Municipal elections in Plano, Texas (2017)
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| 2017 Plano elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: February 17, 2017 |
| General election: May 6, 2017 Runoff election: June 10, 2017 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Mayor, City Council |
| Total seats up: 4 |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2017 |
The Plano City Council approved a bond election for the May 6 ballot by a 6-0 vote on February 13, 2017. This election featured six propositions requesting authorization for bonds to fund public projects and renovations to historical buildings. Five of the six bond propositions were approved with a $3.5 million bond for historic preservation projects defeated by voters.[2]
The filing deadline for this election was February 17, 2017.[3] Each council member is elected at large, but candidates for Places 1, 2, 3, and 4 had to reside within the district boundaries for each seat. The Place 6 seat is designated as the city's mayor.
Elections
Runoff elections
Place 2
Place 8
- ☐ David Downs (i)
- ☑ Rick Smith
Place 2
Incumbent Ben Harris was unable to file for re-election due to term limits.
Campaign finance
The following table details campaign finance information submitted by Place 2 candidates for the April 2017 reporting deadline. These reports include contributions, expenditures, and outstanding loans for each candidate from March 28, 2017, through April 26, 2017.[4]
Click [show] on the box below to view campaign finance information from the March 27 filing deadline:
| March 27 campaign finance filing, Place 2 |
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The following table details campaign finance information submitted by Place 2 candidates for the March 2017 reporting deadline. These reports include contributions, expenditures, and outstanding loans for each candidate from January 1, 2017, through March 27, 2017.[4]
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Place 4
Incumbent Lissa Smith was unable to file for re-election due to term limits.
Campaign finance
The following table details campaign finance information submitted by Place 4 candidates for the April 2017 reporting deadline. These reports include contributions, expenditures, and outstanding loans for each candidate from March 28, 2017, through April 26, 2017.[4]
Click [show] on the box below to view campaign finance information from the March 27 filing deadline:
| March 27 campaign finance filing, Place 4 |
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The following table details campaign finance information submitted by Place 4 candidates for the March 2017 reporting deadline. These reports include contributions, expenditures, and outstanding loans for each candidate from January 1, 2017, through March 27, 2017.[4]
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Place 6 (Mayor)
- ☑ Harry LaRosiliere (i)
- ☐ Leilei Bao
- ☐ Bill Lisle III
- ☐ Douglas Reeves
Campaign finance
The following table details campaign finance information submitted by Place 6 candidates for the April 2017 reporting deadline. These reports include contributions, expenditures, and outstanding loans for each candidate from March 28, 2017, through April 26, 2017.[4]
Click [show] on the box below to view campaign finance information from the March 27 filing deadline:
| March 27 campaign finance filing, Place 6 |
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The following table details campaign finance information submitted by Place 6 candidates for the March 2017 reporting deadline. These reports include contributions, expenditures, and outstanding loans for each candidate from January 1, 2017, through March 27, 2017.[4]
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Place 8
Campaign finance
The following table details campaign finance information submitted by Place 8 candidates for the April 2017 reporting deadline. These reports include contributions, expenditures, and outstanding loans for each candidate from March 28, 2017, through April 26, 2017.[4]
Click [show] on the box below to view campaign finance information from the March 27 filing deadline:
| March 27 campaign finance filing, Place 8 |
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The following table details campaign finance information submitted by Place 8 candidates for the March 2017 reporting deadline. These reports include contributions, expenditures, and outstanding loans for each candidate from January 1, 2017, through March 27, 2017.[4]
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Texas elections, 2017
Plano's mayoral and council elections shared the ballot with county elections and the race for four seats on the Plano Independent School District school board. Voters also decided on one county proposition and six city propositions to fund project proposals.[5]
• Proposition 1: Plano Bond Election 
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of the city issuing $90.27 million in bonds for projects to improve transportation and drainage infrastructure. |
| A no vote was a vote against the city issuing $90.27 million in bonds for projects to improve transportation and drainage infrastructure. |
• Proposition 2: Plano Bond Election
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of the city issuing $29 million in bonds for projects to improve public safety facilities. |
| A no vote was a vote against the city issuing $29 million in bonds for projects to improve public safety facilities. |
• Proposition 3: Plano Bond Election
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of the city issuing $78.85 million in bonds for projects to improve city parks. |
| A no vote was a vote against the city issuing $78.85 million in bonds for projects to improve city parks. |
• Proposition 4: Plano Bond Election
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of the city issuing $12.5 million in bonds for projects to improve recreation facilities. |
| A no vote was a vote against the city issuing $12.5 million in bonds for projects to improve recreation facilities. |
• Proposition 5: Plano Bond Election
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of the city issuing $10 million in bonds for projects to improve city libraries. |
| A no vote was a vote against the city issuing $10 million in bonds for projects to improve city libraries. |
• Proposition 6: Plano Bond Election 
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of the city issuing $3.5 million in bonds for historical preservation projects. |
| A no vote was a vote against the city issuing $3.5 million in bonds for projects for historical preservation projects. |
Council map
Each member of the council is elected at large, but members representing Places 1, 2, 3, and 4 must reside in their respective council districts. The map below details the boundaries of Plano's city council districts as of February 18, 2017.
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Past elections
2015
Angela Miner and Rick Grady won election without opposition to the Place 1 and Place 3 seats, respectively.
| Plano City Council, Place 5 General Election, 2015 | |||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
 Ron Kelley |
78.4% | 251 | |
| Mike Mansfield | 14.7% | 47 | |
| Matt Lagos | 6.9% | 22 | |
| Total Votes | 320 | ||
| Source: Denton County, "Official election results," accessed August 17, 2015 | |||
| Plano City Council, Place 7 General Election, 2015 | |||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Tom Harrison |
74.5% | 210 | |
| Jim McGee | 25.5% | 72 | |
| Total Votes | 282 | ||
| Source: Denton County, "Official election results," accessed August 17, 2015 | |||
2013
Ben Harris and Lissa Smith won election without opposition to the Place 2 and Place 4 seats, respectively.[6]
| Plano City Council, Place 6 General Election, 2013 | |||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Harry LaRosiliere |
58.7% | 9,874 | |
| Fred Moses | 41.3% | 6,936 | |
| Total Votes | 16,810 | ||
| Source: Collin County, Texas, "City and Schools General and Special Elections," May 11, 2013 | |||
| Plano City Council, Place 8 Runoff Election, 2013 | |||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| David Downs |
59% | 1,777 | |
| Sally Magnuson |
41% | 1,234 | |
| Total Votes | 3,011 | ||
| Source: Collin County, Texas, "City and Schools General and Special Elections," May 11, 2013 | |||
| Plano City Council, Place 8 General Election, 2013 | |||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| David Downs |
40.7% | 5,369 | |
| Sally Magnuson |
36.7% | 4,841 | |
| Cathy Fang | 22.7% | 2,996 | |
| Total Votes | 13,206 | ||
| Source: Collin County, Texas, "City and Schools General and Special Elections," May 11, 2013 | |||
About the city
- See also: Plano, Texas
Plano is a city in Collin County and Denton County, Texas. As of 2010, its population was 259,841.
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.[7][8]
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 | 259,841 | 25,145,561 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 71 | 261,266 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 65.1% | 74% |
| Black/African American | 8.6% | 12.1% |
| Asian | 21.2% | 4.8% |
| Native American | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Other (single race) | 1.7% | 5.8% |
| Multiple | 2.8% | 2.7% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 15% | 39.3% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 93.6% | 83.7% |
| College graduation rate | 57.2% | 29.9% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $95,602 | $61,874 |
| Persons below poverty level | 6.8% | 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
- ↑ Municode Library, "Plano, TX," accessed February 18, 2017
- ↑ Dallas News, "Plano City Council calls for $224 million bond election in May," February 14, 2017
- ↑ Plano, Texas, "Elections," February 16, 2017
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 Plano, Texas, "Campaign Finance Reports," accessed February 25, 2017
- ↑ Community Impact, "Plano City Council delays Legacy Central plan, approves bond election," February 13, 2017
- ↑ Collin County, Texas, "City and Schools General and Special Elections," May 11, 2013
- ↑ 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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