2015 Dallas municipal election

The 2015 Dallas municipal election was an election to determine the mayor in Dallas, Texas.^[1] The election day was May 9, 2015,^[2] and if a runoff election had been required, it would have been held on June 13, 2015.^[3] Incumbent Democratic Mayor Mike Rawlings ran and won re-election to a second term in office^[4] against challengers Marcos Ronquillo, an attorney,^[5]^[6] and write-in candidate Richard Sheridan, a retired engineer and anti-gay government activist.^[7]^[8]

Six of the current 14 members of the City Council ran unopposed, but eight other seats were contested. Historically less than 10% of voters participate in Dallas City Council elections,^[9] although 9 days of early voting were provided^[10] from April 27 through May 5. The Dallas County Elections office has published a map of these polling locations for reference.^[11]

^ Editorial Board (April 1, 2015). "VOTER GUIDE". The Dallas Morning News. Archived from the original on April 6, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
^ Irving Independent School District Tax Ratification Election Dallas County Votes
^ "City of Dallas, City Secretary's Office". dallas.tx.us.
^ Hethcock, Bill (December 2, 2014). "Updated: Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings seeks re-election, lays out agenda". Dallas Business Journal. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
^ Findell, Elizabeth (December 11, 2014). "Lawyer Marcos Ronquillo will challenge Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
^ "Dallas attorney Marcos Ronquillo enters mayoral race". KDFW. December 12, 2014. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
^ Haag, Matthew (April 25, 2014). "Is Richard Sheridan eligible to run for the Dallas ISD school board?". Dallas Morning News. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
^ Bush, Rudolph (May 15, 2013). "Anti-gay flier spurs Dallas council to re-consider open microphone rules". The Dallas Morning News. Archived from the original on June 9, 2013. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
^ "Dallas - Election Results". results.enr.clarityelections.com. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
^ Joint Runoff Election (Elección de Desempate Conjunta) Dallas County Votes
^ "Special Runoff Election House District 100". Google My Maps. Retrieved June 9, 2021.

[1] Editorial Board (April 1, 2015). "VOTER GUIDE". The Dallas Morning News. Archived from the original on April 6, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2015.

[2] Irving Independent School District Tax Ratification Election Dallas County Votes

[3] "City of Dallas, City Secretary's Office". dallas.tx.us.

[4] Hethcock, Bill (December 2, 2014). "Updated: Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings seeks re-election, lays out agenda". Dallas Business Journal. Retrieved March 23, 2015.

[5] Findell, Elizabeth (December 11, 2014). "Lawyer Marcos Ronquillo will challenge Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved March 23, 2015.

[6] "Dallas attorney Marcos Ronquillo enters mayoral race". KDFW. December 12, 2014. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 25, 2015.

[7] Haag, Matthew (April 25, 2014). "Is Richard Sheridan eligible to run for the Dallas ISD school board?". Dallas Morning News. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 24, 2015.

[8] Bush, Rudolph (May 15, 2013). "Anti-gay flier spurs Dallas council to re-consider open microphone rules". The Dallas Morning News. Archived from the original on June 9, 2013. Retrieved March 23, 2015.

[9] "Dallas - Election Results". results.enr.clarityelections.com. Retrieved June 9, 2021.

[10] Joint Runoff Election (Elección de Desempate Conjunta) Dallas County Votes

[11] "Special Runoff Election House District 100". Google My Maps. Retrieved June 9, 2021.

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