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Mayoral election in Dallas, Texas (2023)

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2023 Dallas elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: February 17, 2023
General election: May 6, 2023
Election stats
Offices up: Mayor
Total seats up: 1 (click here for other city elections)
Election type: Nonpartisan
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U.S. municipal elections, 2023

The city of Dallas, Texas, held a general election for mayor on May 6, 2023. The filing deadline for this election was February 17, 2023.

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Candidates and results

General election

General election for Mayor of Dallas

Incumbent Eric Johnson defeated Kendal Richardson in the general election for Mayor of Dallas on May 6, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Eric Johnson
Eric Johnson (Nonpartisan)
 
98.7
 
44,942
Image of Kendal Richardson
Kendal Richardson (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)
 
1.3
 
593

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Total votes: 45,535
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Mayoral partisanship

See also: Partisanship in United States municipal elections (2023)

Twenty-nine of the 100 largest cities held mayoral elections in 2023. Once mayors elected in 2023 assumed office, Democrats held 63 top-100 mayoral offices, Republicans held 26, Libertarians held one, independents held four, and nonpartisan mayors held four. Two mayors' partisan affiliations were unknown.

The following top 100 cities saw a change in mayoral partisan affiliation in 2023:

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About the city

See also: Dallas, Texas

Dallas is a city in Texas and the seat of Dallas County. As of 2020, its population was 1,304,379.

City government

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.

Most cities in the United States with populations over 1 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.[2]

Demographics

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

Demographic Data for Dallas, Texas
Dallas Texas
Population 1,304,379 29,145,505
Land area (sq mi) 339 261,267
Race and ethnicity**
White 57.7% 69.2%
Black/African American 24.3% 12.1%
Asian 3.6% 4.9%
Native American 0.3% 0.5%
Pacific Islander 0% 0.1%
Other (single race) 7.6% 6.2%
Multiple 6.4% 7%
Hispanic/Latino 41.5% 39.4%
Education
High school graduation rate 79% 84.4%
College graduation rate 34.7% 30.7%
Income
Median household income $54,747 $63,826
Persons below poverty level 18.1% 14.2%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020).
**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.


See also

Dallas, Texas Texas Municipal government Other local coverage
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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Wall Street Journal, "America’s Cities Need Republicans, and I’m Becoming One," September 22, 2023
  2. ↑ Texas Monthly, "What's the Matter with Dallas?" July 2005
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