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Paula Blackmon
2019 - Present
2027
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Paula Blackmon is a member of the Dallas City Council in Texas, representing District 9. She assumed office on June 17, 2019. Her current term ends in 2027.
Blackmon ran for re-election to the Dallas City Council to represent District 9 in Texas. She won in the general election on May 3, 2025.
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in Dallas, Texas (2025)
General election
General election for Dallas City Council District 9
Incumbent Paula Blackmon defeated Ernest Banda and Joseph Sarno in the general election for Dallas City Council District 9 on May 3, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Paula Blackmon (Nonpartisan) | 77.9 | 3,096 |
| Ernest Banda (Nonpartisan) | 21.5 | 853 | ||
| Joseph Sarno (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.1 | 3 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 23 | ||
| Total votes: 3,975 | |||
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Endorsements
Blackmon received the following endorsements.
2023
See also: City elections in Dallas, Texas (2023)
General election
General election for Dallas City Council District 9
Incumbent Paula Blackmon defeated Kendra Denise Madison in the general election for Dallas City Council District 9 on May 6, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Paula Blackmon (Nonpartisan) | 79.7 | 3,721 |
| Kendra Denise Madison (Nonpartisan) | 20.3 | 948 | ||
| Total votes: 4,669 | |||
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2021
See also: City elections in Dallas, Texas (2021)
General election
General election for Dallas City Council District 9
Incumbent Paula Blackmon defeated Judy Kumar and John Botefuhr in the general election for Dallas City Council District 9 on May 1, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Paula Blackmon (Nonpartisan) | 63.1 | 4,381 |
| Judy Kumar (Nonpartisan) | 20.3 | 1,413 | ||
| John Botefuhr (Nonpartisan) | 16.6 | 1,150 | ||
| Total votes: 6,944 | |||
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2019
See also: City elections in Dallas, Texas (2019)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Dallas City Council District 9
Paula Blackmon defeated Erin Moore in the general runoff election for Dallas City Council District 9 on June 8, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Paula Blackmon (Nonpartisan) | 52.1 | 4,646 |
 | Erin Moore (Nonpartisan) | 47.9 | 4,271 | |
| Total votes: 8,917 | |||
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General election
General election for Dallas City Council District 9
Paula Blackmon and Erin Moore advanced to a runoff. They defeated Sarah Lamb, Tamara Rodriguez, and Jacinto Valdespino in the general election for Dallas City Council District 9 on May 4, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Paula Blackmon (Nonpartisan) | 36.9 | 3,200 |
| ✔ | | Erin Moore (Nonpartisan) | 31.8 | 2,763 |
 | Sarah Lamb (Nonpartisan) | 15.8 | 1,373 | |
 | Tamara Rodriguez (Nonpartisan) | 14.3 | 1,241 | |
| Jacinto Valdespino (Nonpartisan) | 1.2 | 105 | ||
| Total votes: 8,682 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Paul Sims (Nonpartisan)
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Paula Blackmon did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2023
Paula Blackmon did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
Paula Blackmon did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Paula Blackmon did not complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2025 Elections
External links
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Candidate Dallas City Council District 9 |
Officeholder Dallas City Council District 9 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Mark Clayton |
Dallas City Council District 9 2019-Present |
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