UPDATE: In District 5, Jaime Resendez won the election as late results came in. He finished the night with more than 51 percent of the vote. However, in District 4, Carolyn King Arnold slipped below 50 percent and will face Maxie Johnson in a runoff. A record of six races will go to a runoff election in June.
ORIGINAL POST:
A number of races will go to runoffs in the Dallas City Council elections. Several incumbents seem to be clear winners in their races.
District 1: Chad West is headed to victory. He is an incumbent.
District 2: Jesse Moreno and Sana Syed will face each other in a runoff.
District 3: Casey Thomas has won re-election. He is an incumbent.
District 4: Carolyn King Arnold appears to have enough votes to maintain her majority lead. If enough votes come in for her four opponents, she’ll face Maxie Johnson in a runoff. She is an incumbent.
District 5: Jaime Resendez is falling short of a majority. He’ll face either Terry Perkins or Yolanda Williams who are 29 votes apart. Resendez is the incumbent.
District 6: Omar Narvaez appears to have won. Monica Alonzo has moved up to second place. Narvaez is the incumbent.
District 7: Adam Bazaldua will be in a runoff probably with Kevin Felder, possibly Donald Parish. Felder and Parish are 29 votes apart. Bazaldua is the incumbent.
District 8: Tennell Atkins has won re-election.
District 9: Paula Blackmon has won re-election.
District 10: Adam McGough has won re-election.
District 11: Jaynie Schultz and Barry Wernick will face each other in a runoff.
District 12: Cara Mendelsohn has won re-election.
District 13: Leland Burk and Gay Donnell Willis will have a run-off.
District 14: Paul Ridley and David Blewett will be in a runoff. Blewett is the incumbent.
— David Taffet
