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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
Three seats on the Irving City Council in Texas were up for election on May 7, 2016. The incumbents for Place 1 and 2—John C. Danish and Allan E. Meagher—were re-elected. A candidate needed 50 percent plus one vote in order to avoid a runoff. Meagher received just that: one vote over 50 percent. For Place 7, Kyle Taylor defeated Emmanuel Lewis to become the newest city councilor. He replaced Gerald Farris.

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
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png 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
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png 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
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png 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
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

Irving, Texas Texas Municipal government Other local coverage
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External links

Footnotes

  1. Phone call with Irving city clerk on February 16, 2016
  2. City of Irving, "Mayor and City Council," accessed September 5, 2014