Mike Rawlings
Mike Rawlings (b. August 25, 1954) was the mayor of Dallas, Texas from 2011 to 2019. He was first elected in June 2011, and he was re-elected in 2015.[1] Rawlings was term-limited from running in 2019. While Dallas' mayoral office is nonpartisan, Rawlings is a member of the Democratic Party.[2]
Prior to serving as mayor, Rawlings was president of the Dallas Park Board, Dallas' homelessness czar, and chairman of the Dallas Convention and Visitors Bureau.[3]
Biography
When he served as mayor, Rawlings' professional experience included working as the CEO of Tracy-Locke and Pizza Hut and as a managing partner of CIC Partners.[3]
Elections
2015
- See also: Dallas, Texas municipal elections, 2015
The city of Dallas, Texas, held elections for mayor and city council on May 9, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was February 27, 2015. Early voting began on April 27, 2015.[4][5]
In the mayoral race, incumbent Mike Rawlings defeated Marcos Ronquillo and Richard P. Sheridan.[1][6]
| Dallas Mayor, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
 Mike Rawlings Incumbent |
73% | 30,703 | |
| Marcos Ronquillo | 27% | 11,384 | |
| Total Votes | 42,087 | ||
| Source: Dallas County Elections, "Official election results," accessed July 30, 2015 | |||
2011
On May 14, 2011, Rawlings and David Kunkle advanced past two other candidates in a primary election. Rawlings defeated Kunkle in a runoff election on June 18, 2011.
| Mayor of Dallas, Runoff Election, 2011 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Mike Rawlings |
55.8% | 31,088 | |
| David Kunkle | 44.2% | 24,623 | |
| Total Votes | 55,711 | ||
| Source: Dallas County Elections Department, "2011 Election Results," accessed July 9, 2015 | |||
| Mayor of Dallas, Primary Election, 2011 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Mike Rawlings |
40.9% | 28,424 | |
| David Kunkle |
32% | 22,229 | |
| Ron Natinsky | 25.1% | 17,430 | |
| E. Edward Okpa, II | 2.1% | 1,474 | |
| Total Votes | 69,557 | ||
| Source: Dallas County Elections Department, "2011 Election Results," accessed July 9, 2015 | |||
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dallas County Elections, "2015 Unofficial Election Results," accessed May 9, 2015
- ↑ Dallas News, "Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings: 'Ladies & Gentlemen, I am a Democrat,'" June 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Dallas City Hall, "Michael S. Rawlings," accessed January 29, 2019
- ↑ City of Dallas, "Upcoming Elections," accessed September 19, 2014
- ↑ City of Dallas, "Notice of Deadline to File," accessed January 6, 2015
- ↑ City of Dallas, "2015 Official Candidate List," accessed March 18, 2015
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