2023 Dallas mayoral election

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.^[1] 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.^[2]

2023 Dallas mayoral election

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Turnout	7.1%
Candidate Eric Johnson Popular vote 44,942 Percentage 98.7%
Mayor before election Eric Johnson Elected mayor Eric Johnson

Candidates

Declared

• Eric Johnson, incumbent mayor^[2]
• Kendal Richardson, nonprofit CEO^[3][4]

Disqualified

• Jrmar Jefferson, investor and perennial candidate^[a] (was not certified as write-in candidate)^[4]

Declined

• Mike Ablon, real estate developer and candidate for mayor in 2019^[1][5]
• Michael Hinojosa, former Dallas Independent School District Superintendent^[6][7]
• 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

Eric Johnson

Federal politicians

• Steve Bartlett, former U.S. Representative from Texas's 3rd congressional district and former mayor of Dallas^[8]
• Eddie Bernice Johnson, former U.S. Representative from Texas's 30th congressional district^[1]
• Lance Gooden, U.S. Representative from Texas's 5th congressional district^[8]
• Ron Kirk, former U.S. Trade Representative and former mayor of Dallas^[1]
• Marc Veasey, U.S. Representative from Texas's 33rd congressional district^[8]

State politicians

• Royce West, state senator^[1]

Local politicians

• Tom Leppert, former mayor of Dallas^[1]
• Mary Poss, former mayor of Dallas^[8]

Organizations

• Dallas Police Association^[8]
• Dallas Fire Fighters Association^[8]

Results

2023 Dallas mayoral election^[9]

Candidate		Votes	%
Eric Johnson (incumbent)		44,942	98.70
Write-in		593	1.30
Total votes		45,535	100.00

Notes

1. Democratic candidate for California's 6th congressional district in 2016 and 2018; candidate for mayor of Sacramento, California in 2020; Democratic nominee for Texas's 1st congressional district in 2022