Dallas city election, 2027

Election Day is November 2, 2027. Mayor and all 14 City Council districts, now in November instead of May.

Key dates

Campaign finance reports due (July–December 2026)January 15, 2027 source
Candidate filingJuly 17, 2027 to August 16, 2027 source
Voter registration deadlineOctober 4, 2027 source
Early votingOctober 21, 2027 to November 1, 2027 source
Election DayNovember 2, 2027 source

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The seats

SeatHeld byRunning again?Filed so far
Mayor (Council Place 15)Eric L. Johnson
Johnson was elected in 2019 and re-elected in 2023. Under a 2024 charter amendment, a mayor who has served two terms can't run for mayor again. Source		No (term limit)4
City Council, District 1Chad West
Chad West has served the limit of four two-year terms (since 2019). A 2024 charter amendment bars them from any council district seat for life; they can still run for mayor. Source		No (term limit)0
City Council, District 2Jesse MorenoHasn't filed0
City Council, District 3Zarin D. GraceyHasn't filed0
City Council, District 4Maxie JohnsonHasn't filed0
City Council, District 5Jaime Resendez
Jaime Resendez has served the limit of four two-year terms (since 2019). A 2024 charter amendment bars them from any council district seat for life; they can still run for mayor. Source		No (term limit)1
City Council, District 6Laura CadenaHasn't filed0
City Council, District 7Adam Bazaldua
Adam Bazaldua has served the limit of four two-year terms (since 2019). A 2024 charter amendment bars them from any council district seat for life; they can still run for mayor. Source		No (term limit)1
City Council, District 8Lorie BlairHasn't filed0
City Council, District 9Paula Blackmon
Paula Blackmon has served the limit of four two-year terms (since 2019). A 2024 charter amendment bars them from any council district seat for life; they can still run for mayor. Source		No (term limit)0
City Council, District 10Kathy StewartHasn't filed0
City Council, District 11William RothHasn't filed1
City Council, District 12Cara Mendelsohn
Cara Mendelsohn has served the limit of four two-year terms (since 2019). A 2024 charter amendment bars them from any council district seat for life; they can still run for mayor. Source		No (term limit)0
City Council, District 13Gay Donnell WillisHasn't filed0
City Council, District 14Paul E. RidleyHasn't filed0

From the candidate list published by the City of Dallas City Secretary as of November 15, 2026. Candidates can still file until August 16, 2027, so this can change.

On the ballot

  • Mayor: held now by Eric L. Johnson (can't run again: term limit) source
  • City Council, Districts 1–14 source

Petitions for a May 1, 2027 election

Four city petitions are collecting signatures for a possible May 1, 2027 election; none has been certified. On November 10, 2026 the City Council considered paying Dallas County Elections up to $250,000 to help verify them. As reported: two charter amendments that would give the mayor power to hire and fire the city manager and city attorney and to submit the budget with a line-item veto; a charter amendment requiring voter approval to move City Hall; and recall petitions for Council Members Gay Donnell Willis (District 13) and Chad West (District 1).

City Council agenda item 26-3429A; petition details as reported by D Magazine and CandysDirt. We'll add each measure once the City Secretary certifies it. City Council agenda, November 10, 2026 · D Magazine · CandysDirt

How it works

  • The City Council moved Dallas's city elections from May to November of odd years (Resolution 25-1776, November 12, 2025); 2027 is the first November election.
  • Nonpartisan. Dallas's charter limits council members to four two-year terms and the mayor to two four-year terms, for life (Proposition E, approved by voters in November 2024).
  • A runoff, if needed, falls on a Saturday set by the Secretary of State.

Candidates so far

Registered a campaign committee: City of Dallas City Secretary

Mayor (Council Place 15)

City Council, District 5

City Council, District 7

City Council, District 11

As of November 15, 2026. "Reported" and "registered" names aren't on the ballot yet: the official list comes from City of Dallas City Secretary, and we update each name as official records appear. How we list candidates before the official list.

More candidates

We'll list candidates here once they file with the Dallas City Secretary, with each one's record, funding and, where research allows, their place on the left–right spectrum. Filing opens July 17, 2027 and closes August 16, 2027.

Official sources

How to run for these offices: each seat's page has the official steps: who can run, where to file, fees and forms.

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