On May 4, 2019, the city of Dallas, Texas, held an election to choose the next Mayor of Dallas. The election began as a nonpartisan blanket primary, no candidate took a majority of over 50% of the total vote so the two top vote-earners Eric Johnson and Scott Griggs advanced to a runoff election on June 8. Incumbent mayor Mike Rawlings was unable to run for reelection due to term limits.[1] Dallas also concurrently elected all 14 members of its city council, and 3 of the 9 total members of the Dallas Independent School District. Johnson won the runoff with 55.61%.[2]
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Runoff results by precinct Johnson: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Griggs: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Tie: 50% No data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Thirteen candidates declared campaigns for Dallas Mayor ahead of the filing deadline. One dropped out voluntary, while three failed to qualify, which left nine candidates for the May ballot.[3]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Nonpartisan | Eric Johnson | 16,374 | 20.31 | |
Nonpartisan | Scott Griggs | 14,901 | 18.48 | |
Nonpartisan | Lynn McBee | 11,309 | 14.03 | |
Nonpartisan | Mike Ablon | 10,859 | 13.47 | |
Nonpartisan | Miguel Solis | 8,640 | 10.72 | |
Nonpartisan | Regina Montoya | 8,428 | 10.45 | |
Nonpartisan | Jason Villalba | 5,440 | 6.75 | |
Nonpartisan | Albert Black | 4,205 | 5.22 | |
Nonpartisan | Alyson Kennedy | 469 | 0.58 | |
Total votes | 80,625 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Nonpartisan | Eric Johnson | 41,208 | 55.61 | |
Nonpartisan | Scott Griggs | 32,898 | 44.39 | |
Total votes | 74,106 | 100 |