Mayoral Election In Garland, Texas (2019)

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2019 Garland elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: February 15, 2019
General election: May 4, 2019
Election stats
Offices up: Mayor and city council
Total seats up: 5 (click here for other city elections)
Election type: Nonpartisan
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The city of Garland, Texas, held a general election for mayor on May 4, 2019. The filing deadline for this election was February 15, 2019.

Scott LeMay won election in the general election for Mayor of Garland.

Elections[edit]

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Candidates and results[edit]

General election

General election for Mayor of Garland

Scott LeMay won election in the general election for Mayor of Garland on May 4, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Scott LeMay (Nonpartisan)
 
100.0
 
4,638

Total votes: 4,638
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

  • Roel Garcia (Nonpartisan)

Endorsements[edit]

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Past elections[edit]

2018[edit]

General election

General election for Mayor of Garland

Lori Dodson defeated Louis Moore and Leala Green in the general election for Mayor of Garland on May 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Lori Dodson
Lori Dodson (Nonpartisan)
 
55.3
 
3,188
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Louis Moore (Nonpartisan)
 
33.7
 
1,944
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Leala Green (Nonpartisan)
 
10.9
 
629

Total votes: 5,761
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2017[edit]

See also: Municipal elections in Garland, Texas (2017)

The city of Garland, Texas, held an election for mayor and city council on May 6, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was February 17, 2017.

Mayor Douglas Athas ran for re-election in 2017. The city council seats in Districts 3, 6, 7, and 8 were also up for election. Incumbent Douglas Athas defeated Leala Green in the general election for mayor of Garland.[1]

Mayor of Garland, General Election, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Douglas Athas Incumbent 68.83% 3,094
Leala Green 31.17% 1,401
Total Votes 4,495
Source: Dallas County Elections, "May 6, 2017 - Joint Election," accessed June 9, 2017

Additional elections on the ballot[edit]

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Mayoral partisanship[edit]

Once mayors elected in 2019 assumed office, the mayors of 65 of the country's 100 largest cities were affiliated with the Democratic Party. Out of the 31 mayoral elections that were held in 2019 in the 100 largest cities, five partisan changes occurred. Democrats gained three mayorships: two previously held by Republicans and one previously held by an independent. Republicans won one office held by an unaffiliated mayor, and one office where the incumbent's partisan affiliation was unknown.

In the elections in Phoenix, Arizona and Wichita, Kansas, Democrats won seats with Republican incumbents. In Wichita, Democrat Brandon Whipple defeated Republican incumbent Jeff Longwell. In Raleigh, North Carolina, a Democrat won a seat previously held by an independent. In Aurora, Colorado, a Republican succeeded an unaffiliated mayor. In Garland, Texas, a Republican succeeded a mayor with unknown party affiliation. Incumbents did not seek re-election in Phoenix, Raleigh, Aurora, or Garland.

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About the city[edit]

See also: Garland, Texas

Garland is a city in Collin County, Dallas County, and Rockwall County, Texas. As of 2010, its population was 226,876.

City government[edit]

See also: Council-manager government

The city of Garland uses a council-manager system. In this form of municipal government, an elected city council—which includes the mayor and serves as the city's primary legislative body—appoints a chief executive called a city manager to oversee day-to-day municipal operations and implement the council's policy and legislative initiatives.[2]

Demographics[edit]

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic Data for Garland, Texas
Garland Texas
Population 226,876 25,145,561
Land area (sq mi) 57 261,266
Race and ethnicity**
White 63.8% 74%
Black/African American 14.9% 12.1%
Asian 11.2% 4.8%
Native American 0.5% 0.5%
Pacific Islander 0% 0.1%
Two or more 3.5% 2.7%
Hispanic/Latino 42.5% 39.3%
Education
High school graduation rate 77.1% 83.7%
College graduation rate 22.9% 29.9%
Income
Median household income $61,211 $61,874
Persons below poverty level 13.2% 14.7%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


State profile[edit]

See also: Texas and Texas elections, 2019
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Partisan data[edit]

The information in this section was current as of May 7, 2019

Presidential voting pattern

  • Texas voted Republican in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.

Congressional delegation

  • Following the 2018 elections, both U.S. senators from Texas were Republicans.
  • Twenty-three of Texas' 36 U.S. representatives were Republicans and 13 were Democrats.

State executives

  • Republicans held seven of Texas' nine state executive offices. The other two offices were nonpartisan.
  • Texas' governor was Republican Greg Abbott.

State legislature

  • Republicans controlled the Texas State Senate with a 19-12 majority.
  • Republicans controlled the Texas House of Representatives with a 83-67 majority.

Texas Party Control: 1992-2025
Three years of Democratic trifectas  •  Twenty-three years of Republican trifectas
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Texas quick stats
  • Became a state in 1845
  • 28th state admitted to the United States
  • Texas was an independent republic from 1836 to 1845
  • Members of the Texas State Senate: 31
  • Members of the Texas House of Representatives: 150
  • U.S. senators: 2
  • U.S. representatives: 36

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Demographic data for Texas
 TexasU.S.
Total population:27,429,639316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):261,2323,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:74.9%73.6%
Black/African American:11.9%12.6%
Asian:4.2%5.1%
Native American:0.5%0.8%
Pacific Islander:0.1%0.2%
Two or more:2.5%3%
Hispanic/Latino:38.4%17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:81.9%86.7%
College graduation rate:27.6%29.8%
Income
Median household income:$53,207$53,889
Persons below poverty level:19.9%11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Texas.
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Pivot Counties[edit]

See also: Pivot Counties by state

One of 254 Texas counties—0.4 percent—is a Pivot County. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
County Trump margin of victory in 2016 Obama margin of victory in 2012 Obama margin of victory in 2008
Jefferson County, Texas 0.48% 1.61% 2.25%

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Texas with 52.2 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 43.2 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Texas cast votes for the winning presidential candidate 66.7 percent of the time. In that same time frame, Texas supported Democratic candidates slightly more often than Republicans, 53.3 to 46.7 percent. The state, however, favored Republicans in every presidential election between 2000 and 2016.

Presidential results by legislative district[edit]

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Texas. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[3][4]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 54 out of 150 state House districts in Texas with an average margin of victory of 37.4 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 65 out of 150 state House districts in Texas with an average margin of victory of 36.4 points. Clinton won 10 districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 96 out of 150 state House districts in Texas with an average margin of victory of 36.2 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 85 out of 150 state House districts in Texas with an average margin of victory of 34.5 points.

See also[edit]

Garland, Texas Texas Municipal government Other local coverage
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Footnotes[edit]

  1. Ballotpedia staff, "Email correspondence with Garland City Secretary," February 20, 2017
  2. City of Garland, "Government," accessed September 5, 2014
  3. Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
  4. Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017

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