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Mark Zeske
Mark Zeske was a member of the Irving City Council in Texas, representing Place 3. Zeske assumed office on December 17, 2020. Zeske left office on June 20, 2023.
Zeske ran for election to the Irving City Council to represent Place 2 in Texas. Zeske lost in the general election on May 3, 2025.
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in Irving, Texas (2025)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Irving City Council Place 2
David Pfaff defeated Sergio Porres in the general runoff election for Irving City Council Place 2 on June 7, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | David Pfaff (Nonpartisan) | 52.7 | 5,593 |
 | Sergio Porres (Nonpartisan) | 47.3 | 5,014 | |
| Total votes: 10,607 | |||
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General election
General election for Irving City Council Place 2
David Pfaff and Sergio Porres advanced to a runoff. They defeated Vicky Akinyi Oduk and Mark Zeske in the general election for Irving City Council Place 2 on May 3, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Pfaff (Nonpartisan) | 47.3 | 5,236 |
| ✔ | | Sergio Porres (Nonpartisan) | 45.1 | 4,991 |
| Vicky Akinyi Oduk (Nonpartisan) | 5.4 | 600 | ||
| Mark Zeske (Nonpartisan) | 2.2 | 239 | ||
| Total votes: 11,066 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Darryl Plunkett (Nonpartisan)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Zeske in this election.
2023
See also: City elections in Irving, Texas (2023)
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Emmanuel Lewis (Nonpartisan)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Zeske in this election.
2020
See also: City elections in Irving, Texas (2020)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Irving City Council Place 3
Mark Zeske defeated Abdul Khabeer in the general runoff election for Irving City Council Place 3 on December 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mark Zeske (Nonpartisan) | 54.8 | 769 | |
| Abdul Khabeer (Nonpartisan) | 45.2 | 634 | ||
| Total votes: 1,403 | |||
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General election
General election for Irving City Council Place 3
Mark Zeske and Abdul Khabeer advanced to a runoff. They defeated Mohammed Akbar in the general election for Irving City Council Place 3 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mark Zeske (Nonpartisan) | 46.5 | 4,825 | |
| ✔ | Abdul Khabeer (Nonpartisan) | 32.7 | 3,394 | |
| Mohammed Akbar (Nonpartisan) | 20.8 | 2,159 | ||
| Total votes: 10,378 | |||
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Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Mark Zeske did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2023
Mark Zeske did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Mark Zeske did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Dennis Webb |
Irving City Council Place 3 2020-2023 |
Succeeded by Abdul Khabeer |
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