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UPDATE:
In District 4, Carolyn King Arnold won 51 percent of the vote and avoids a runoff.
In District 7, Kevin Felder will face Tiffinni Young in a runoff.
In District 8, Dianne Gibson and Erik Wilson made the runoff.
Three DISD races were decided. Edwin Flores will represent District 1. Dan Micciche won District 3. Bernadette Nutall was reelected in District 9.
ORIGINAL POST:
The election of Dallas’ mayor and city council today (Saturday, May 9) is overshadowed by the charges leveled against District 1 Councilman Scott Griggs, who ran unopposed for a third term. Griggs has been a steadfast ally of the LGBT community.
Mayor Mike Rawlings easily defeated challenger Marcos Ronquillo, who was endorsed by both Dallas Gay and Lesbian Alliance and Stonewall Democrats.
Council members Adam Medrano, Lee Kleinman, Sandy Greyson, Jennifer Gates and Philip Kingston also ran unopposed and were re-elected. All had DGLA’s backing.
Monica Alonza ran with token opposition and in early voting had more than 80 percent of the vote.
First term District 5 Councilman Rick Callahan was seen as vulnerable and drew two opponents. Earlier this year he voted against equalizing pension benefits for gay and lesbian city retirees. Sherry Cordova received DGLA’s and Stonewall’s endorsements. In early voting, Callahan had more than 70 percent of the vote.
Districts 3, 4, 7, 8 and 9 each had between five and eight candidates running and will be decided in runoffs between the top two candidates in each race. The runoff will be held on June 13.
Vying to replace the council’s voice of intolerance toward the LGBT community, Vonceil Jones Hill, will probably be  Stonewall’s pick Joe Tave and Casey Thomas II.
In early voting, Carol King Arnold had more than 48 percent of the vote in District 4 among eight candidates. If her lead increases, she’ll avoid a runoff. Arnold was endorsed by DGLA.
In District 7, Tiffinni Young received about 45 percent of the early vote. She was DGLA’s choice. She’ll be in a runoff but the other seven candidates received 14 percent of the early vote or less. Hasani Burton was Stonewall’s preference and he had about 10 percent of the early vote.
In District 8, it’s too early to tell which of the six candidates will be in a runoff but the leading three are Dianne Gibson, Erik Wilson and DGLA’s pick Gail Terrell.
Five candidates were vying for District 9. Mark Clayton has about 60 percent of the vote. Both Stonewall and DGLA endorsed him.
Paul Reyes and Adam McGough appear headed for a runoff in District 10. McGough was endorsed by DGLA. Stonewall endorsed James White, who’s in third.
Election turnout was estimated to be extremely low. Possibly half the usual number of voters that turn out for a city election voted.