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:2021 Dallas municipal election

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2021 Dallas City Council election

| country = Dallas

| type = city council

| ongoing = yes

| previous_election = 2019 Dallas municipal election

| previous_year = 2019

| next_election = 2023 Dallas municipal election

| next_year = 2023

| election_date = May 1, 2021

}}

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The 2021 Dallas City Council election will determine all 14 city council members in Dallas, Texas.{{harvnb|City of Dallas|2021}}. The election occurred on May 1, 2021.{{cite web |title=Upcoming Election |url=https://dallascityhall.com:443/government/citysecretary/elections/Pages/upcoming.aspx |access-date=2021-02-18 |website=dallascityhall.com |language=en-US |archive-date=2021-02-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210221065959/https://dallascityhall.com/government/citysecretary/elections/Pages/upcoming.aspx |url-status=live }} By law, Dallas municipal elections are nonpartisan.{{cite web |date=2019-05-17 |title=Why does Dallas have nonpartisan municipal elections? Curious Texas investigates |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/curious-texas/2019/05/17/why-does-dallas-have-nonpartisan-municipal-elections-curious-texas-investigates/ |access-date=2021-02-18 |website=Dallas News |language=en |archive-date=2020-10-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019215903/https://www.dallasnews.com/news/curious-texas/2019/05/17/why-does-dallas-have-nonpartisan-municipal-elections-curious-texas-investigates/ |url-status=live }} 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.{{cite web |title=City elections in Dallas, Texas (2019) |url=https://ballotpedia.org/City_elections_in_Dallas,_Texas_(2019) |access-date=2021-02-18 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en |archive-date=2021-02-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210221070007/https://ballotpedia.org/City_elections_in_Dallas,_Texas_%282019%29 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |date=2017-05-08 |title=After Saturday's Election, Many of the Major Dallas City Council Storylines Remain Unfinished |url=https://www.dmagazine.com/frontburner/2017/05/after-saturdays-election-most-of-the-major-storylines-remain-unfinished/ |access-date=2021-02-18 |website=D Magazine |language=en}} Due to term limits, council members are limited to serving four consecutive terms (eight years).{{cite web |date=2017-01-25 |title=Here's why the Dallas City Council's term limits are a joke |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2017/01/25/here-s-why-the-dallas-city-council-s-term-limits-are-a-joke/ |access-date=2021-02-18 |website=Dallas News |language=en}}

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.{{Cite web|title=Early Voting Options for the Saturday June 5, 2021 Joint Runoff Election - City of Dallas|url=http://citysecretary2.dallascityhall.com/pdf/Elections/2021/RUNOFF/EVPressRelease051721_ENG.pdf|url-status=live|website=City of Dallas|access-date=May 23, 2021|archive-date=May 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210523181704/http://citysecretary2.dallascityhall.com/pdf/Elections/2021/RUNOFF/EVPressRelease051721_ENG.pdf}}

Incumbents

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!District

!Incumbent

!Took office

!Term-limited

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|1

|Chad West{{Cite web|title=City elections in Dallas, Texas (2019)|url=https://ballotpedia.org/City_elections_in_Dallas,_Texas_(2019)|access-date=2021-06-09|website=Ballotpedia|language=en|archive-date=2021-02-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210221070007/https://ballotpedia.org/City_elections_in_Dallas,_Texas_%282019%29|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.dmagazine.com/frontburner/2019/06/dallas-eric-johnson-is-now-your-mayor/ |title=Dallas, Eric Johnson Is Now Your Mayor |date=June 9, 2019 |access-date=2021-02-08 |archive-date=2019-06-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190617184245/https://www.dmagazine.com/frontburner/2019/06/dallas-eric-johnson-is-now-your-mayor/ |url-status=live }}

|2019

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|2

|Adam Medrano†

|2013

|{{Tick|20|color=blue}}

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|3

|Casey Thomas, II‡

|2015

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|4

|Carolyn King Arnold

|2018

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|5

|Jaime Resendez{{Cite web|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/elections/2019/06/09/recent-college-graduate-elected-to-dallas-isd-school-board/|title=Recent college graduate elected to Dallas ISD school board|date=June 9, 2019|website=Dallas News|access-date=October 4, 2021|archive-date=February 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210218182035/https://www.dallasnews.com/news/elections/2019/06/09/recent-college-graduate-elected-to-dallas-isd-school-board/|url-status=live}}

|2019

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|6

|Omar Narvaez

|2017

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|7

|Adam Bazaldua{{Cite web |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/dallas-city-council/2019/06/16/dallas-area-long-represented-black-council-members-something-completely-different-latino-representative |title=In Dallas area with history of black council members, a Latino representative is something different |date=16 June 2019 |access-date=2021-02-08 |archive-date=2019-06-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190617182743/https://www.dallasnews.com/news/dallas-city-council/2019/06/16/dallas-area-long-represented-black-council-members-something-completely-different-latino-representative |url-status=live }}

|2019

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|8

|Tennell Atkins

|2017

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|9

|Paula Blackmon

|2019

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|10

|Adam McGough

|2015

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|11

|Lee Kleinman

|2013

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|12

|Cara Mendelsohn

|2019

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|13

|Jennifer S. Gates

|2013

|{{Tick|20|color=blue}}

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|14

|David Blewett{{Cite web |url=https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/eric-johnson-elected-dallas-mayor-philip-kingston-loses-council-seat/287-ffe1a45e-a525-476b-b39e-899bfc01cca5 |title=Eric Johnson elected Dallas mayor, Philip Kingston loses council seat |date=9 June 2019 |access-date=2021-02-08 |archive-date=2019-06-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190617182742/https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/eric-johnson-elected-dallas-mayor-philip-kingston-loses-council-seat/287-ffe1a45e-a525-476b-b39e-899bfc01cca5 |url-status=live }}

|2019

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† 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.{{Cite web|title=Election Night Reporting|url=https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/TX/Dallas/109144/web.276603/#/summary|access-date=2021-05-23|website=results.enr.clarityelections.com|archive-date=2021-05-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506011013/https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/TX/Dallas/109144/web.276603/#/summary|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=Election Night Reporting (Runoff)|url=https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/TX/Dallas/109576/web.276935/#/summary|access-date=2021-06-07|website=results.enr.clarityelections.com|archive-date=2021-06-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210607095916/https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/TX/Dallas/109576/web.276935/#/summary|url-status=live}}

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!District

!Result

1

|{{Tick}} Chad West (I) (52.07%)

2

|{{Tick}} Jesse Moreno† (57.51%) (runoff)

3

|{{Tick}} Casey Thomas (I) (82.12%)

4

|{{Tick}} Carolyn King Arnold (I) (54.96%) (runoff)

5

|{{Tick}} Jaime Resendez (I) (51.72%)

6

|{{Tick}} Omar Narvaez (I) (56.15%)

7

|{{Tick}} Adam Bazaldua (I) (63.59%) (runoff)

8

|{{Tick}} Tennell Atkins (I) (73.58%)

9

|{{Tick}} Paula Blackmon (I) (63.09%)

10

|{{Tick}} Adam McGough (I) (90.9%)

11

|{{Tick}} Jaynie Schultz† (53.93%) (runoff)

12

|{{Tick}} Cara Mendelsohn (I) (81.45%)

13

|{{Tick}} Gay Donnell Willis† (53.51%) (runoff)

14

|{{Tick}} 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 =

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|+Candidates

!Candidate

!Experience

!Website

!Endorsements

Stephani A. "Skyle" Kyle

|Marketing executive{{cite web|title=The Skylark Agency {{!}} About Us|url=https://www.theskylarkagency.com/theagency|access-date=2021-02-16|website=the-skylark-agency|language=en|archive-date=2020-11-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128041318/https://www.theskylarkagency.com/theagency|url-status=live}}

| {{Center|[https://skylefordallas.com (Website)]}}

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Gerardo Sánchez

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Giovanni (Gio) Valderas

|Artist{{cite web|last=Stone|first=Rachel|date=2021-02-15|title=Here's everyone who's running for City Council in Oak Cliff|url=https://oakcliff.advocatemag.com/?p=67827|access-date=2021-02-16|website=Oak Cliff|language=en-US}} and arts center manager{{cite web|title=Staff|url=https://www.fwcac.com/staff|access-date=2021-02-16|website=FWCAC|language=en|archive-date=2020-11-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129225435/https://www.fwcac.com/staff|url-status=live}}

| {{Center|[https://giovanniforoakcliff.com (Website)]}}

|Organizations:

  • Our Revolution North Texas{{Cite web|title=OR NTX Endorsements|url=https://www.ourrevolutiontx.com/endorsements-ntx|access-date=2021-04-15|website=Our Revolution Texas|language=en|archive-date=2021-04-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415173525/https://www.ourrevolutiontx.com/endorsements-ntx|url-status=live}}
  • Sunrise Movement Dallas{{Cite web|title=Sunrise Movement Dallas 2021 Endorsements Press Release {{!}} Policy {{!}} Government|url=https://www.scribd.com/document/503054328/Sunrise-Movement-Dallas-2021-Endorsements-Press-Release|access-date=2021-04-15|website=Scribd|language=en|archive-date=2021-10-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211004184130/https://www.scribd.com/document/503054328/Sunrise-Movement-Dallas-2021-Endorsements-Press-Release|url-status=live}}
Chad West {{Tick}}

|District 1 incumbent

|File:Chad West for Dallas city council logo.png
{{Center|[https://chadwestdallas.com (Website)]}}

|Organizations:

  • The Real Estate Council PAC{{Cite web|title=TREC PAC Announces Dallas City Council Endorsements|url=https://recouncil.com/trec-news/trec-pac-announces-dallas-city-council-endorsements/|access-date=2021-04-15|website=The Real Estate Council (TREC)|date=April 12, 2021 |language=en-US|archive-date=2021-04-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415133416/https://recouncil.com/trec-news/trec-pac-announces-dallas-city-council-endorsements/|url-status=live}}

= District 2 =

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|+Candidates

!Candidate

!Experience

!Website

!Endorsements

!Advanced to runoff

Raha Assadi

|Lawyer{{cite web|title=Raha Assadi – Figari + Davenport|url=http://www.figdav.com/attorneys/raha-assadi|access-date=2021-02-16|website=www.figdav.com}}{{Dead link|date=October 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

|File:Raha for Dallas city council logo.png {{Center|[https://rahafordallas.com (Website)]}}

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Jennifer Cortez

|Ford community relations specialist,{{cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Jennifer Cortez – LinkedIn|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/cortezjenn/|access-date=|website=Linkedin}}{{Dead link|date=January 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} immigrant rights advocacy group co-founder

|{{Center|[https://cortezfordallas.com (Website)]}}

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Michael Fetzer

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|File:Fetzer for dallas logo.jpg{{Center|[https://fetzerfordallas.com (Website)]}}

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Jesse Moreno

|Former member of the Dallas Park Board{{cite web|date=2020-11-25|title=Like Father, Like Son: Two Parks Saved, 20 Years Apart|url=http://209.97.146.137/frontburner/2020/11/like-father-like-son-two-parks-saved-20-years-apart/|access-date=2021-02-16|website=D Magazine|language=en|archive-date=2021-10-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211004184142/http://209.97.146.137/frontburner/2020/11/like-father-like-son-two-parks-saved-20-years-apart/|url-status=live}}

|File:Jesse Moreno for Dallas city council logo.png {{Center|[https://jessemoreno.com (Website)]}}

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  • Our Revolution Texas{{Cite web|title=Our Candidates|url=https://www.ourrevolutiontx.com/endorsements|access-date=2021-05-23|website=Our Revolution Texas|language=en|archive-date=2021-05-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210523174826/https://www.ourrevolutiontx.com/endorsements|url-status=live}}
  • Sunrise Movement Dallas{{Cite web|title=Sunrise Movement Dallas District 2 (Moreno) Endorsement 2021 {{!}} Government {{!}} Politics|url=https://www.scribd.com/document/508995744/Sunrise-Movement-Dallas-District-2-Moreno-Endorsement-2021|access-date=2021-05-23|website=Scribd|language=en|archive-date=2021-10-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211004184155/https://www.scribd.com/document/508995744/Sunrise-Movement-Dallas-District-2-Moreno-Endorsement-2021|url-status=live}}
  • Black American Futures PAC{{Cite web|title=Endorsements|url=https://www.blackamericanfutures.com/endorsements.html|access-date=2021-05-23|website=BLACK AF PAC|language=en|archive-date=2021-05-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210523174826/https://www.blackamericanfutures.com/endorsements.html|url-status=live}}

|{{Tick}}

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

|File:Syed for Dallas city council logo.webp {{Center|[https://drsanasyed.com (Website)]}}

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|{{Tick}}

== Withdrawn ==

  • Jonas Park{{Cite web|title=May 1, 2021 General Election Final Ballot Order|url=http://citysecretary2.dallascityhall.com/pdf/Elections/2021/FBO_030521REV.pdf|url-status=live|access-date=March 8, 2021|archive-date=April 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210402140551/http://citysecretary2.dallascityhall.com/pdf/Elections/2021/FBO_030521REV.pdf}}

== Not qualified ==

  • Rene Yanez

= District 3 =

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|+Candidates

!Candidate

!Occupation

!Website

Irby Foster

|Maintenance company owner and facilities manager

Former City of Dallas Senior Facilities Manager and DCCC Energy Management Associate Director

|File:Irby Foster campaign logo.jpg{{Center|[https://irbyfoster.com (Website)]}}

Casey Thomas, II {{Tick}}

|District 3 incumbent

|File:Re-elect-casey-logo.png{{Center|[https://caseythomas.com (Website)]}}

= District 4 =

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|+Candidates

!Candidate

!Occupation

!Website

!Endorsements

!Advanced to runoff

Johnny Aguinaga

|Homeless rights activist and home builder{{cite web|last=Vaughn|first=Jacob|date=2021-02-02|title=City Threatens To Shut Down Homeless Encampment|url=https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/dallas-threatens-to-shut-down-homeless-encampment-11983614|access-date=2021-02-17|website=Dallas Observer|archive-date=2021-02-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210217170143/https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/dallas-threatens-to-shut-down-homeless-encampment-11983614|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Affordable new homes going up in West Dallas|url=https://www.wfaa.com/article/money/consumer/affordable-new-homes-going-up-in-west-dallas/287-44248187|access-date=2021-02-17|website=wfaa.com|date=February 15, 2016 |language=en-US}}

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Carolyn King Arnold

|District 4 incumbent

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|{{Tick}}

Matthew Canto

|Property management company Director of Operations{{cite web|title=about|url=https://www.votecanto.com/campus-life|access-date=2021-02-17|website=www.votecanto.com|language=en}}{{Dead link|date=February 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

|File:Matthew canto logo.webp{{Center|[https://votecanto.com (Website)]}}

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Maxie Johnson

|Dallas Independent School District trustee

|File:Maxie johnson logo.png{{Center|[https://maxie4dallas.com (Website)]}}

|

  • Black American Futures PAC
  • Texas Working Families Party{{Cite web|title=Texas|url=https://workingfamilies.org/state/texas/|access-date=2021-05-23|website=Working Families Party|language=en|archive-date=2021-05-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210523174828/https://workingfamilies.org/state/texas/|url-status=live}}

|{{Tick}}

Lelani Russell

|Activist

|File:Lelani russell logo.png{{Center|[https://lelanirussell.com (Website)]}}

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= District 5 =

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|+Candidates

!Candidate

!Occupation

!Website

Terry Perkins

|Pastor

|File:Perkins for dallas logo.png{{Center|[https://perkinsfordallas.com (Website)]}}

Jaime Resendez {{Tick}}

|District 5 incumbent

|File:Jaime resendez logo.webp{{Center|[https://resendezforcitycouncil.com (Website)]}}

Ruth Torres

|HR consultant{{cite web|date=2018-11-20|title=Dallas City Council Member Rickey Callahan Will Not Seek Re-Election|url=https://www.dmagazine.com/frontburner/2018/11/dallas-city-council-member-rickey-callahan-will-not-seek-re-election/|access-date=2021-02-17|website=D Magazine|language=en}}

|File:Ruth Torres for Dallas city council logo.jpg {{Center|[https://torresfordallas.com (Website)]}}

Yolanda "Faye" Williams

|Paralegal, former Dallas Park Board member{{cite web|title=Voter guide: Questionnaire for Yolanda F. Williams, candidate for Dallas City Council|url=https://voterguide.dallasnews.com/2019-municipal-elections/candidates/898/|access-date=2021-02-17|website=voterguide.dallasnews.com|language=en|archive-date=2021-02-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210221070023/https://voterguide.dallasnews.com/2019-municipal-elections/candidates/898/|url-status=live}}

|{{Center|[https://yolandafayewilliams.com (Website)]}}

== Not qualified ==

  • Sarah G. CC Anderson

= District 6 =

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|+Candidates

!Candidate

!Occupation

!Website

Monica R. Alonzo

|Former city councilor{{cite web|title=Monica Alonzo|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Monica_Alonzo|access-date=2021-02-17|website=Ballotpedia|language=en|archive-date=2018-11-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181111030300/https://ballotpedia.org/Monica_Alonzo|url-status=live}}

|File:Monica alonzo logo.jpg{{Center|[https://monicaalonzo.org (Website)]}}

Tony Carrillo

|Construction manager{{cite web|title=Tony Carrillo – LinkedIn|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/tony-carrillo-6810a331/|website=LinkedIn}}{{Dead link|date=January 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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Wendi Macon

|Charter school external affairs employee

|File:Macon for dallas logo.png{{Center|[https://wendimacon.com (Website)]}}

Omar Narvaez {{Tick}}

|District 6 incumbent

|File:Omar narvaez Logo.jpg{{Center|[https://omarfordallas.com (Website)]}}

Earl D. Thomas

|Pastor and mime{{cite web|date=2019-08-19|title=Dallas Pastors On Recent Deadly Violence: 'We Must Do Better'|website=CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/dfw/news/dallas-pastors-deadly-violence/|access-date=2021-02-17|language=en-US}}

|{{Center|[https://earldthomas.com (Website)]}}

= District 7 =

class="wikitable"

|+Candidates

!Candidate

!Occupation

!Website

!Endorsements

!Advanced to runoff

Adam Bazaldua

|District 7 incumbent

|File:Bazaldua+Logo.png{{Center|[https://bazaldua4dallas.com (Website)]}}

|

  • Black American Futures PAC
  • Dallas Morning News{{Cite web|date=2021-04-15|title=Our recommendation for Dallas City Council District 7|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/we-recommend/2021/04/15/our-recommendation-for-dallas-city-council-district-7/|access-date=2021-05-23|website=Dallas News|language=en|archive-date=2021-05-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210523174824/https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/we-recommend/2021/04/15/our-recommendation-for-dallas-city-council-district-7/|url-status=live}}
  • Our Revolution Texas
  • Sunrise Movement Dallas{{Cite web|title=Sunrise Movement Dallas 2021 Endorsements Press Release {{!}} Policy {{!}} Government|url=https://www.scribd.com/document/503054328/Sunrise-Movement-Dallas-2021-Endorsements-Press-Release|access-date=2021-05-23|website=Scribd|language=en}}
  • Texas Working Families Party

|{{Tick}}

Tramonica Brown

|Social activist{{cite web|title=Meet the Team – Not My Son|url=http://www.notmysondallas.com/meet-the-team|url-status=live|access-date=2021-02-17|website=www.notmysondallas.com|date=18 October 2020 |archive-date=2021-02-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210221070024/http://www.notmysondallas.com/meet-the-team}}

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Kevin Felder

|Real estate broker, former city councilor{{cite web|title=Kevin Felder|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Kevin_Felder|access-date=2021-02-17|website=Ballotpedia|language=en|archive-date=2018-11-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181108202047/https://ballotpedia.org/Kevin_Felder|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Former Dallas City Councilman Disappointed in Grand Jury Indictment, Will Plead Not Guilty|url=https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/former-dallas-councilman-indicted-in-hit-and-run-scooter-crash/2277198/|access-date=2021-02-17|website=NBC 5 Dallas–Fort Worth|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-01-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210113111821/https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/former-dallas-councilman-indicted-in-hit-and-run-scooter-crash/2277198/|url-status=live}}

|File:Felder for dallas logo.jpg{{Center|[https://kevinfelderforcouncil.com (Website)]}}

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|{{Tick}}

Walter "Changa" Higgins

|Activist{{cite web|date=2020-06-02|title=Activists urge action from Dallas city officials on police accountability|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2020/06/01/activists-urge-action-from-dallas-city-officials-on-police-accountability/|access-date=2021-02-17|website=Dallas News|language=en|archive-date=2021-01-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210108165940/https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2020/06/01/activists-urge-action-from-dallas-city-officials-on-police-accountability/|url-status=live}}

|File:Changa higgins for dallas city council logo.png{{Center|[https://changafordallas.com (Website)]}}

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Calvin D. Johnson

|Lawyer{{cite web|title=Calvin Johnson|url=http://www.theywontletmeout.com/|access-date=2021-02-17|website=www.theywontletmeout.com|archive-date=2019-09-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190907001523/http://www.theywontletmeout.com/|url-status=live}}

|{{Center|[https://calvindjohnson.com (Website)]}}

|

|

Donald Parish

|Pastor{{cite web|title=Dallas City Council – Dallas City Council|url=http://www.donaldparishjr.com/|access-date=2021-02-17|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-02-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210202171751/http://www.donaldparishjr.com/|url-status=live}}

|{{Center|[https://donaldparishjr.com (Website)]}}

|

|

James JT Turknett

|Pastor{{cite web|title=James Turknett on EaglesWing Association – EWA|url=https://www.eagleswing.org/united-states/dallas/social-or-community/james-turknett|access-date=2021-02-17|website=EaglesWing Association – EWA|language=en|archive-date=2021-02-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210221070039/https://www.eagleswing.org/united-states/dallas/social-or-community/james-turknett|url-status=live}}

|File:Turknett for dallas logo.png{{Center|[https://yesforjames.com (Website)]}}

|

|

Israel Varela

|Realtor{{cite web|date=2020-12-31|title=ISRAEL VARELA ANNOUNCES FOR DALLAS CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 7 -|url=https://israelvarelafordallas.com/israel-varela-announces-for-dallas-city-council-district-7/|access-date=2021-02-17|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-02-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210221070026/https://israelvarelafordallas.com/israel-varela-announces-for-dallas-city-council-district-7/|url-status=live}}

|File:Varela for dallas logo.jpg{{Center|[https://israelvarelafordallas.com (Website)]}}

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|

= District 8 =

class="wikitable"

|+Candidates

!Candidate

!Occupation

!Website

Tennell Atkins {{Tick}}

|District 8 incumbent

|File:Atkins for dallas logo.jpg{{Center|[https://tennellatkins.com (Website)]}}

Subrina Lynn Brenham

|Beauty supply store and tax services owner, activist{{cite web|date=2013-04-11|title=Brenham hopes to bring about change to Dallas City Council District 8|url=https://northdallasgazette.com/2013/04/11/brenham-hopes-to-bring-about-change-to-dallas-city-council-district-8/|access-date=2021-02-17|website=North Dallas Gazette|language=en-US|archive-date=2013-06-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130601041839/http://northdallasgazette.com/2013/04/11/brenham-hopes-to-bring-about-change-to-dallas-city-council-district-8/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Dallas Residents Oppose Possible City Bailout of Store in Food Desert|url=https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/dallas-residents-oppose-possible-city-bailout-of-store-in-food-desert/2431916/|access-date=2021-02-17|website=NBC 5 Dallas–Fort Worth|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-01-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119110603/https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/dallas-residents-oppose-possible-city-bailout-of-store-in-food-desert/2431916/|url-status=live}}

|File:Subrina Lynn Brenham for Dallas City Council logo.png
{{Center|[https://subrinalynndallas.com (Website)]}}

Lakolya London

|Activist{{cite news|last1=Fernandez|first1=Manny|last2=Martinez|first2=Marina Trahan|date=2018-09-15|title=A Dallas Police Officer Shot Her Neighbor, and a City Is Full of Questions (Published 2018)|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/14/us/botham-jean-dallas-shooting-amber-guyger.html|access-date=2021-02-17|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=2021-01-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126075444/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/14/us/botham-jean-dallas-shooting-amber-guyger.html|url-status=live}}

|

Davante "Shawt" Peters

|Activist, musician/rapper{{cite web|title=Voter guide: Questionnaire for Davante D. Peters, candidate for Dallas City Council|url=https://voterguide.dallasnews.com/2019-municipal-elections/candidates/889/|access-date=2021-02-17|website=voterguide.dallasnews.com|language=en|archive-date=2021-02-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210221070039/https://voterguide.dallasnews.com/2019-municipal-elections/candidates/889/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Freedman|first=Pete|date=2020-08-28|title=Someone Really Made A Rap Song About John Wiley Price.|url=https://www.centraltrack.com/someone-really-made-a-rap-song-about-john-wiley-price/|access-date=2021-02-17|website=Central Track|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-01-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116014406/https://www.centraltrack.com/someone-really-made-a-rap-song-about-john-wiley-price/|url-status=live}}

|{{Center|[https://davantedpeters.org (Website)]}}

== Not qualified ==

  • Melissa Rose Williams

= District 9 =

class="wikitable"

|+Candidates

!Candidate

!Occupation

!Website



Paula Blackmon {{Tick}}

|District 9 incumbent

|
{{Center|[https://PaulaBlackmon.com (Website)]}}

John Botefuhr

|Chiropractor, chiropractic clinic owner

|{{Center|[https://johnbotefuhrcampaign.com (Website)]}}

Judy Kumar

|Project manager{{cite web|last=Gillespie|first=Sam|date=2021-02-15|title=Judy Kumar makes it a three way race for Dallas City Council District 9|url=https://lakewood.advocatemag.com/2021/02/15/judy-kumar-makes-it-a-three-way-race-for-dallas-city-council-district-9/|access-date=2021-02-17|website=Lakewood/East Dallas|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-02-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210216001524/https://lakewood.advocatemag.com/2021/02/15/judy-kumar-makes-it-a-three-way-race-for-dallas-city-council-district-9/|url-status=live}}

|{{Center|[https://judyfordistrict9.com (Website)]}}

= District 10 =

class="wikitable"

|+Candidates

!Candidate

!Occupation

!Website

Sirrano Keith Baldeo

|Owner of Dallas Pulse News

|[http://www.sirrano2021.com/ (Website)]

B. Adam McGough {{Tick}}

|District 10 incumbent

|File:Mcgough logo.png{{Center|[https://votemcgough.com/ (Website)]}}

= District 11 =

class="wikitable"

|+Candidates

!Candidate

!Occupation

!Website

!Endorsements

!Advanced to runoff

Candy Evans

|Real estate writer{{cite web|title=Candy Evans, Author at CandysDirt.com|url=https://candysdirt.com/author/candace/|access-date=2021-02-17|website=CandysDirt.com|language=en-US|archive-date=2020-11-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125045541/https://candysdirt.com/author/candace/|url-status=live}}

|File:Candy Evans for Dallas logo.png {{Center|[https://candyfordallas.com (Website)]}}

|

|

Jaynie Schultz

|Dallas Urban Design Advisory Committee chair, City Lab High School board chair, former Dallas City Plan commissioner

|File:Jaynie Schultz for dallas city council logo.png {{Center|[https://jayniefordallas.com (Website)]}}

|

  • Dallas Morning News{{Cite web|date=2021-04-12|title=Our recommendation for Dallas City Council, District 11|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/we-recommend/2021/04/12/our-recommendation-for-dallas-city-council-district-11/|access-date=2021-05-23|website=Dallas News|language=en|archive-date=2021-05-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210523174826/https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/we-recommend/2021/04/12/our-recommendation-for-dallas-city-council-district-11/|url-status=live}}

|{{Tick}}

Barry Wernick

|Lawyer{{cite web|title=Mediation – Arbitration – Settlement Counsel|url=https://barrywernick.com/|access-date=2021-02-17|website=Wernick Law Group|language=en-US|archive-date=2020-10-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025165319/https://barrywernick.com/|url-status=live}}

| {{Center|[https://wernickfordallas.com (Website)]}}

|

|{{Tick}}

Hosanna Yemiru

|Political organizer{{cite web|last=Monacelli|first=Steven|date=2021-01-20|title=District 11 Council Candidate Hosanna Yemiru Wants to Defend Programs for Working Stiffs|url=https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/hosanna-yemiru-from-ethiopian-immigrant-to-dallas-council-candidate-11980113|access-date=2021-02-17|website=Dallas Observer|archive-date=2021-02-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210216133200/https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/hosanna-yemiru-from-ethiopian-immigrant-to-dallas-council-candidate-11980113|url-status=live}}

|File:Hosanna for dallas city council logo.jpg {{Center|[https://hosannafordallas.com (Website)]}}

|

  • Run For Something{{Cite web|title=Hosanna Yemiru|url=https://directory.runforsomething.net/candidate/1493/yemiru-hosanna|access-date=2022-01-28|website=Run For Something}}
  • Working Families Party{{cite tweet |author=Texas Working Families Party |user=TXWFP |number=1371522264051634181 |date=March 15, 2021 |title=Texas WFP is proud to endorse @hosanna4dallas for Dallas City Council District 11! We believe she is a champion of working families in her district and represents the progressive values in building a more just, equitable Dallas. https://t.co/BOyq1Ze3F2 |language=en |access-date=December 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220203133552/https://twitter.com/txwfp/status/1371522264051634181 |archive-date=February 3, 2022 |url-status=live}}
  • Sunrise Movement Dallas

|

= District 12 =

class="wikitable"

|+Candidates

!Candidate

!Occupation

!Website

Elva Curl

|Former employee of the Office of U.S. Senator John Cornyn, former City of Dallas employee

|File:Elva curl for dallas logo.webp {{Center|[https://elvacurl.com (Website)]}}

Cara Mendelsohn {{Tick}}

|Incumbent

|File:Mendelsohn for dallas logo.png {{Center|[https://caramendelsohn.com (Website)]}}

= District 13 =

class="wikitable"

|+Candidates

!Candidate

!Occupation

!Website

!Advanced to runoff

Da'on Boulanger-Chatman

|Educator

|File:Da’on Boulanger-Chatman for Dallas City Council logo.jpg
{{Center|[https://dbcfordallas.com (Website)]}}

|

Leland R. Burk

|Real estate executive, banker, and investor; Dallas Arts and Culture Advisory commissioner

|File:Leland burk logo.png{{Center|[https://lelandburk.com (Website)]}}

|{{Tick}}

Ryan M. Moore

|Tax attorney{{cite web|title=State Bar of Texas – Ryan McClendon Moore|url=https://www.texasbar.com/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Find_A_Lawyer&template=/Customsource/MemberDirectory/MemberDirectoryDetail.cfm&ContactID=360043|access-date=2021-02-17|website=www.texasbar.com}}

|File:Ryan_Moore_for_Dallas_city_council_logo.png{{Center|[https://moorefordallas.com (Website)]}}

|

Mac Smith

|DART Civil and Environmental Engineer{{Cite web|title=About|url=https://www.macsmith413.com/about|access-date=2021-04-15|website=Mac Smith|language=en|archive-date=2021-04-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415133420/https://www.macsmith413.com/about|url-status=live}}

|{{Center|[https://macsmith413.com (Website)]}}

|

Gay Donnell Willis

|President & CEO of the Turtle Creek Conservancy,{{cite web|title=Leadership – Turtle Creek Conservancy|url=https://turtlecreekconservancy.org/leadership/|access-date=2021-02-17|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-02-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210221070030/https://turtlecreekconservancy.org/leadership/|url-status=live}} former Dallas Community Development Commissioner

|{{Center|[https://gaydonnellwillis.com (Website)]}}

|{{Tick}}

= District 14 =

class="wikitable"

|+Candidates

!Candidate

!Occupation

!Website

!Advanced to runoff

David Blewett

|District 14 incumbent

|File:Blewett logo.png{{Center|[https://blewett.com (Website)]}}

|{{Tick}}

Paul E. Ridley

|Lawyer{{cite web|title=State Bar of Texas – Paul Eugene Ridley|url=https://www.texasbar.com/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Find_A_Lawyer&template=/Customsource/MemberDirectory/MemberDirectoryDetail.cfm&ContactID=184342|access-date=2021-02-17|website=www.texasbar.com}}

|{{Center|[https://ridleyfordallas.com (Website)]}}

|{{Tick}}

Elizabeth Viney

|Lawyer{{cite web|last=Gillespie|first=Sam|date=2021-02-15|title=Elizabeth Viney files for District 14 City Council seat|url=https://lakewood.advocatemag.com/2021/02/15/elizabeth-viney-files-for-district-14-city-council-seat/|access-date=2021-02-17|website=Lakewood/East Dallas|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-02-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210216013038/https://lakewood.advocatemag.com/2021/02/15/elizabeth-viney-files-for-district-14-city-council-seat/|url-status=live}}

|{{Center|[https://elizabethviney.com (Website)]}}

|

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