2021 Dallas municipal election
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The 2021 Dallas City Council election determined all 14 city council members in Dallas, Texas.[1] The election occurred on May 1, 2021.[2] By law, Dallas municipal elections are nonpartisan.[3] In races where no candidate took a majority of over 50% of the total vote, the two top vote-earners advanced to a runoff election.[4][5] Due to term limits, council members are limited to serving four consecutive terms (eight years).[6]
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May 1, 2021
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A runoff election for districts 2, 4, 7, 11, 13, and 14 was held on June 5, 2021. Early voting began Monday, May 24, 2021, and ended on Tuesday, June 1, 2021.[7]
Incumbents
| District | Incumbent | Took office | Term-limited |
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| 1 | Chad West[8][9] | 2019[8] | |
| 2 | Adam Medrano† | 2013 |  |
| 3 | Casey Thomas, II‡ | 2015 | |
| 4 | Carolyn King Arnold | 2018 | |
| 5 | Jaime Resendez[8][10] | 2019[8] | |
| 6 | Omar Narvaez | 2017 | |
| 7 | Adam Bazaldua[8][11] | 2019[8] | |
| 8 | Tennell Atkins | 2017 | |
| 9 | Paula Blackmon[8] | 2019[8] | |
| 10 | Adam McGough | 2015 | |
| 11 | Lee Kleinman | 2013 | |
| 12 | Cara Mendelsohn[8] | 2019 | |
| 13 | Jennifer S. Gates | 2013 | |
| 14 | David Blewett[8][12][9] | 2019[8] |
† Denotes Deputy Mayor Pro Tem ‡ Denotes Mayor Pro Tem
Results
Six of the fourteen races did not have a majority vote for one candidate. The top two vote-earners in these districts advanced to a runoff.[13][14]
| District | Result |
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| 1 |  Chad West (I) (52.07%) |
| 2 | Jesse Moreno† (57.51%) (runoff) |
| 3 | Casey Thomas (I) (82.12%) |
| 4 | Carolyn King Arnold (I) (54.96%) (runoff) |
| 5 | Jaime Resendez (I) (51.72%) |
| 6 | Omar Narvaez (I) (56.15%) |
| 7 | Adam Bazaldua (I) (63.59%) (runoff) |
| 8 | Tennell Atkins (I) (73.58%) |
| 9 | Paula Blackmon (I) (63.09%) |
| 10 | Adam McGough (I) (90.9%) |
| 11 | Jaynie Schultz† (53.93%) (runoff) |
| 12 | Cara Mendelsohn (I) (81.45%) |
| 13 | Gay Donnell Willis† (53.51%) (runoff) |
| 14 | Paul Ridley‡ (60.58%) (runoff) |
† Denotes new member elected ‡ Denotes incumbent defeated
Candidates
This section lists persons who had announced their intent to seek election. To appear on the ballot, candidates had to file by February 12, 2021, at 5:00 PM.
District 1
District 2
| Candidate | Experience | Website | Endorsements | Advanced to runoff |
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| Raha Assadi | Lawyer[24] |  |
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| Jennifer Cortez | Ford community relations specialist,[26] immigrant rights advocacy group co-founder | |||
| Michael Fetzer |  |
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| Jesse Moreno | Former member of the Dallas Park Board[29] |  |
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| Sana Syed | Former director of the City of Dallas Public Information Office; human rights advocacy group founder; and Exec. VP of Community Outreach and Development for Nicholas Residential |  |
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Withdrawn
- Jonas Park[35]
Not qualified
- Rene Yanez
District 3
District 4
| Candidate | Occupation | Website | Endorsements | Advanced to runoff |
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| Johnny Aguinaga | Homeless rights activist and home builder[38][39] | |||
| Carolyn King Arnold | District 4 incumbent | | ||
| Matthew Canto | Property management company Director of Operations[40] |  |
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| Maxie Johnson | Dallas Independent School District trustee |  |
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| Lelani Russell | Activist |  |
District 5
Not qualified
- Sarah G. CC Anderson
District 6
District 7
| Candidate | Occupation | Website | Endorsements | Advanced to runoff |
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| Adam Bazaldua | District 7 incumbent |  |
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| Tramonica Brown | Social activist[61] | |||
| Kevin Felder | Real estate broker, former city councilor[62][63] |  |
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| Walter "Changa" Higgins | Activist[65] |  |
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| Calvin D. Johnson | Lawyer[67] | |||
| Donald Parish | Pastor[69] | |||
| James JT Turknett | Pastor[71] |  |
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| Israel Varela | Realtor[73] |  |
District 8
Not qualified
- Melissa Rose Williams
District 9
District 10
District 11
| Candidate | Occupation | Website | Endorsements | Advanced to runoff |
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| Candy Evans | Real estate writer[89] |  |
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| Jaynie Schultz | Dallas Urban Design Advisory Committee chair, City Lab High School board chair, former Dallas City Plan commissioner |  |
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| Barry Wernick | Lawyer[93] | | ||
| Hosanna Yemiru | Political organizer[95] |  |
District 12
| Candidate | Occupation | Website |
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| Elva Curl | Former employee of the Office of U.S. Senator John Cornyn, former City of Dallas employee |  |
| Cara Mendelsohn |
Incumbent |  |
District 13
| Candidate | Occupation | Website | Advanced to runoff |
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| Da'on Boulanger-Chatman | Educator |  |
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| Leland R. Burk | Real estate executive, banker, and investor; Dallas Arts and Culture Advisory commissioner |  |
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| Ryan M. Moore | Tax attorney[103] |  |
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| Mac Smith | DART Civil and Environmental Engineer[105] | ||
| Gay Donnell Willis | President & CEO of the Turtle Creek Conservancy,[107] former Dallas Community Development Commissioner | |
