2021_Dallas_City_Council_election

2021 Dallas municipal election

American election in Dallas

The 2021 Dallas City Council election will determine 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]

Quick Facts

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]

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.

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District	Incumbent	Took office	Term-limited
1	Chad West^[8]^[9]	2019^[8]
2	Adam Medrano†	2013	Y
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	Y
12	Cara Mendelsohn^[8]	2019
13	Jennifer S. Gates	2013	Y
14	David Blewett^[8]^[12]^[9]	2019^[8]

District	Result
1	Y Chad West (I) (52.07%)
2	Y Jesse Moreno† (57.51%) (runoff)
3	Y Casey Thomas (I) (82.12%)
4	Y Carolyn King Arnold (I) (54.96%) (runoff)
5	Y Jaime Resendez (I) (51.72%)
6	Y Omar Narvaez (I) (56.15%)
7	Y Adam Bazaldua (I) (63.59%) (runoff)
8	Y Tennell Atkins (I) (73.58%)
9	Y Paula Blackmon (I) (63.09%)
10	Y Adam McGough (I) (90.9%)
11	Y Jaynie Schultz† (53.93%) (runoff)
12	Y Cara Mendelsohn (I) (81.45%)
13	Y Gay Donnell Willis† (53.51%) (runoff)
14	Y Paul Ridley‡ (60.58%) (runoff)

Candidate	Experience	Website	Endorsements
Stephani A. "Skyle" Kyle	Marketing executive^[15]	(Website)
Gerardo Sánchez
Giovanni (Gio) Valderas	Artist^[16] and arts center manager^[17]	(Website)	Organizations: Our Revolution North Texas^[18] Sunrise Movement Dallas^[19]
Chad West Y	District 1 incumbent	(Website)	Organizations: The Real Estate Council PAC^[20]

Candidate	Experience	Website	Endorsements	Advanced to runoff
Raha Assadi	Lawyer^[21]	(Website)
Jennifer Cortez	Ford community relations specialist,^[22] immigrant rights advocacy group co-founder	(Website)
Michael Fetzer		(Website)
Jesse Moreno	Former member of the Dallas Park Board^[23]	(Website)	Our Revolution Texas^[24] Sunrise Movement Dallas^[25] Black American Futures PAC^[26]	Y
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	(Website)		Y

Candidate	Occupation	Website
Irby Foster	Maintenance company owner and facilities manager Former City of Dallas Senior Facilities Manager and DCCC Energy Management Associate Director	(Website)
Casey Thomas, II Y	District 3 incumbent	(Website)

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2021 Dallas municipal election

Incumbents

Results

Candidates

District 1

District 2

Withdrawn

Not qualified

District 3

District 4

District 5

Not qualified

District 6

District 7

District 8

Not qualified

District 9

District 10

District 11

District 12

District 13

District 14

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Candidate	Occupation	Website	Endorsements	Advanced to runoff
Johnny Aguinaga	Homeless rights activist and home builder^[28]^[29]
Carolyn King Arnold	District 4 incumbent			Y
Matthew Canto	Property management company Director of Operations^[30]	(Website)
Maxie Johnson	Dallas Independent School District trustee	(Website)	Black American Futures PAC^[26] Texas Working Families Party^[31]	Y
Lelani Russell	Activist	(Website)

Candidate	Occupation	Website
Terry Perkins	Pastor	(Website)
Jaime Resendez Y	District 5 incumbent	(Website)
Ruth Torres	HR consultant^[32]	(Website)
Yolanda "Faye" Williams	Paralegal, former Dallas Park Board member^[33]	(Website)

Candidate	Occupation	Website
Monica R. Alonzo	Former city councilor^[34]	(Website)
Tony Carrillo	Construction manager^[35]
Wendi Macon	Charter school external affairs employee	(Website)
Omar Narvaez Y	District 6 incumbent	(Website)
Earl D. Thomas	Pastor and mime^[36]	(Website)

Candidate	Occupation	Website	Endorsements	Advanced to runoff
Adam Bazaldua	District 7 incumbent	(Website)	Black American Futures PAC^[26] Dallas Morning News^[37] Our Revolution Texas^[24] Sunrise Movement Dallas^[38] Texas Working Families Party^[31]	Y
Tramonica Brown	Social activist^[39]
Kevin Felder	Real estate broker, former city councilor^[40]^[41]	(Website)		Y
Walter "Changa" Higgins	Activist^[42]	(Website)
Calvin D. Johnson	Lawyer^[43]	(Website)
Donald Parish	Pastor^[44]	(Website)
James JT Turknett	Pastor^[45]	(Website)
Israel Varela	Realtor^[46]	(Website)

Candidate	Occupation	Website
Tennell Atkins Y	District 8 incumbent	(Website)
Subrina Lynn Brenham	Beauty supply store and tax services owner, activist^[47]^[48]	(Website)
Lakolya London	Activist^[49]
Davante "Shawt" Peters	Activist, musician/rapper^[50]^[51]	(Website)

Candidate	Occupation	Website
Paula Blackmon Y	District 9 incumbent	(Website)
John Botefuhr	Chiropractor, chiropractic clinic owner	(Website)
Judy Kumar	Project manager^[52]	(Website)

Candidate	Occupation	Website
Sirrano Keith Baldeo	Owner of Dallas Pulse News	(Website)
B. Adam McGough Y	District 10 incumbent	(Website)

Candidate	Occupation	Website	Endorsements	Advanced to runoff
Candy Evans	Real estate writer^[53]	(Website)
Jaynie Schultz	Dallas Urban Design Advisory Committee chair, City Lab High School board chair, former Dallas City Plan commissioner	(Website)	Dallas Morning News^[54]	Y
Barry Wernick	Lawyer^[55]	(Website)		Y
Hosanna Yemiru	Political organizer^[56]	(Website)	Run For Something^[57] Working Families Party^[58] Sunrise Movement Dallas

Candidate	Occupation	Website
Elva Curl	Former employee of the Office of U.S. Senator John Cornyn, former City of Dallas employee	(Website)
Cara Mendelsohn Y	Incumbent	(Website)

Candidate	Occupation	Website	Advanced to runoff
Da'on Boulanger-Chatman	Educator	(Website)
Leland R. Burk	Real estate executive, banker, and investor; Dallas Arts and Culture Advisory commissioner	(Website)	Y
Ryan M. Moore	Tax attorney^[59]	(Website)
Mac Smith	DART Civil and Environmental Engineer^[60]	(Website)
Gay Donnell Willis	President & CEO of the Turtle Creek Conservancy,^[61] former Dallas Community Development Commissioner	(Website)	Y

Candidate	Occupation	Website	Advanced to runoff
David Blewett	District 14 incumbent	(Website)	Y
Paul E. Ridley	Lawyer^[62]	(Website)	Y
Elizabeth Viney	Lawyer^[63]	(Website)