2007 Dallas mayoral election
The 2007 Dallas mayoral election took place on May 12, 2007, to elect the successor to incumbent Mayor Laura Miller. Miller decided not to run for a second full term. The race is officially nonpartisan. After no candidate received a majority of the votes, the top two candidates – Tom Leppert and Ed Oakley – faced each other in a runoff election on June 16, 2007, in which Leppert prevailed.
Candidates
- John Cappello – small businessman
- Sam Coats – former member of the Texas House of Representatives and CEO of Schlotzsky's
- Jennifer Gale – homeless activist and five time candidate for Mayor of Austin
- Roger Herrera – lawyer
- Don Hill – four term City Councilman from District 05
- Darrell Jordan – lawyer and candidate for Mayor of Dallas in 1995
- Tom Leppert – former CEO of Turner Construction
- Ed Oakley – three term City Councilman from District 03
- Edward Okpa – real estate appraiser and candidate for Mayor of Dallas in 2003