1965 Dallas mayoral election

1965 Dallas mayoral election

← 1964 (special) April 6, 1965 (1965-04-06) 1967 →

Candidate J. Erik Jonsson Elizabeth Blessing Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 59,438 21,353 Percentage 73.57% 26.43%

Mayor before election J. Erik Jonsson Elected mayor J. Erik Jonsson

The 1965 Dallas mayoral election was held on April 6, 1965. J. Erik Jonsson was elected mayor in a special election in 1964 following the vacancy of Earle Cabell due to his election to the U.S. House of Representatives. J. Erik Jonsson would run for election in 1965 and was elected mayor with 73.6% of the vote.