A new Dallas City Council was elected at an election on May 3, with two seats that will require a second runoff vote.
According to figures from Dallas County, the total turnout was 70,187 votes, with 68,701 in person and 1,469 by mail.
Nearly 50 candidates ran for the city's 14 districts. Out of those 14 districts, 10 had incumbents that were all re-elected for another two-year term.
Of the remaining four districts where a new council member had to be elected, two were successful:
- District 4, the southern Dallas seat previously occupied by Carolyn King Arnold, was won by Maxie Alexander.
- District 6, the west Dallas seat previously occupied by Omar Narvaez, was won by Laura Cadena, Narvaez' chief of staff.
Two will have to be determined in runoff elections. (In order to win, a candidate must earn 50 percent of the votes.):
- District 11, covering Far North Dallas, previously occupied by Jaynie Schultz, will go to a runoff between Bill Roth and Jeff Kitner.
- District 8, the southeast Dallas seat vacated by Tennell Atkins, will go to a runoff between Lorie Blair and Erik Wilson.
The biggest turnouts were in north Dallas, in Districts 11, 12, and 13.
DALLAS CITY COUNCIL RESULTS
Here's the 14 districts, with total votes counted and winners in bold:
District 1: 4,039 votes
Just south of downtown Dallas, includes North Oak Cliff, Bishop Arts
District 2: 2,305 votes
Weird propeller-shaped district extends from Love Field on the West, through Deep Ellum, to Casa View on the east
District 3: 2,923 votes
Southwest Dallas
District 4: 2,971 votes
South Dallas. Seat vacated by Carolyn King Arnold who has reached the end of her term and cannot run again, despite her efforts.
District 5: 1,585 votes
Far southeast Dallas
District 6: 2,109 votes
West Dallas, with seat left vacant by Omar Navaerz, who has reached the end of his term.
District 7: 2,642 votes
Far east Dallas, just south of I-30 including Buckner Terrace
District 8: 2,700 votes
Far southeast Dallas, finally vacant now that Tennell Atkins has reached his term limit.
District 9: 3,947 votes
Northeast Dallas, Lakewood
District 10: 3,763 votes
Northeast Dallas, Lake Highlands
District 11: 6,178 votes
North Dallas/central — left vacant by Jaynie Schulz who chose not to run for another term.
- Bill Roth - Lake Highlands lawyer who sued over an affordable housing project: 2,984 or 48%
- Jeff Kitner - COO at North Dallas Chamber of Commerce, bicycling and schools advocate: 2,781 or 45%
- Kendal Richardson - motivational speaker: 213 or 3%
- Mona Andy Elshenawy - health care professional: 200 or 3%
District 12: 5,845 votes
Far North Dallas
District 13: 7,457 votes
North/northwest Dallas
District 13 loser Diane Benjamin, once dressed up in an Indian outfit to portray U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren.Facebook
District 14: 2,099 votes
Downtown and Greenville Avenue