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. 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. Candidates

Declared 
 Eric Johnson, incumbent mayor
 Kendal Richardson, nonprofit CEO

Disqualified 
 Jrmar Jefferson, investor and perennial candidate (was not certified as write-in candidate)

Declined 
 Mike Ablon, real estate developer and candidate for mayor in 2019
 Michael Hinojosa, former Dallas Independent School District Superintendent
 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

Results

Notes

References

External links 
Official campaign websites
Eric Johnson for Mayor
Kendal Richardson for Mayor

Dallas mayoral
Dallas
2023
Non-partisan elections
2020s in Dallas