Dallas prepares for a quiet city council election
Omar Narvaez The new city council will look a lot like the old city council, and the mayor will run unopposed DAVID TAFFET | Senior Staff Writertaffet@dallasvoice.com Election Day for the new Dallas city council and mayor is Saturday, May 6.
Early voting runs Monday, April 24 through Tuesday, May 2. And the new Dallas City Council looks as though it will be very similar to the current city council.
Mayor Eric Johnson, who was elected to his first of a possible two four-year terms in 2019, is seeking reelection. While the office was hotly contested with about 10 viable candidates last time Johnson will be running unopposed this year.
Former Dallas ISD superintendent Michael Hinojosa considered running, but withdrew from the race in January. Chad West The last time the office of Dallas mayor was unopposed was in 1967, when same-name, different-spelling Mayor Erik Jonsson was seeking his second term. “It is the greatest honor of my life to serve as the mayor of my hometown,” Johnson said in a statement. “We have achieved significant, measurable results for the residents of Dallas over the past four years, and I look forward to continuing this incredible progress in my second term.” Chief among his accomplishments is a decrease in violent crimes.
