86% | 20 |
| Total Votes | 2,338 | |
| Source: City of Dallas, "May 2017 Final Election Results," accessed May 8, 2017 | ||
2015
- See also: Dallas, Texas municipal elections, 2015
The city of Dallas, Texas, held elections for mayor and city council on May 9, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was February 27, 2015. Early voting began on April 27, 2015.
All 14 city council seats were up for election.[4][5] In District 8, candidates included Subrina Lynn Brenham, Dianne Gibson, Clara McDade, Gail Terrell, Eric Lemonte Williams and Erik Wilson. Because no candidate received a majority in the general election, the top-two candidates — Gibson and Wilson — advanced to a runoff election on June 13.[6] Wilson was the winner.[7] Incumbent Tennell Atkins did not run for re-election.[8]
| Dallas City Council, District 8, Runoff Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Erik Wilson |
59.6% | 1,054 | |
| Dianne Gibson | 40.4% | 714 | |
| Total Votes | 1,768 | ||
| Source: Dallas County Elections, "Official runoff election results," accessed August 17, 2015 | |||
| Dallas City Council, District 8, General Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Dianne Gibson |
32.1% | 758 | |
| Erik Wilson |
26.2% | 618 | |
| Gail Terrell | 23% | 542 | |
| Subrina Lynn Brenham | 7.9% | 187 | |
| Clara McDade | 5.8% | 137 | |
| Eric Lemonte Williams | 5% | 117 | |
| Total Votes | 2,242 | ||
| Source: Dallas County Elections, "Official election results," accessed July 30, 2015 | |||
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Erik Wilson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Erik Wilson did not complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ City of Dallas, "Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Erik Wilson City Council District 8," accessed May 8, 2017
- ↑ Dallas, Texas, "Upcoming Elections," accessed February 18, 2017
- ↑ City of Dallas, "Candidates for the May 6, 2017 General Election," accessed February 18, 2017
- ↑ City of Dallas, "Upcoming Elections," accessed September 19, 2014
- ↑ City of Dallas, "Notice of Deadline to File," accessed January 6, 2015
- ↑ Dallas County Elections, "2015 Unofficial Election Results," accessed May 9, 2015
- ↑ Dallas County Elections, "2015 Unofficial Runoff Election Results," accessed June 13, 2015
- ↑ City of Dallas, "2015 Official Candidate List," accessed March 18, 2015
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Tennell Atkins |
Dallas City Council, District 8 2015-2017 |
Succeeded by Tennell Atkins |
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