2007 Dallas mayoral election
The Dallas mayoral election of 2007 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.
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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 (
- Gary Griffith - two term City Councilman from District 09 (East Dallas)
- Roger Herrera - lawyer
- Don Hill - four term City Councilman from District 05 (South Dallas)
- 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 (Oak Cliff)
- Edward Okpa - real estate appraiser and candidate for Mayor of Dallas in 2003
Results
General election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan candidate | Tom Leppert | 19,367 | 27.10% | ||
| Nonpartisan candidate | Ed Oakley | 14,754 | 20.64% | ||
| Nonpartisan candidate | Don Hill | 9,896 | 13.85% | ||
| Nonpartisan candidate | Max Wells | 8,697 | 12.17% | ||
| Nonpartisan candidate | Gary Griffith | 6,656 | 9.31% | ||
| Nonpartisan candidate | Sam Coats | 5,473 | 7.66% | ||
| Nonpartisan candidate | Darrell Jordan | 4,062 | 5.68% | ||
| Nonpartisan candidate | Roger Herrera | 972 | 1.36% | ||
| Nonpartisan candidate | Jennifer Gale | 554 | 0.78% | ||
| Nonpartisan candidate | John Cappello | 504 | 0.71% | ||
| Nonpartisan candidate | Edward Okpa | 429 | 0.60% | ||
| Nonpartisan candidate | write-ins | 103 | 0.14% | ||
Runoff results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Nonpartisan candidate | Tom Leppert | 49,558 | 57.83% | ||
| Nonpartisan candidate | Ed Oakley | 36,135 | 42.17% | ||
References
- "2007 JOINT ELECTION DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS MAY 12, 2007" (PDF). Retrieved May 18, 2007.
- "2007 JOINT RUNOFF ELECTIONS JUNE 16, 2007 DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS" (PDF). Retrieved June 26, 2007.
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