Dallas City Mayor

Dallas, TX

City Nonpartisan

Current Incumbent

Eric L. Johnson

Nonpartisan

In office since May 2023

Next Election

May 1, 2027

Filing Window

Jan 13, 2027 - Feb 12, 2027

Term Length

4 years

Position Type

Full Time

Salary

$80,000 in 2015

Number of Seats

1

About this position

The Mayor is the chief executive officer of the municipality. They often preside over council meetings and may have the power to hire and fire heads of municipal departments.

Eligibility requirements

  • Must be at least 18 years old
  • Must be a resident of the district
  • Applicant must be 18-years-old, have resided continuously in the state for 12 months and in the territory from which the office is elected for six months immediately preceding the following date, a united states citizen who has not been finally determined mentally incapacitated or partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote by a court with probate jurisdiction nor been finally convicted of a felony from which the candidate has not been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disabilities

Filing information

Elections office

1500 Marilla St., Room 5 D South, Dallas, Texas 75201

Phone: 214--670-3738

Fee & signature requirements

No filing fee or signature requirement.

Filing instructions

Submit paperwork to the City Secretary/Clerk's office.

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