The 2023 Dallas mayoral election was held on May 6, 2023, to elect the mayor of Dallas, Texas. Incumbent mayor Eric Johnson ran for re-election to a second term in office. One other candidate qualified, declared write-in candidate Kendal Richardson, whom Johnson defeated with 98.7% of the vote, breaking a record set in 1909 by former Dallas mayor Stephen J. Hay for the highest vote percentage garnered by a mayoral candidate facing any opposition in Dallas history.
Candidates
Declared
- Eric Johnson, incumbent mayor
- Kendal Richardson, nonprofit CEO
Disqualified
- Jrmar Jefferson, investor and perennial candidate (was not certified as write-in candidate)
Declined
- Mike Ablon, real estate developer and candidate for mayor in 2019
- Michael Hinojosa, former Dallas Independent School District Superintendent
- Peter Brodsky, real estate developer
- Jennifer S. Gates, former member of the Dallas City Council
- Lynn McBee, philanthropist and candidate for mayor in 2019
- Miguel Solis, former Dallas Independent School District trustee and candidate for mayor in 2019
Endorsements
Results
Notes
References
External links
Official campaign websites
- Eric Johnson for Mayor
- Kendal Richardson for Mayor
