2021 Dallas municipal election


The 2021 Dallas City Council election determined all 14 city council members in Dallas, Texas. The election occurred on May 1, 2021. By law, Dallas municipal elections are nonpartisan. 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. Due to term limits, council members are limited to serving four consecutive terms.
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.

Incumbents

† 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.
DistrictResult
1 Chad West
2 Jesse Moreno†
3 Casey Thomas
4 Carolyn King Arnold
5 Jaime Resendez
6 Omar Narvaez
7 Adam Bazaldua
8 Tennell Atkins
9 Paula Blackmon
10 Adam McGough
11 Jaynie Schultz†
12 Cara Mendelsohn
13 Gay Donnell Willis†
14 Paul Ridley‡

† 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 2

Withdrawn

  • Jonas Park

Not qualified

  • Rene Yanez

District 5

Not qualified

District 8

Not qualified