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Municipal elections in Irving, Texas (2016)
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| 2016 Irving elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: August 12, 2016 |
| General election: May 7, 2016 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: City council |
| Total seats up: 3 |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2016 |
The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was August 12, 2016.[1]
Elections
Place 1
Place 2
Place 7
Results
| Irving City Council, Place 1, General Election, 2016 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 John C. Danish Incumbent |
59.33% | 410 |
| Loren Byers | 40.67% | 281 |
| Total Votes | 691 | |
| Source: City of Irving, "May 7, 2016 Election Official Results," May 13, 2016 | ||
| Irving City Council, Place 2, General Election, 2016 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Allan E. Meagher Incumbent |
50.01% | 2,368 |
| Tom Spink | 38.31% | 1,814 |
| Shamima Mondal | 11.68% | 553 |
| Total Votes | 4,735 | |
| Source: City of Irving, "May 7, 2016 Election Official Results," May 13, 2016 | ||
| Irving City Council, Place 7, General Election, 2016 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Kyle Taylor |
75.03% | 556 |
| Emmanuel Lewis | 24.97% | 185 |
| Total Votes | 741 | |
| Source: City of Irving, "May 7, 2016 Election Official Results," May 13, 2016 | ||
About the city
- See also: Irving, Texas
Irving is a city in Dallas County, Texas. As of 2010, its population was 216,290.
City government
- See also: Council-manager government
The city of Irving 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.[2]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Irving, Texas | ||
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| Irving | Texas | |
| Population | 216,290 | 25,145,561 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 66 | 261,266 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 47.9% | 74% |
| Black/African American | 14.2% | 12.1% |
| Asian | 19.7% | 4.8% |
| Native American | 0.6% | 0.5% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| Other (single race) | 14.7% | 5.8% |
| Multiple | 2.8% | 2.7% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 42.3% | 39.3% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 80.5% | 83.7% |
| College graduation rate | 37.7% | 29.9% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $64,868 | $61,874 |
| Persons below poverty level | 12.2% | 14.7% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019). | ||
| **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. | ||
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See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Phone call with Irving city clerk on February 16, 2016
- ↑ City of Irving, "Mayor and City Council," accessed September 5, 2014
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