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City elections in Irving, Texas (2019)

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2019 Irving elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: February 15, 2019
General election: May 4, 2019
Election stats
Offices up: City council
Total seats up: 3
Election type: Nonpartisan
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2019

The city of Irving, Texas, held general elections for city council Districts 1, 2, and 7 on May 4, 2019. The filing deadline for this election was February 15, 2019.


Elections

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Candidates and results

Irving City Council

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Candidates
Place 1

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Danish (i)
Place 2

Green check mark transparent.pngAllan Meagher (i)
Shayan Elahi 
Jesse Koehler 
Dinesh Mali 
Rodwaan Saleh 

Did not make the ballot:
Naveed Klair 
Olivia Novelo 

Place 7

Green check mark transparent.pngKyle Taylor (i)

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Past elections

2018

See also: Municipal elections in Irving, Texas (2018)

Place 4

General election

The general election was canceled. Phil Riddle (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Place 6

General runoff election

General runoff election for Irving City Council Place 6

Albert Zapanta defeated Shayan Elahi in the general runoff election for Irving City Council Place 6 on June 16, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Albert Zapanta (Nonpartisan)
 
52.2
 
1,219
Shayan Elahi (Nonpartisan)
 
47.8
 
1,117

Total votes: 2,336
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General election

General election for Irving City Council Place 6

Shayan Elahi and Albert Zapanta advanced to a runoff. They defeated Shamima Mondal in the general election for Irving City Council Place 6 on May 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Shayan Elahi (Nonpartisan)
 
46.6
 
700
Albert Zapanta (Nonpartisan)
 
46.2
 
693
Shamima Mondal (Nonpartisan)
 
7.2
 
108

Total votes: 1,501
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Place 8

General election

The general election was canceled. David Palmer (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

2017

See also: Municipal elections in Irving, Texas (2017)

2016

See also: Municipal elections in Irving, Texas (2016)

2015

See also: Irving, Texas municipal elections, 2015

2014

See also: Irving, Texas municipal elections, 2014

Additional elections on the ballot

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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.[1]

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.


State profile

See also: Texas and Texas elections, 2019
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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.

Congressional delegation

State executives

State legislature

Texas Party Control: 1992-2025
Three years of Democratic trifectas  •  Twenty-three years of Republican trifectas
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Texas quick stats
  • Became a state in 1845
  • 28th state admitted to the United States
  • Texas was an independent republic from 1836 to 1845
  • Members of the Texas State Senate: 31
  • Members of the Texas House of Representatives: 150
  • U.S. senators: 2
  • U.S. representatives: 36

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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)
Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Texas.
**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.[2][3]

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.


See also

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