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Mark Clayton (Texas)
Mark Clayton was the nonpartisan District 9 representative on the Dallas City Council in Texas from 2015 to 2019.
Elections
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.[1]
Incumbent Mark Clayton defeated Arthur Adams Jr. in the general election for District 9 of the Dallas City Council.[2]
| Dallas City Council, District 9 General Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Mark Clayton Incumbent |
93.09% | 4,281 |
| Arthur Adams Jr. | 6.91% | 318 |
| Total Votes | 4,599 | |
| 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.[3][4] In District 9, Mark Clayton defeated Darren Boruff, Christopher Jackson, Will Logg and Sam Merten. Incumbent Sheffie Kadane did not run for re-election.[5]
| Dallas City Council District 9, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Mark Clayton |
57.9% | 3,647 | |
| Darren Boruff | 25.8% | 1,626 | |
| Christopher Jackson | 9.8% | 618 | |
| Sam Merten | 4.9% | 309 | |
| Will Logg | 1.6% | 101 | |
| Total Votes | 6,301 | ||
| Source: Dallas County Elections, "Official election results," accessed July 30, 2015 | |||
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See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 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
- ↑ City of Dallas, "2015 Official Candidate List," accessed March 18, 2015
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| Preceded by Sheffie Kadane |
Dallas City Council, District 9 2015-2019 |
Succeeded by Paula Blackmon |
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