Nearly 50 candidates ran for Dallas City Council, and there were four open seats.
Nearly 50 candidates ran for Dallas City Council, and there were four open seats.
Nearly 50 candidates ran for Dallas City Council, and there were four open seats.
DALLAS — Voters in Dallas have elected a new city council.
Nearly 50 candidates vied for seats on the Dallas City Council this year.
There were four open city council seats: District 6 covering west and northwest Dallas, represented by Omar Narvaez; District 8, which covers parts of southern Dallas, represented by Mayor Pro Tem Tennell Atkins; District 4, which covers the East Oak Cliff area in southern Dallas, represented by Carolyn King Arnold; and District 11 covering Far North Dallas, represented by Jaynie Schultz. Narvaez, Atkins and Arnold were term-limited, and Schultz opted not to run again.
In the open seats, Laura Cadena led in early results to replace Narvaez in District 6, and Maxie Johnson had an overwhelming lead in District 4 to replace Arnold.
Lorie Blair and Erik Wilson are in a tight race in District 8 and Bill Roth and Jeff Kitner are in a tight race in District 11, with neither of the leading D11 or D8 candidates reaching the 50% threshold to avoid a runoff.
Incumbent candidates led in fundraising, with the incumbent candidates in contested races far outraising their challengers in most cases. The city council candidates that raised the most this election cycle were Chad West, who’s the incumbent in District 1, representing North Oak Cliff, followed by Paula Blackmon, the incumbent in District 9, representing East Dallas, and Jeff Kitner, who’s running in District 11.
Unofficial results showed incumbents West, Moreo, Gracey, Resendez, Bazaldua, Blackmon, Stewart, Mendelsohn and Willis with comfortable leads.
The next Dallas City Council will face a number of challenges, like increasing police staffing following the passage of the Dallas HERO charter amendment last year that requires the city to maintain a force of at least 4,000 officers, working to shore up the Dallas Police and Fire Pension System, the rebuild of the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center, planning for the 2026 FIFA World Cup and more.
Here are the results in each contested Dallas City Council race: