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Election dates
Filing deadline: February 15, 2019
General election: May 4, 2019
Runoff election: June 8, 2019
Election stats
Offices up: Mayor, City council
Total seats up: 15 (click here for other city elections)
Election type: Nonpartisan
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U.S. municipal elections, 2019

State Rep. Eric Johnson (D) defeated Dallas City Councilman Scott Griggs in a June 8 nonpartisan runoff election for mayor of Dallas, Texas.[1] This was an open-seat race; incumbent Mike Rawlings (D), in office since 2011, was prevented by term limits from seeking re-election.

Johnson said he had a record of bringing people together across party and rural/urban divides in the state House, where he'd served since 2010, and that he was the candidate to mend divisiveness on the Dallas City Council.[2] He said he had worked to increase affordable housing and for full-day pre-K during his time as a state legislator.

Griggs said he had a notable record of accomplishments on the city council, where he served since 2011. He listed among his accomplishments his role in passing salary increases for police officers and economic growth in the North Oak Cliff neighborhood he represented.[2]

Johnson's endorsers included Mayor Rawlings, Democratic and Republican state representatives, and a number of local business leaders.[3] Griggs was endorsed by several unions, including the Dallas Fire Fighters Association and the Dallas Police Association, as well as environmental and LGBT groups including the Sierra Club and Stonewall Democrats of Dallas.

Dallas is the ninth-largest city in the U.S., with a population of 1.3 million. Johnson represented District 100 in the state House, which covers portions of Dallas and Mesquite and had about 161,000 residents as of the 2010 census. Griggs represented District 1 on the city council, which had around 84,000 residents as of 2011.[4]

Dallas uses a council-manager system. In this form of municipal government, the mayor serves on the city council—the city's primary legislative body. The council and mayor appoint a chief executive called a city manager to oversee day-to-day municipal operations and implement the council's policy and legislative initiatives. The mayor of Dallas appoints city council committee members and chairs, determines what policy-related agenda items will be considered by the council, and makes policy and budget recommendations. The mayor does not have veto power.[5][6]

For coverage of the May 4 general election, click here.

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.


Candidates and election results

General runoff election

General runoff election for Mayor of Dallas

Eric Johnson defeated Scott Griggs in the general runoff election for Mayor of Dallas on June 8, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Eric Johnson
Eric Johnson (Nonpartisan)
 
55.6
 
41,247
Image of Scott Griggs
Scott Griggs (Nonpartisan)
 
44.4
 
32,918

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 74,165
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General election

General election for Mayor of Dallas

The following candidates ran in the general election for Mayor of Dallas on May 4, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Eric Johnson
Eric Johnson (Nonpartisan)
 
20.3
 
16,402
✔
Image of Scott Griggs
Scott Griggs (Nonpartisan)
 
18.5
 
14,921
Image of Lynn McBee
Lynn McBee (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
14.0
 
11,324
Image of Mike Ablon
Mike Ablon (Nonpartisan)
 
13.5
 
10,878
Image of Miguel Solis
Miguel Solis (Nonpartisan)
 
10.7
 
8,647
Image of Regina Montoya
Regina Montoya (Nonpartisan)
 
10.4
 
8,440
Image of Jason Villalba
Jason Villalba (Nonpartisan)
 
6.7
 
5,444
Image of Albert Black
Albert Black (Nonpartisan)
 
5.2
 
4,210
Image of Alyson Kennedy
Alyson Kennedy (Nonpartisan)
 
0.6
 
469
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Steve Smith (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
21
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Miguel Patino (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
8
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
107

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2

Total votes: 80,871
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Candidate profiles

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Scott Griggs, Dallas City Council member
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Party: Nonpartisan

Incumbent: No

Political office: Dallas City Council (2011-2019)

Biography: Griggs received a degree in chemistry from Texas A&M University and a J.D. from the University of Texas. His professional experience includes working as the president of the Fort Worth Avenue Development Group and as an attorney specializing in patent and trademark preparation and prosecution. Griggs served as chair of the city council housing committee and vice chair of the government performance & financial management committee. He was also a member of the Dallas Police & Fire Pension System board.[7]

Key messages
  • Griggs said, "I get things done in City Hall. I have a record of working with constituents throughout the city of Dallas." He said he built consensus on the city council to raise first responders' pay and prevent the Trinity toll road.[7][8]
  • Griggs said his priorities were increasing first responder pay and health benefits, increasing affordable housing by readying city-owned lots for development and reforming the city council committee structure to more fully use the tools in the Comprehensive Housing Policy, and setting transportation policy for the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) system.[7][9]




Eric Johnson, state representative
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Party: Nonpartisan

Incumbent: No

Political office: Texas House of Representatives, Democrat (Assumed office: 2010)

Biography: Johnson received a degree in history from Harvard University. He then received a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania and a master’s degree in public affairs from Princeton University. Johnson served on several boards and commissions, including Dallas Arboretum, The Arts Community Alliance, the Metro Dallas Homeless Alliance, and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Dallas, Inc. In the state legislature, he was a member of several committees and chaired the Dallas Area Legislative Delegation. At the time of the election, Johnson was a lawyer.[10]

Key messages
  • Johnson said of he and Griggs, "The primary difference between us is that I have a demonstrated track record of leadership that is unifying, and I don't do negative politics." He said he worked across the aisle in the state legislature to address issues such as the lack of affordable housing and access to full-day pre-K.[8][11]
  • Johnson said his priorities were workforce readiness, which he said would make housing more affordable by increasing people's wages; expanding full-day pre-K and access to affordable childcare as well as better aligning schools with workforce needs; increasing salaries and securing pensions for police officers; lowering taxes; and addressing government corruption.[8][11][12]




Campaign finance


Endorsements

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Endorsements as listed on candidate websites can be found below:

Endorsements ahead of the June 8, 2019, runoff election:

Noteworthy general election endorsements
Endorsement Griggs Johnson
Elected officials
U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D)[13] ✔
U.S. Rep. Lance Gooden (R)[14] ✔
U.S. Rep. Colin Allred (D)[15] ✔
State Sen. Royce West (D) (endorsed Albert Black in general election)[16] ✔
State Rep. Victoria Neave Criado (D)[16] ✔
State Rep. Carl Sherman (D)[16] ✔
State Rep. Terry Meza (D)[16] ✔
State Rep. Michelle Beckley (D)[16] ✔
State Rep. Angie Chen Button (R)[16] ✔
State Rep. Linda Koop (R)[16] ✔
State Rep. Dan Huberty (R)[17] ✔
Mayor Mike Rawlings[18] ✔
City Councilman Casey Thomas[18] ✔
City Councilwoman Jennifer Gates[18] ✔
City Councilman Rickey Callahan[18] ✔
City Councilman Lee Kleinman[18] ✔
City Councilwoman Carolyn Arnold[18] ✔
City Councilman Adam McGough[18] ✔
City Councilman Tennell Atkins[18] ✔
Dallas Independent School District (DISD) board president Edwin Flores[19] ✔
DISD Trustee Dustin Marshall[19] ✔
DISD Trustee Dan Micciche[19] ✔
Dallas Park Board President Bobby Abtahi[16] ✔
Individuals
Former Mayor Ron Kirk[20] ✔
Former Mayor Tom Leppert[20] ✔
Former Mayor Steve Bartlett[20] ✔
Former state Sen. John Carona (R)[17] ✔
Former state Sen. Florence Shapiro (R)[21] ✔
16 former Dallas City Council members[22] ✔
Newspapers and editorials
Dallas Morning News editorial board (endorsed Johnson, Lynn McBee, and Miguel Solis in general election)[23] ✔
North Dallas Gazette editorial board[24] ✔
Unions
Dallas Police Association[25] ✔
PACs
The Real Estate Council PAC[26] ✔
Black Police Association PAC[27] ✔
Retired Black Police Officers Association PAC[27] ✔
Black Fire Fighters Association PAC[27] ✔

Endorsements ahead of the May 4, 2019, general election:

Noteworthy general election endorsements
Endorsement Griggs Johnson
Elected officials
State Rep. Jessica Gonzalez (D)[28] ✔
City Councilman Omar Narvaez[28] ✔
City Councilman Mark Clayton[28] ✔
City Councilwoman Sandy Greyson[28] ✔
City Councilman Adam Medrano[28] ✔
Dallas Independent School District Trustee Audrey Pinkerton[28] ✔
Dallas County Community College District Trustee Philip Ritter[29] ✔
Dallas Independent School District Trustee Justin Henry[30] ✔
Individuals
Former U.S. Rep. John Bryant (D)[28] ✔
Former Texas Secretary of State David Dean[28] ✔
Former Dallas City Councilman Bob Stimson[28] ✔
Former Acting Mayor/Former City Council Member Mary Poss[29] ✔
Dallas NAACP President Arthur Fleming[30] ✔
Peter Beck, CEO of The Beck Group[3] ✔
Forrest Hoglund, CEO of SeaOne Holdings[3] ✔
Newspapers and editorials
Dallas Morning News editorial board (also endorsed Lynn McBee and Miguel Solis in general election)[31] ✔
Unions
Dallas Fire Fighters Association[32] ✔
Dallas AFL-CIO[28] ✔
Unite Here! Local 23[28] ✔
Organizations
Dallas Gay and Lesbian Alliance Political Action Committee[33] ✔
Stonewall Democrats of Dallas[34] ✔
Dallas Green Alliance[28] ✔
Sierra Club[28] ✔
Texas Alliance for Retired Americans[28] ✔
Retired Police Association[28] ✔
Retired Fire Fighter Association[28] ✔
Our Revolution of Dallas[35] ✔


Campaign advertisements

This section shows advertisements released in this race. Ads released by campaigns and, if applicable, satellite groups are embedded or linked below. If you are aware of advertisements that should be included, please email us.

Scott Griggs

"A New Kind of Mayor for Dallas" - Griggs campaign ad, released April 16, 2019
"The Wave" - Griggs campaign ad, released April 14, 2019
"Scott Griggs on VisitDallas" - Griggs campaign ad, released April 8, 2019
"Scott Griggs on Public Safety in Dallas" - Griggs campaign ad, released April 2, 2019
"Scott Griggs on Streets" - Griggs campaign ad, released March 27, 2019
"Who is Scott Griggs? Sylvia Demarest Answers" - Griggs campaign ad, released March 25, 2019
"Scott Griggs on Housing in Dallas" - Griggs campaign ad, released March 23, 2019
"Block Walking for Scott" - Griggs campaign ad, released March 22, 2019
"A New Kind of Mayor for Dallas" - Griggs campaign ad, released March 18, 2019
"WhoScott KristinaPierre Louis" - Griggs campaign ad, released February 24, 2019
"Who is Scott Griggs? Monte Anderson Answers" - Griggs campaign ad, released February 2, 2019
"Who is Scott Griggs? Jesse Moreno Answers" - Griggs campaign ad, released February 2, 2019
"Who is Scott Griggs? Meri Dahlke Answers" - Griggs campaign ad, released February 2, 2019
"Who is Scott Griggs? Helen Hart Answers" - Griggs campaign ad, released January 26, 2019
"Who is Scott Griggs? Kristie Holt Answers" - Griggs campaign ad, released January 26, 2019

Campaign themes

Scott Griggs

The following were found on Griggs' campaign website.

“

Ethics & Transparency
Elected officials and staff at the City of Dallas work hard every day to earn the public’s trust. The recent news of the betrayal of this trust is unforgivable and indicative that we must have a plan in place to prevent such corruption.

My plan for how we revise ethics, transparency, and accountability in the City of Dallas is a four-part effort to gain trust and to better serve the public.

1. Fix the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Loophole

Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) projects have been a source of much corruption. The recently passed Comprehensive Housing Policy requires that these projects be scored to improve selection, but we need to go a step further. Let’s institute a “no contact period.” When a developer files for a LIHTC project, the developer and City Council are not allowed to have any communication until the LIHTC project is scored by City Staff and presented to the City Council. This will set a high standard for conduct for LIHTC projects.

2. Follow the Money

A searchable electronic database should identify campaign contributions, Councilmember conflicts of interest, lobbyist activities, and parties or individuals having a financial interest in a City Council matter. Today, only campaign contributions are searchable but other records are not maintained in a searchable electronic database. Let’s make it easy for the public to follow the money and connect the dots.

3. Who meets Who

Both Councilmembers and lobbyists should be required to file reports detailing meetings. We need to know the identities of parties and individuals having a financial interest in a Council matter. These records can be made available electronically to the public as part of a searchable electronic database.

4. Open the Door to Closed Meetings

Often, the Dallas City Council meets in closed executive session. There are no recordings of what happens in closed executive session. Let’s increase transparency at City Hall. Under my proposal, all closed executive sessions of the Dallas City Council should be video recorded in entirety. The closed session recordings can then be made available to the public whenever all rationales for closing the session are no longer applicable.

When following this plan of ethics, transparency, and accountability, we can hold our city officials and staff to a higher standard, one our city has not seen and completely deserves.

Public Safety
We have too few police officers and fire fighters. While we’ve added hundreds of thousands of residents, our number of Dallas Police officers has decreased from 3,600 in 2011 to 2,900 today. The collapse of the Dallas Police & Fire Pension System coupled with low pay has decimated our uniform totals. Fewer officers means high priority calls, like Priority 1 and Priority 2 calls, are not being timely answered. Fewer officers means fewer neighborhood patrol officers to build relationships with the community.

In 2018, I led the effort to increase police and fire starting pay from $48,000 to $60,000 and provide across-the-board raises. We need to increase the pay further; it’s not enough that we went from the lowest pay in North Texas to average pay in North Texas. We need to have the highest paid first responders in North Texas, and we need to improve health benefits to increase retention and recruitment of the highest quality of officers. As mayor, I will make sure these changes occur.

Housing
As Mayor, I’ll put the programs, strategies and tools within our Comprehensive Housing Policy into action. When I was elected to the Council in 2011, the City of Dallas did not have a housing policy. As chair of the housing committee for two years from 2015 – 2017, I led the effort to create Dallas’ first Comprehensive Housing Policy with the goals of:

Maintaining our existing affordable housing and creating more affordable housing; Offering more choice to residents on where to live; and Overcoming patterns of segregation and poverty through investment. The Comprehensive Housing Policy identifies areas ready for redevelopment, areas to protect from gentrification, and areas of Dallas in need of infrastructure investment. The Comprehensive Housing Policy has programs, tools and strategies for meeting Dallas’ affordable housing needs, which includes the creation of 20,000 units of single- and multi-family housing. A Market Value Analysis (MVA) data driven approach supports the programs, tools and strategies, which benefit renters, single-family homeowners, landlords, and developers. Best practices from across our country incorporated such innovative ideas as utilizing Dallas’ land bank to rebuild neighborhoods, establishing and funding a Housing Trust Fund, protections from source of income discrimination, relocation assistance, first time home buyer assistance, home repair assistance, renter relocation assistance, low income housing placement guidelines, minimum housing standards, and inclusive zoning bonuses, for example.

Today, there is no longer a Housing Committee; rather there is a combined, Economic Development and Housing Committee. This has caused a bottleneck at the council committee level on the number of tools, programs and strategies we can implement. As mayor I will implement a new kind of committee structure that will end the bottleneck and allow us to put the tools, programs and strategies to work.

Transportation
As Mayor, I will implement a City of Dallas transportation policy. For far too long, we lived under the tyranny of DART’s transportation system, where people can’t get to work from point A to point B on time because of the terrible service. We need a transportation policy to set our expectations for the DART board: safety and cleanliness, level of service to get people to work on time, and ridership goals. DART needs to end its sole focus of building the largest light rail system in America and focus on building the best bus system for the City of Dallas. Right now, we are paying $280 million a year to DART — more than half of its budget collected from member cities. And since DART’s creation, the city of Dallas has given DART $5.8 billion dollars.

Wages
We need to raise the minimum wage for all City employees and contractors to $15/hour.

When I was first elected to the Dallas City Council, wages for many positions such as workers at Love Field, sanitation workers, City of Dallas employees, City of Dallas temporary workers, and City of Dallas subcontractors were at or near the federal minimum wage. Through advocacy, your support, and coalition building, we raised thousands of workers to a wage tied to the MIT living wage index. It’s now time for $15/hour.

Economic Development
On the balance, the City is not performing well when it comes to revitalization and economic development as the majority of the revitalization effort is not self-directed by neighborhoods. The City of Dallas needs to focus on small, neighborhood scale projects and proportional infrastructure spending.

Include Small, Neighborhood Scale Projects. In addition to large infrastructure projects, I will continue to encourage and include small infrastructure projects “between the buildings” that benefit people that live and work in a community. Dallas presently has a one-dimensional approach to new infrastructure, which is new infrastructure must follow new development. I support infrastructure-driven redevelopment as well. By way of example, 15 years ago, $2.6M was invested in the Bishop Arts District, which was worth $1.7M at the time. The $2.6M was spent in between the buildings on water improvements, parallel parking, street trees, and wider sidewalks. No money was spent on developer subsidies. Money was only spent on improvements that can be enjoyed by people that live and work in the community.

A short 10 years later, in 2013, the same area of land is worth $6.2M, which represents a 13% growth per year. And this remarkable increase in value has continued. Additionally, for some establishments, Dallas now collects more sales tax in one Saturday night than previously in an entire year. The Bishop Arts District was not an accident, but rather a success story waiting to be repeated. During my time on the Dallas City Council, I repeated this success on Jefferson with further improvements planned for Tyler/Polk and Elmwood. This successful strategy can be implemented throughout Dallas from suffering commercial corridors to aging strip shopping centers.

Use proportional infrastructure spending to ensure we spend money on small projects. Large infrastructure expenditures should be stepped-down and connected to neighborhood level infrastructure projects, particularly in the Southern Dallas where a focus is stabilizing existing neighborhoods and enhancing existing character. By way of example, the first Calatrava bridge ($182M) was built adjacent to the La Bajada neighborhood. As part of this project, a deck park was built on the decommissioned Continental Bridge ($10M), now the Ronald Kirk Pedestrian Bridge. The residents of La Bajada say that they need a neighborhood park upgraded, an internal street repaired, and a community-center roof rebuilt. Infrastructure spending should be proportional such that when a $182M bridge and $10M deck park are built adjacent to a neighborhood, a small amount of money (e.g., $500K) is reserved for neighborhood level improvements that enhance the existing community and encourage neighborhood buy-in by demonstrating city buy-in of the neighborhood.

Property Taxes
We should hold the line on local taxes and expand the tax base; end wasteful spending projects that are meant to enhance the postcard of Dallas and focus on projects that will improve the quality of life for the people of Dallas to attract new residents and businesses. We should work to bring opportunities and high-wage jobs and implement the Comprehensive Housing Policy.

Examples of eliminating wasteful spending projects include the second Calatrava bridge and the fake white water rapids. Both multi-million dollar projects I opposed. Expensive corporate give ways like the recent $300,000 to ESPN for a football game the day after Christmas need to end. Operationally, the fraud, waste and abuse at VisitDallas needs to stop and we need to use a large portion of the $30 million in annual tax payer money at VisitDallas to improve our city’s arts and culture, rather than as a rental subsidy for holding conventions in the City-owned convention center.

Homelessness
Housing is the solution to homelessness. I will ensure the funding, governance, and public-private partnerships are present to help individuals experiencing homelessness. We need to ensure funding by continuing our audits of Metro Dallas Homeless Alliance (MDHA) and the Bridge. A recent audit by the City of Dallas showed we were missing out in millions in federal aid because of a bad data tracking system.

On governance, I support the City of Dallas Homeless Commission that comprises Dallas residents including financially disinterested parties. The Homeless Commission should report to the Housing Committee of the Dallas City Council more often and advise the Council on matters of Dallas homeless funding, planning and progress for handling tent cities, and the homeless voucher program, for example. The Homeless Commission should interface and cooperate with regional entities such as Dallas County on comprehensive strategic matters. Lastly, we need to actively look for partnerships with other agencies and non-profits to build on the efforts at the Bridge and other facilities.

Education
I support public education, and I support Dallas ISD as an independent school district. I will work with DISD to DISD to provide universal pre-K and work with DISD to prevent recapture, which is the approximately $1 billion that ill leave DISD to the state over the next five years. I will not support Home Rule or the closing of our neighborhood schools or the charterization of DISD. I will seek capital improvement partnerships such as the building of parks and libraries, which can be co-owned. An example is the Hampton-Illinois Branch Library.[36]

”
—Scott Griggs[9]

Eric Johnson

The following were found on Johnson's campaign website.

“

A Champion for All of Dallas
I want to bring our city together and lead it boldly and intelligently into the future. I fear that our city government is becoming more and more like Washington, with factions increasingly dug in against one another instead of being one strong team. The tone at City Hall is also becoming angrier and our city government less productive. I am running a campaign that mirrors my leadership style: I am reaching out across our city, to everyone, to build a diverse, winning coalition.

The next Mayor of Dallas must be a person of the highest integrity who possesses both intelligence and good judgment and who also has proven leadership abilities. By this high standard, I am uniquely qualified to serve as Dallas’ next Mayor. My career in the Texas House of Representatives has been completely devoid of ethical lapses, and I have been among the members most focused on ethics reform. My education has prepared me to work closely with our city manager on the intricacies of public policy where desirable and appropriate. Finally, I have proven my judgment and leadership abilities over nearly a decade representing Dallas-based House District 100 in the Texas Legislature. There, I have been a leading advocate for funding full-day pre-kindergarten to improve educational outcomes for our kids, providing police officers with body cameras to enhance the safety of our neighborhoods, and a range of other vital issues.

An Education Champion
I want to serve Dallas as Mayor because Dallas is where I found educational opportunity. I grew up here, in very modest circumstances. But with a lot of hard work and support from my family, church, neighbors, and teachers, I was able to graduate from some of the finest institutions of higher education in the world. Then I came back to Dallas to raise a family and help more Dallasites find and develop their potential. By serving as Mayor, I can inspire kids who come from the same humble beginnings that I did, and I can use the weight and the visibility of the office to lead our city in a direction that will give our youth more educational opportunities in order to find their own success.

As one of Dallas’ state legislators for the past nine years – including two years as Chairman of Dallas’ legislative delegation – I have pushed hard to expand full-day pre-kindergarten and ensure that our youngest students have certified teachers. Right now, I am fighting to ensure that our schools are equitably and adequately funded by the state. And I have filed a bill to dismantle the school-to-prison pipeline by getting a better handle on how schools administer suspensions and the effect those suspensions have on students. This bill complements one I passed last session ending all suspensions of pre-kindergarten through second grade students statewide.

As Mayor, I will leverage the influence of the office to be Dallas’ education champion. I will focus on the issues that need to be addressed — expanded full-day pre-K, better alignment of our schools with 21st century workforce needs, and better access to affordable child care — and build momentum and energy around addressing these issues.

An Ethics Champion
Like my friends and neighbors, I was disheartened to read recently another account of a Dallas city leader choosing bribes over serving our city's interests. Dallas deserves better from its leaders — and it shouldn’t fall to our city's residents to root out political corruption. I’ve fought political corruption in the Texas Legislature, and I’m ready to take that fight to City Hall to ensure our families have leadership we can trust.

In the Texas Legislature, I fought to prevent corrupt lawmakers from ever collecting a taxpayer-funded pension. Now, I’ve filed ethics reform legislation to end the corruption that has plagued Dallas politics. And I am committed to rewriting the City of Dallas’ Code of Ethics to end the culture of corruption at City Hall once I’m Mayor.

Honesty and integrity have been my guides as a father, husband, and leader, and that’s the kind of Mayor I’ll be.

A Crime-Fighting Champion
As the son of a former Dallas Police Department officer and the North Texas Crime Commission’s 2014 “Crime Fighter of the Year,” I see three things that will help end attrition and increase the hiring of new officers: a salary increase focusing first on the lower end of the pay scale, securing the police officer pension, and improving morale.

Police officers do not become police officers to get rich, but they do care how much money they make, particularly compared to their peers in neighboring cities. We should never again allow our police pay scale to fall so far out of line with our neighboring cities. As Mayor, I will closely monitor officer compensation and work with our city manager to make sure we are compensating officers fairly and competitively.

No one running for Mayor better understands the complexity and difficulty of our police officer pension situation than I do as an experienced municipal finance attorney and state legislator. Nor is anyone better equipped to go to Austin when this issue is back before the Texas Legislature and help broker a deal that is good for our police officers and good for Dallas. My relationships in Austin are second to none. As Mayor, I would use these relationships for the benefit of our city, as I have for the past nine years as a legislator.

Finally, if you ask rank-and-file Dallas Police Department officers – like my dad or the current officers I talk with almost daily – they will tell you that improving morale is just as important, if not more important, as compensation when it comes to attracting and retaining talented officers. Our police officers want to hear from the Mayor regularly, and they want to know the Mayor has their back. I can think of no better person than the son of a former Dallas Police Department officer to serve as Mayor and to let these valued public servants know that they are appreciated.

A "Smooth Streets" Champion
Dallasites want and deserve to drive on smooth, well-maintained streets in their neighborhoods and on their way to work and school. Spilled coffee and vehicle damage from potholes should not be considered a fact of life. Count me and my wife, Nikki, among this crowd (although I do not drink coffee).

But Dallasites also do not want their neighborhood streets or commuter routes to be closed, coned off, or detoured for several months, or even a year, just so some elected official can say that he or she is being responsive. For example, I know personally the great inconvenience that residents of the White Rock Lake area have endured due to the prolonged closure of Lakeland Drive between Ferguson Road and Garland Road in order to repair a bridge.

When street conditions start to affect your life – as they have for thousands of Dallasites – this naturally becomes one of the city’s most important issues. But these issues can only be solved when we come together to address them. As Mayor, I will work to fast-track street repairs the best way I know how: by leading the community in a comprehensive study and dialogue around what the best cities do to prioritize, commence, and complete street repairs. I will work closely with the city manager and city engineers who deal with these issues daily, and I will make sure that we prioritize fixing the most high-impact streets first, regardless of where they are located in our city. Most importantly, I will work to ensure that the city completes street repairs quickly, so that the cures to these problems do not themselves make traffic worse.

A Neighborhoods Champion
I grew up in West Dallas and Oak Cliff, two parts of our city that are often mentioned when the topic turns to reviving neighborhoods. My family still resides in these neighborhoods. No one in this race knows these places better or cares more about them than I do. My concern for these neighborhoods is not the product of a poll or focus group, and therefore my commitment to these neighborhoods is not subject to change.

My experience in the Texas Legislature, along with my graduate-level public policy education, has taught me that solutions to problems like equitable neighborhood revitalization are complex. The best outcomes occur when an experienced leader guides a diverse, community-wide exploration of national best practices to find policy tools that will actually help those we want to protect.

This is exactly what I will do as Mayor. We will consider every policy tool that cities have used to increase affordable housing and minimize displacement of low-income residents in neighborhoods like those we want to revive. As Mayor, I will guide community conversations about a range of solutions – including some we haven’t even discovered yet.

We must also connect workforce readiness with neighborhood revitalization and affordable housing strategies. We can make housing more affordable by moving more Dallasites from unemployment or low-skill jobs to mid-skill jobs, increasing wages in the process. I was the first candidate in this race to identify workforce readiness as a major issue facing our city. As Mayor, I will appoint a workforce czarina and work with her to move thousands of Dallasites out of poverty and into the middle class through formal partnerships with a range of organizations.

A Transportation Champion
As Mayor, I will work toward solutions that move Dallasites around their city as quickly and safely as possible, and at the lowest cost, so they can spend more time enjoying their lives and less time in traffic.

I am proud of my proven track record on transportation issues. I pushed the Texas Department of Transportation to improve the intersection of Gaston Avenue, Garland Road and East Grand Avenue (known as the “3G” intersection to East Dallas residents), one of Dallas’ most dangerous and inefficient intersections. The redesigned intersection will be safer for cars, cyclists and pedestrians, feature new green spaces, move cars more efficiently, and shorten commutes for thousands of Dallasites.

As Mayor, I will sit down with Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) leadership and our city manager to improve DART’s delivery of services to the people who need them. I have a long history of working with DART, and I know its leadership well. I have worked with DART to address serious concerns about access to programs and services for senior citizens and low-income residents in the far eastern part of my district. I will work to get DART to commit to focusing on increasing mobility within the City of Dallas by revamping its bus service to be more responsive to the needs of Dallas families.

Dallas needs a Mayor who can get our city and our regional transportation entities working together. And getting people to work together just happens to be my specialty. The key is leadership — leadership that can bring different perspectives together, help all sides bring out the best in each other, and leverage everyone’s strengths around innovative solutions focused on people. I have been doing this my entire life. The diversity of my coalition speaks to my success in finding common ground and creative solutions to difficult problems.[36]

”
—Eric Johnson[11]

Debates and candidate forums

June 3, 2019

Griggs and Johnson participated in a Monday Night Politics forum, hosted by The Dallas Examiner.

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May 31, 2019

The candidates met for a debate at the Lakewood Country Club.

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May 29, 2019

Griggs and Johnson participated in a forum at the Communities Foundation of Texas.

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May 28, 2019

NBC 5 hosted a candidate forum.

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May 23, 2019

The two candidates took part in a debate sponsored by the Jewish Community Relations Council of the Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas.

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May 20, 2019

The two candidates took part in a debate hosted by WFAA.

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May 14, 2019

The two candidates took part in a debate moderated by NBC 5 political reporter Julie Fine and the Dallas Morning News' Gromer Jeffers.

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May 13, 2019

Griggs and Johnson participated in their first mayoral runoff debate, sponsored by the Dallas Bar Association.

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Issues

The following were identified as major issues in the race from local media reports, campaign websites, and candidate forums.

Development

How the city should pursue development was an area of difference between Griggs and Johnson. They differed in their proposed approaches to development generally and their stances on Mayor Mike Rawlings' GrowSouth initiative, aimed at increasing public and private investment in developing the southern portion of the city.

Candidate positions

Scott Griggs:

Griggs said on his campaign website that "Dallas needs to focus on small, neighborhood scale projects."[9] Griggs also said, "For far too long in Dallas, we’ve focused too long on the postcard, building the fancy bridges, building the convention center hotel, a golf course, a horse park. We need to get back to the basics."[37]

Griggs said the GrowSouth initiative "was successful in rebranding the 'Southern Sector' as 'Southern Dallas.' GrowSouth and its numerous derivative programs, including Housing Plus, Neighborhood Plus, Neighbor Up and Pleasant Grove Now, failed to tackle poverty in the City of Dallas." He said city and federal funds should be directed to Racially & Ethnically Concentrated Areas of Poverty (RECAPs), as defined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.[38]

Eric Johnson:

Johnson said of development, "I don’t think it’s as simple as saying everything that’s not a pothole is a vanity project or everything that’s not fixing a street is a boondoggle. We need to have a certain amount of big dreams and big ideas but we also need to make sure the city works for its residents."[37]

Johnson said of GrowSouth, "The idea was that if we could add to Dallas’ tax base by creating new taxable value in the southern part of our city, the resulting tax base would allow us to generate equivalent revenues or more with a lower tax rate. Smart. I agree with Mayor Rawlings on this and would continue GrowSouth for this exact reason." He added that "there needs to be a second phase to this effort: improving Dallas’ workforce readiness. If Dallas can convince more businesses to relocate within its borders because of its highly skilled and well-trained workforce, this will further increase Dallas’ tax base, which in turn will allow us to lower our tax rate and begin reversing the trend of companies and people choosing to locate in neighboring cities with lower tax rates."[39]

Police staffing

The number of officers in the Dallas Police Department decreased from 3,511 in 2011 to 3,053 in 2017, according to FBI data. In 2011, the ratio of officers to Dallas residents was 1:348; in 2017, it was 1:438.[40][41]

Response times to dispatched calls increased between 2016 and 2018, Dallas Police Department statistics showed. Average response time to calls classified as Priority 2, involving incidents such as criminal assaults and robberies, was 22.08 minutes in 2018, an increase from 18.1 minutes in 2016. The department's response time goal for Priority 2 calls is 12 minutes. Average response time to Priority 1 calls, including calls related to shootings and murders, was 8.35 minutes in 2018 compared to 7.77 minutes in 2016. The department's goal is 8 minutes.[42]

In 2018, the Dallas City Council voted to increase police starting salary to $60,000 from $49,207. Average starting salary across 17 Texas cities was $59,217. The pay increase went into effect Jan. 1, 2019.[43]

In Dallas' 2018-2019 adopted budget, the police department's annual operating expense was $487 million, accounting for 14 percent of the city's total $3.6 billion budget and 36 percent of its $1.4 billion general fund.[44]

Pensions were discussed in addition to salary as a reason for the decrease in number of officers. In November 2016, Business Insider detailed issues with the Dallas Police and Fire Pension System. The system was 45.1 percent funded at the time and was at risk of reaching insolvency in 15 years, though the article suggested that could happen sooner, listing poorly performing investments and the Deferred Retirement Option Program (DROP) as contributing factors.[45] DROP "allowed officers and firefighters to retire on paper while continuing to work," according to Dallas News. "Participants who qualified stopped accruing credit toward their monthly pension benefit, but the benefit checks they would have received were credited to a DROP account, which for years accrued guaranteed interest rates of at least 8 percent."[46]

In 2014, the pension system board and 88 percent of active participants voted to decrease interest rates on DROP accounts.[47] And in 2017, the state legislature made several changes to the pension system, including changing DROP fund distribution, raising the retirement age, and increasing employee payroll contributions.[48]

Candidate positions

The candidates discussed police staffing and public safety on their campaign websites. See the Campaign themes section for candidate positions as stated on their websites.

Scott Griggs:
Griggs responded to the following question from local television station WFAA:

"Dallas now has hundreds of fewer police officers than five years ago. Emergency response times have increased, as well. How do you solve this problem?"

“

We have too few police officers and firefighters. While we’ve added hundreds of thousands of residents, our number of Dallas Police officers has decreased from 3,600 in 2011 to 2,900 today. The collapse of the Dallas Police & Fire Pension System coupled with low pay has decimated our uniform totals. Fewer officers means high priority calls, like Priority 1 and Priority 2 calls, are not being timely answered. Fewer officers means fewer neighborhood patrol officers to build relationships with the community.

In 2018, I led the effort to increase police and fire starting pay from $48,000 to $60,000 and provide across-the-board raises. We need to increase the pay further; it’s not enough that we went from the lowest pay in North Texas to average pay in North Texas. We need to have the highest paid first responders in north Texas, and we need to improve health benefits to increase retention and recruitment of the highest quality of officers. As mayor, I will make sure these changes occur.[49][36]

”

Eric Johnson:

Dallas News reported the following:

“

State Rep. Eric Johnson, D-Dallas, whose father was a police officer, said if elected mayor, he wants to bolster police staffing, secure the police officer pension and improve morale.

'We need to constantly be monitoring the market and be willing to move our salary upwards when we have to,' Johnson said.

Johnson said he plans to pay for improvements for police by growing southern Dallas — which was also a priority for Rawlings — through business developments to add to the city's tax base.

'Stuff that doesn't exist today, it needs to exist tomorrow so there's new stuff to tax,' Johnson said. 'We need to expand the tax base that way.'[50][36]

”

Polls

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Mayoral partisanship

Once mayors elected in 2019 assumed office, the mayors of 65 of the country's 100 largest cities were affiliated with the Democratic Party. Out of the 31 mayoral elections that were held in 2019 in the 100 largest cities, five partisan changes occurred. Democrats gained three mayorships: two previously held by Republicans and one previously held by an independent. Republicans won one office held by an unaffiliated mayor, and one office where the incumbent's partisan affiliation was unknown.

In the elections in Phoenix, Arizona and Wichita, Kansas, Democrats won seats with Republican incumbents. In Wichita, Democrat Brandon Whipple defeated Republican incumbent Jeff Longwell. In Raleigh, North Carolina, a Democrat won a seat previously held by an independent. In Aurora, Colorado, a Republican succeeded an unaffiliated mayor. In Garland, Texas, a Republican succeeded a mayor with unknown party affiliation. Incumbents did not seek re-election in Phoenix, Raleigh, Aurora, or Garland.

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Election history

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.[51][52]

In the mayoral race, incumbent Mike Rawlings defeated Marcos Ronquillo and Richard P. Sheridan.[53][54]

Dallas Mayor, 2015
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngMike Rawlings Incumbent 73% 30,703
Marcos Ronquillo 27% 11,384
Total Votes 42,087
Source: Dallas County Elections, "Official election results," accessed July 30, 2015

2011

On May 14, 2011, Rawlings and David Kunkle advanced past two other candidates in the general election. Rawlings defeated Kunkle in a runoff election on June 18, 2011.

Mayor of Dallas, Runoff Election, 2011
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngMike Rawlings 55.8% 31,088
David Kunkle 44.2% 24,623
Total Votes 55,711
Source: Dallas County Elections Department, "2011 Election Results," accessed July 9, 2015


Mayor of Dallas, Primary Election, 2011
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngMike Rawlings 40.9% 28,424
Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Kunkle 32% 22,229
Ron Natinsky 25.1% 17,430
E. Edward Okpa, II 2.1% 1,474
Total Votes 69,557
Source: Dallas County Elections Department, "2011 Election Results," accessed July 9, 2015

About the office

See also: Council-manager government

The city of Dallas uses a council-manager system. In this form of municipal government, an elected city council—which includes the mayor and serves as the city's primary legislative body—appoints a chief executive called a city manager to oversee day-to-day municipal operations and implement the council's policy and legislative initiatives. The mayor of Dallas appoints city council committee members and chairs, determines what policy-related agenda items will be considered by the council, and makes policy and budget recommendations. The mayor does not have veto power.[5]

Most cities in the United States with populations over one million use a strong mayor system, in which the mayor—instead of a city manager—serves as the city's chief executive. In 2005, a measure was placed on the ballot in Dallas that would have removed the office of the city manager and increased mayoral powers. Sixty-two percent of Dallas voters, however, disapproved of the proposal. As a result, the city retained its council-manager system.[55]

About the city

See also: Dallas, Texas

Dallas is a city in Texas and the seat of Dallas County. It is the ninth-largest city in the United States and the third-largest city in the state of Texas, behind Houston and San Antonio. Dallas is the largest city in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area. As of 2017, its population was 1.3 million.[56][57]

Between July 1, 2016, and July 1, 2017, the Dallas‐Fort Worth‐Arlington metropolitan area saw population growth of 146,000 people, which was the largest growth of any metropolitan area in the country.[56]

Dallas had a budget of $3.6 billion in fiscal year 2018-2019.[58]

Industry

The following chart provides information on employment in Dallas by industry as of 2017.

Demographics

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic data for Dallas, Texas (2015)
 DallasTexas
Total population:1,260,68827,429,639
Land area (square miles):341261,232
Race and ethnicity[59]
White:60%74.9%
Black/African American:24.4%11.9%
Asian:3%4.2%
Native American:0.3%0.5%
Pacific Islander:0%0.1%
Two or more:2.3%2.5%
Hispanic/Latino:41.7%38.4%
Education
High school graduation rate:74.5%81.9%
College graduation rate:30.2%27.6%
Income
Median household income:$43,781$53,207
Persons below poverty level:24%19.9%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)

State profile

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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.

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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)
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**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.[60][61]

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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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Ballotpedia has not found information on Griggs' political affiliation. We have contacted his campaign requesting the information.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named youtubedevel
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 D Magazine, "Heavy Hitters Solicit Cash for Mayoral Candidate Eric Johnson," February 14, 2019
  4. ↑ Dallas City Hall, "2011 City of Dallas Redistricting," accessed May 9, 2019
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Dallas City Attorney, "City Council Rules of Procedure," accessed April 11, 2019
  6. ↑ Run for Office, "Dallas Mayor," accessed March 12, 2019
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 WFAA, "Meet Scott Griggs, candidate for Dallas mayor," updated March 7, 2019
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 NBC 5, "Mayoral Debate: Johnson, Griggs Hold Debate," May 14, 2019
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Scott Griggs' 2019 campaign website, "Issues," accessed March 25, 2019
  10. ↑ Eric Johnson's 2019 campaign website, "About," accessed April 9, 2019
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Eric Johnson's 2019 campaign website, "Issues," accessed April 5, 2019
  12. ↑ WFAA, "Meet the candidates for Dallas mayor," updated April 4, 2019
  13. ↑ Twitter, "Eric Johnson on May 15, 2019," accessed May 16, 2019
  14. ↑ Twitter, "Patrick Svitek on May 15, 2019," accessed May 16, 2019
  15. ↑ Eric Johnson's 2019 campaign website, "Congressman Colin Allred Endorses Rep Eric Johnson for Mayor," May 24, 2019
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 16.6 16.7 Dallas News, "Big endorsements keep coming for Texas Rep. Eric Johnson's Dallas mayoral bid," May 8, 2019
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 D Magazine, "Mayor, Council Members Endorse Eric Johnson With the Whole of Their Hearts," May 14, 2019
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 18.5 18.6 18.7 NBC DFW, "Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings, 7 Council Members Endorse Eric Johnson for Mayor," May 14, 2019
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 Dallas News, "Dallas ISD trustees join the cavalcade of support behind Texas Rep. Eric Johnson in mayoral runoff," May 9, 2019
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 CBS DFW "3 Former Dallas Mayors Back Eric Johnson Over Scott Griggs In Runoff Election," May 6, 2019
  21. ↑ Eric Johnson's 2019 campaign website, "Former Senator Florence Shapiro Joins Education Leaders Endorsing Eric Johnson," May 16, 2019
  22. ↑ Eric Johnson's 2019 campaign website, "Sixteen Former Members of Dallas City Council Endorse Rep. Eric Johnson," May 21, 2019
  23. ↑ Dallas News, "The Dallas Morning News recommends Eric Johnson for Dallas mayor," May 26, 2019
  24. ↑ ''North Dallas Gazette, "We agree Eric Johnson is the right choice for Dallas Mayor," May 29, 2019
  25. ↑ WBAP, "Dallas Police Association Endorses Griggs for Mayor," May 9, 2019
  26. ↑ Press release emailed to Ballotpedia from Michelle Hargis of Cooksey Communications
  27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 27.2 Eric Johnson's 2019 campaign website, "First Responders Endorse Eric Johnson for Mayor of Dallas," May 16, 2019
  28. ↑ 28.00 28.01 28.02 28.03 28.04 28.05 28.06 28.07 28.08 28.09 28.10 28.11 28.12 28.13 28.14 28.15 Scott Griggs' 2019 campaign website, "Endorsements," accessed April 18, 2019
  29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 Eric Johnson's 2019 campaign website, "Endorsements," accessed April 18, 2019
  30. ↑ 30.0 30.1 D Magazine, "Let’s Break Down This List of Eric Johnson Mayoral Endorsements Together," March 26, 2019
  31. ↑ Dallas News, "To build a better future, Dallas should focus on these three mayoral candidates," April 21, 2019
  32. ↑ Dallas News, "Dallas City Council member Scott Griggs picks up a big endorsement for mayoral campaign," April 15, 2019
  33. ↑ Instagram, "Scott Griggs on April 1, 2019," accessed April 8, 2019
  34. ↑ Stonewall Democrats of Dallas, "Stonewall Democrats of Dallas 2019 Joint Election Endorsements," accessed April 12, 2019
  35. ↑ Central Track, "We Repeatedly Sent Out A Survey Asking All Nine Candidates For Dallas Mayor To Answer A Series Of Questions Focused On Young Dallas Voters. Three Responded," May 3, 2019
  36. ↑ 36.0 36.1 36.2 36.3 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  37. ↑ 37.0 37.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named cbsdfw
  38. ↑ Dallas News, "Voter Guide: Scott Griggs," accessed May 17, 2019
  39. ↑ Dallas News, "Voter Guide: Eric Johnson," accessed May 17, 2019
  40. ↑ Federal Bureau of Investigation, "Crime in the United States 2011, Table 78, Texas," accessed April 6, 2019
  41. ↑ Federal Bureau of Investigation, "Crime in the United States 2017, Table 78, Texas," accessed April 6, 2019
  42. ↑ Dallas News, "In Dallas, police are slower to the scene as response times grow," January 13, 2019
  43. ↑ NBC DFW, "Dallas Police and Firefighters to Receive Raises," September 5, 2018
  44. ↑ Dallas City Hall, "City of Dallas FY 2018-19 Budget," accessed April 5, 2019
  45. ↑ Business Insider, "Dallas has a pension problem," November 24, 2016
  46. ↑ Dallas News, "Dallas Police and Fire Pension System wins big case at Texas Supreme Court," March 8, 2019
  47. ↑ Pensions & Investments, "Texas appeals court upholds DROP reductions at Dallas Police & Fire plan," December 14, 2016
  48. ↑ Texas Tribune, "How a "perfect storm" of problems has shrunk Texas' largest city police forces," August 24, 2017
  49. ↑ WFAA, "Meet the candidates for Dallas mayor," updated April 4, 2019
  50. ↑ Dallas News, "In crowded Dallas mayor's race, police issues take center stage," April 4, 2019
  51. ↑ City of Dallas, "Upcoming Elections," accessed September 19, 2014
  52. ↑ City of Dallas, "Notice of Deadline to File," accessed January 6, 2015
  53. ↑ Dallas County Elections, "2015 Unofficial Election Results," accessed May 9, 2015
  54. ↑ City of Dallas, "2015 Official Candidate List," accessed March 18, 2015
  55. ↑ Texas Monthly, "What's the Matter with Dallas?" July 2005
  56. ↑ 56.0 56.1 U.S. Census, "State and County Quick Facts," accessed August 29, 2014
  57. ↑ Dallas City Hall, "Comprehensive Annual Financial Report," March 30, 2018
  58. ↑ Dallas City Hall, "Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Adopted Budget in Brief," accessed March 15, 2019
  59. ↑ 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.
  60. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
  61. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017
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