North Texas election results: City Council, mayor

Voters across North Texas went to the polls Saturday to elect school board trustees and city council candidates, as well as decide whether to approve two property tax amendments to the Texas Constitution.

These are the current vote totals for selected council and mayoral elections in Collin, Dallas, Denton and Tarrant counties. More complete results will be available after all votes have been tallied.

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Allen

Votes are tallied in Collin County, and Allen City Council incumbent Chris Schulmeister is poised to keep his seat. In Place 6, longtime community volunteer Ben Trahan is leading businessman Srini Raghavan, who is backed by conservative political action committee We The People Allen.

Place 4

• Chris Schulmeister: 5,344
• Nathan Polsky: 1,806

Place 6

• Srini Raghavan: 3,452
• Ben Trahan: 4,090

Arlington

Arlington is set to get two new city council members representing districts 6 and 8, as no incumbent is running for either seat. The vote tally isn’t final yet — and none of the candidates in the crowded district 6 race have more than 50% of the votes.

District 6

• Albert Parra: 5,602
• Joshua Taylor: 1,419
• Long Pham: 7,268
• Chris “Dobi” Dobson: 1,346

District 7

• Cyndi Golden: 6,793
• Bowie Hogg: 8,325

Carrollton

Mayor

• Steve Babick: 4,165
• Pat Cochran: 2,326

Place 1

• Sem Habtemariam: 2,497
• Christopher Axberg: 3,747

Place 3

• Richard Fleming: 2,645
• Daisy Palomo: 2,708
• Nikki Ellis: 920

Colleyville

Colleyville is poised to get a new mayor, as the city’s current one is terming out of his post. The final votes aren’t tallied yet, but Bobby Lindamood is in the lead. He’s been on City Council since 2016. During his tenure, he’s received attention for sharing posts with hard-right views — some with false statements.

Mayor

• David Kelly: 2,034
• Bobby Lindamood: 2,923

Place 1

• Brandi Elder: 2,936
• Amyn Gilani: 1,954

Place 2

• Zac Bunn: 1,726
• George Bond: 3,066

Denton

Mayor

• Paul Meltzer: 7,630
• Gerard Hudspeth: 8,279

Place 5

• Brandon Chase McGee: 8,041
• Daniel Clanton: 6,821

Place 6

• Amber Briggle: 7,503
• Chris Watts: 7,963

DeSoto

Votes aren’t fully tallied in Dallas County, but DeSoto looks like it’s going to keep its incumbents on the City Council. Both Mayor Rachel Proctor and council member Dinah Marks are ahead of their challengers as of midnight on May 8.

Mayor

• Rachel L. Proctor: 2,568
• Trace L. Henderson: 357

Place 5

• Debrah North: 1,145
• Dinah Marks: 1,713

Duncanville

Mayor:

• Erika Browning: 504
• Mark D. Cooks: 766
• LaVaughn Washington: 60
• Barry L. Gordon: 752

District 2

• Don McBurnett: 222
• Nancy Gutierrez: 208

District 4

• Karen Cherry: 369
• Brenda O’Brien: 115

Farmers Branch

District 1

• Cristal Retana: 109
• Omar Roman: 147

District 4

• Richard Jackson: 356
• Mike McGinnis: 164

Garland

Election day votes weren’t fully tallied in Dallas County at 11:55 p.m. on May 7. Incumbent Deborah Morris is leading the race for her seat in district 2. Margaret A. Lucht and Jon Dehn are ahead of challenger Cle D. Kimble to fill the district 5 seat, as incumbent Rich Aubin has hit his term limit. Lucht and Dehn have piqued the interest from the Dallas Sierra Club and Cleanup Garland, a local environmental activism group active within the district 5 area.

District 2

• Trayc Claybrook: 62
• Koni Ramos-Kaiwi: 98
• Deborah Morris: 368

District 5

• Cle D. Kimble: 109
• Margaret A. Lucht: 307
• Jon Dehn: 188

Grand Prairie

Mayor

• Ron Jensen: 5,130
• Rabbi DeLeslie: 732

District 2

• Jacquin Headen: 836
• Lazaro Gonzalez: 126
• Dennis King: 638

Irving

Irving might see a runoff before it gets a new council member in District 1, according to available early voting and Election Day results. For District 7, Bryan Jones is trailing incumbent Kyle Taylor.

District 1

• Tony Grimes: 271
• John Bloch: 283
• Ricky Lightfoot: 142

District 7

• Bryan Jones: 490
• Kyle Taylor: 593

Lancaster

District 1

• Carol Strain Burk: 370
• Lawrence L. Prothro: 100

Lewisville

Place 6

• Patrick Kelly: 7 (dalco)
• Tom Cottrell: 1 (dalco)

Rowlett

• Chris Kizziar: 865
• Joel R. Medina II: 669
• Blake Margolis: 1,541

Place 1

• Brian Galuardi: 1,440
• Stephanie Higgins: 1,346

Place 4

• Mike Britton: 1,576
• Whitney P. Laning: 1,340

Place 6

• Rebecca J. Day: 1,178
• Debra (Deb) Shinder: 1,646