Our recommendations in the June 5 runoff
Ten local races to be decided.
Six of the Dallas City Council s 15 seats will be decided in the June 5 runoff. All 14 council seats were in play this spring; the mayoral term is four years and will next be on the ballot in 2023.(Ben Torres / Special Contributor)
Dallas City Council District 2: Sana Syed
A number of strong candidates are standing to replace council member Adam Medrano, leaving due to term limits. Of those running, Sana Syed stands out as most prepared to raise up all areas of District 2. From Oak Lawn to the Cedars to East Dallas, the V-shaped district includes some of the city’s greatest assets and some of its most serious social and economic challenges.
Early voting begins on run-off elections for Dallas City Council
Early voting begins on run-off elections for Dallas City Council Six council seats are still to be decided.
Courtesy photo May 24 is the first day of early voting for a run-off election that will decide the fate of six city council races in Dallas. The run-off follows an election that took place on May 1, in which all 14 city council seats were on the table. Eight seats were decided; these six remain undecided. The date of the runoff election is June 5. Early voting extends from May 24-June 1. The seats still TBD are as follows:
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Races for six Dallas City Council seats are headed to runoffs this summer. Residents will be able to cast their vote in June to decide who will represent them in Districts 2, 4, 7, 11, 13 and 14. Council members in 2, 11 and 14 have met their term limits, meaning new faces will take all of those seats.
District 2
In District 2, voters will choose between former park board member Jesse Moreno and Sana Syed, an ex-Dallas city spokeswoman and current executive at a real estate investment firm. Moreno has the endorsement of Adam Medrano, the district’s incumbent. The winner will be the first person in 16 years to represent the district who doesn’t belong to the Medrano family. Jesse Moreno’s wife, Monica Moreno, however, is a member of Medrano’s city staff.
Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson led the push to refuse the county’s new payment request.
“In a low turnout election like these council races are, some of them being decided by a couple of dozen votes, you should be outraged at this. We re paying for this,” Johnson said.
The Mayor had endorsed District 7 candidate Donald Parish Junior, who finished third on May 1 by just 25 votes to miss the opportunity for the June runoff.
The run-off will include second-place candidate Kevin Felder, the district’s former council member, and incumbent Adam Bazaldua.
Several of the late opening polling places were in District 7.