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2021 Plano elections

Election dates
Filing deadline: February 12, 2021
General election: May 1, 2021
Election stats
Offices up: Mayor
Total seats up: 1 (click here for other city elections)

Election type: Nonpartisan
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The city of Plano, Texas, held a general election for mayor on May 1, 2021. The filing deadline for this election was February 12, 2021.

## Contents

* 1 Elections
* 2 Candidates and results
* 3 Additional elections on the ballot
* 3.1 Mayoral partisanship
* 3.2 What was at stake?
* 3.2.1 Report a story for this election
* 3.2.2 Candidate survey
* 3.3 About the city
* 3.3.1 City government
* 3.3.2 Demographics
* 3.4 See also
* 3.5 External links
* 3.6 Footnotes

## Elections[edit]

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# Candidates and results[edit]

General election

##### General election for Mayor of Plano

John Muns defeated Lily Bao and Lydia Ortega in the general election for Mayor of Plano on May 1, 2021.

Candidate

Votes

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| John Muns (Nonpartisan)  |

52.8

| 18,447

| Lily Bao (Nonpartisan)  |

43.3

| 15,101

| Lydia Ortega (Nonpartisan)  |

3.9

| 1,367

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There were no incumbents in this race. Source 1 Source 2

| Total votes: 34,915

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# Additional elections on the ballot[edit]

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##### May 1, 2021

* City elections in Dallas, Texas (2021)
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* Municipal elections in Collin County, Texas (2021)
* Dallas, Texas, Proposition 1, Commission and Board Voter Requirement Charter Amendment (May 2021)
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##### June 5, 2021

* City elections in Plano, Texas (2021)

##### November 2, 2021

* Texas Proposition 1, Authorize Charitable Raffles at Rodeo Venues Amendment (2021)
* Texas Proposition 2, Authorize Counties to Issue Infrastructure Bonds in Blighted Areas Amendment (2021)
* Texas Proposition 3, Prohibition on Limiting Religious Services or Organizations Amendment (2021)
* Texas Proposition 4, Changes to Eligibility for Certain Judicial Offices Amendment (2021)
* Texas Proposition 5, State Commission on Judicial Conduct Authority Over Candidates for Judicial Office Amendment (2021)
* Texas Proposition 6, Right to Designated Essential Caregiver Amendment (2021)
* Texas Proposition 7, Homestead Tax Limit for Surviving Spouses of Disabled Individuals Amendment (2021)
* Texas Proposition 8, Homestead Tax Exemption for Surviving Spouses of Military Fatally Injured in the Line of Duty Amendment (2021)

## Mayoral partisanship[edit]

See also: Partisanship in United States municipal elections (2021)

Mayoral elections were held in 28 of the 100 largest U.S. cities in 2021. Once mayors elected in 2021 assumed office, the mayors of 63 of the country's 100 largest cities were affiliated with the Democratic Party.

The following top-100 mayoral offices changed partisan control in 2021:

* Mayor John J. Lee of North Las Vegas, Nevada, announced that he was changing his party affiliation from Democratic to Republican on April 6, 2021.[1]

* David Bronson (R) was elected as mayor of Anchorage, Alaska, on May 11, 2021. He assumed office on July 1, 2021, replacing nonpartisan Acting Mayor Austin Quinn-Davidson.

## What was at stake?[edit]

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## About the city[edit]

See also: Plano, Texas

Plano is a city in Collin County and Denton County, Texas. As of 2013, its population was 274,409.[2]

### City government[edit]

See also: Council-manager government

The city of Plano 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.[3][4]

### Demographics[edit]

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

Demographic data for Plano, Texas (2015)

| Plano| Texas
Total population:| 275,645| 27,429,639
Land area (square miles):| 72| 261,232
Race and ethnicity[5]
White:| 68%| 74.9%
Black/African American:| 7.9%| 11.9%
Asian:| 19.1%| 4.2%
Native American:| 0.4%| 0.5%
Pacific Islander:| 0%| 0.1%
Two or more:| 2.8%| 2.5%
Hispanic/Latino:| 14.2%| 38.4%
Education
High school graduation rate:| 93.5%| 81.9%
College graduation rate:| 54.9%| 27.6%
Income
Median household income:| $83,793| $53,207
Persons below poverty level:| 7.5%| 19.9%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)

## See also[edit]

Plano, Texas | Texas | Municipal government | Other local coverage

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* 2017 Plano mayoral election

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## External links[edit]

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## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Las Vegas Review-Journal, "North Las Vegas Mayor John Lee says he’s becoming a Republican," April 6, 2021
2. ↑ U.S. Census Bureau, "State and County Quick Facts," accessed August 25, 2014
3. ↑ City of Plano, "Mayor and City Council," accessed October 29, 2014
4. ↑ City of Plano, "Government Organizational Chart," accessed October 29, 2014
5. ↑ 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.

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