Mayoral election in Plano, Texas (2025)
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: February 14, 2025 |
| General election: May 3, 2025 |
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| Offices up: Mayor |
| Total seats up: 1 (click here for other city elections) |
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The city of Plano, Texas, held a general election for mayor on May 3, 2025. The filing deadline for this election was February 14, 2025.
As of 2025, Plano had term limits for the position of mayor. Mayors could serve two consecutive four-year terms and could run again after a four year break.
Elections
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Candidates and results
General election
General election for Mayor of Plano
Incumbent John Muns won election in the general election for Mayor of Plano on May 3, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John Muns (Nonpartisan) | 100.0 | 14,611 |
| Total votes: 14,611 | |||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Texas elections, 2025
May 3, 2025
- City elections in Dallas, Texas (2025)
- City elections in Plano, Texas (2025)
- Allen Independent School District, Texas, elections (2025)
- Frisco Independent School District, Texas, elections (2025)
- Lewisville Independent School District, Texas, elections (2025)
- Plano Independent School District, Texas, elections (2025)
- Municipal elections in Collin County, Texas (2025)
- Plano, Texas, Proposition A, Street Improvements Bond Measure (May 2025)
- Plano, Texas, Proposition B, Police Headquarters Bond Measure (May 2025)
- Plano, Texas, Proposition C, Police Training Center Bond Measure (May 2025)
- Plano, Texas, Proposition D, Public Safety Facilities Bond Measure (May 2025)
- Plano, Texas, Proposition E, Fleet Operations Center Bond Measure (May 2025)
- Plano, Texas, Proposition F, Schimelpfenig Library Improvements Bond Measure (May 2025)
- Plano, Texas, Proposition G, Parks and Recreational Facilities Bond Measure (May 2025)
November 4, 2025
- Texas Proposition 10, Property Tax Exemption for Improvements to Homestead Destroyed by Fire Amendment (2025)
- Texas Proposition 11, Increase Homestead Tax Exemption for Elderly and Disabled Amendment (2025)
- Texas Proposition 12, Change Membership and Authority of State Commission on Judicial Conduct Amendment (2025)
- Texas Proposition 13, Increase Homestead Property Tax Exemption Amendment (2025)
- Texas Proposition 14, Establish Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas Amendment (2025)
- Texas Proposition 15, Parental Rights Amendment (2025)
- Texas Proposition 16, Citizenship Voting Requirement Amendment (2025)
- Texas Proposition 17, Property Tax Exemption for Border Security Infrastructure Amendment (2025)
- Texas Proposition 1, Establish Special Funds for State Technical College System Amendment (2025)
- Texas Proposition 2, Prohibit Capital Gains Tax on Individuals, Estates, and Trusts Amendment (2025)
- Texas Proposition 3, Denial of Bail for Certain Violent or Sexual Offenses Punishable as a Felony Amendment (2025)
- Texas Proposition 4, Allocate Portion of Sales Tax Revenue to Water Fund Amendment (2025)
- Texas Proposition 5, Property Tax Exemption on Retail Animal Feed Amendment (2025)
- Texas Proposition 6, Prohibit Taxes on Certain Securities Transactions Amendment (2025)
- Texas Proposition 7, Establish Homestead Exemption for Surviving Spouses of Veterans Killed by a Service-Connected Disease Amendment (2025)
- Texas Proposition 8, Prohibit Estate Taxes and New Taxes on Estate Transfers, Inheritances, and Gifts Amendment (2025)
- Texas Proposition 9, Authorize $125,000 Tax Exemption for Tangible Property Used for Income Production Amendment (2025)
- Lewisville Independent School District, Texas, elections (2025)
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Mayoral partisanship
Twenty-seven of the 100 largest cities held mayoral elections in 2025. Once mayors elected in 2025 assumed office, 67 top-100 mayors were affiliated with the Democratic Party, 22 were Republicans, one was a Libertarian, three were independents, and five were nonpartisan. Two mayors' partisan affiliations were unknown.
The following top 100 cities saw a change in mayoral partisan affiliation in 2025.
- Omaha, Nebraska: Democrat John Ewing Jr. was elected to succeed Republican Jean Stothert on May 13. Ewing Jr. assumed office on June 9.[1]
- Garland, Texas: Nonpartisan Dylan Hedrick was elected to succeed Republican Scott LeMay in the general runoff election on June 7. Hedrick assumed office on June 17.[2]
- Miami, Florida: Democrat Eileen Higgins was elected to suceed Republican Francis Suarez in the general runoff on December 9.[3] Higgins assumed office on December 18, 2025.
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About the city
- See also: Plano, Texas
Plano is a city in Collin County and Denton County, Texas. As of 2020, its population was 285,494.
City government
- See also: Council-manager government
The city of Plano 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.[4][5]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Plano, Texas | ||
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| Plano | Texas | |
| Population | 285,494 | 29,145,505 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 71 | 261,267 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 61.7% | 69.2% |
| Black/African American | 8.6% | 12.1% |
| Asian | 21.8% | 4.9% |
| Native American | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Other (single race) | 1.7% | 6.2% |
| Multiple | 5.6% | 7% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 15% | 39.4% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 93.7% | 84.4% |
| College graduation rate | 57.6% | 30.7% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $96,348 | $63,826 |
| Persons below poverty level | 6.3% | 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
| Plano, Texas | Texas | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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Footnotes
- ↑ KETV, "John Ewing Jr.'s historic inauguration as Omaha's mayor," June 10, 2025
- ↑ Garland, Texas, "Dylan Hedrick Returns to City Hall as Garland's 38th Mayor," June 18, 2025
- ↑ New York Times, "Miami Elects First Democratic Mayor in Nearly 30 Years," December 9, 2025
- ↑ City of Plano, "Mayor and City Council," accessed October 29, 2014
- ↑ City of Plano, "Government Organizational Chart," accessed October 29, 2014
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