Mayoral elections in Irving, Texas

The 1997 Irving mayoral election was held on May 3, 1997. Since no candidate had received more than 50% of the votes, a run-off election took place on May 17, 1997. It saw the reelection of Morris Parrish.

The 1999 Irving mayoral election was held on May 1, 1999. It saw the election of Joe Putnam.

The 2002 Irving mayoral election was held on May 4, 2002. The incumbent mayor Joe Putnam was reelected.

The 2005 Irving mayoral election was held on May 7, 2005. As no candidate had received more than 50% of the votes, a run-off election took place on June 11. Herbert Gears was elected.

The 2008 Irving mayoral election was held on May 10, 2008. The incumbent mayor Herbert Gears was reelected.

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2011 Irving mayoral election

← 2008 May 14, 2011 (2011-05-14) (General) June 18, 2011 (2011-06-18) (Run-off) 2014 →
Turnout	11.09% (General) 9.70% (Run-off)
Candidate Beth Van Duyne Herbert Gears Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 4,377 (G) 6,865 (R) 3,986 (G) 5,170 (R) Percentage 41.48% (G) 57.04% (R) 37.78% (G) 42.96% (R)   Candidate Joe Putnam Tom Spink Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 1,475 713 Percentage 13.98% 6.76%
Mayor before election Herbert Gears Democratic Elected mayor Beth Van Duyne Republican

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The 2011 Irving mayoral election was held on May 14, 2011. As no candidates had received over 50% of the votes, a run-off election took place on June 18. Beth Van Duyne, a former member of the city council, was elected as the new mayor.

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2014 Irving mayoral election

← 2011 May 10, 2014 (2014-05-10) 2017 →
Turnout	5.27%
Candidate Beth Van Duyne Herbert Gears Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 4,934 2,167 Percentage 69.48% 30.52%
Mayor before election Beth Van Duyne Republican Elected mayor Beth Van Duyne Republican

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The 2014 Irving mayoral election was held on May 10, 2014. The incumbent mayor Beth Van Duyne won reelection for a second term.

The 2017 Irving mayoral election was held on May 6, 2017. The incumbent mayor Beth Van Duyne did not seek reelection. Rick Stopfer, a member of the city council, was elected as the next mayor.^[11]

The 2020 Irving mayoral election was held on November 3, 2020. It was originally scheduled to be held on May 2, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[13] The incumbent mayor won the reelection into a second term.^[14]

The 2023 Irving mayoral election was held on May 6, 2023. The incumbent mayor Rick Stopfer won the election automatically since he ran unopposed.^[16]

The 2026 Irving mayoral election was held on May 2, 2026.^[17] The incumbent mayor Rick Stopfer was term-limited. Albert C. Zapanta, a businessman was elected as the next mayor.