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City elections in Garland, Texas (2023)

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2023 Garland elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: February 17, 2023
General election: May 6, 2023
Election stats
Offices up: Mayor and city council
Total seats up: 5 (click here for mayoral election)
Election type: Nonpartisan
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2023

The city of Garland, Texas, held general elections for mayor and city council on May 6, 2023. The filing deadline for this election was February 17, 2023.

Click here to learn more about the city's mayoral election.

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Candidates and results

Garland City Council general election, 2023

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Candidates
District 3

Green check mark transparent.pngEdward Moore (i)
PC Mathew 
District 6

Green check mark transparent.pngCarissa Dutton 
District 7

Green check mark transparent.pngDylan Hedrick (i)
District 8

Green check mark transparent.pngChris Ott 

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See also: Texas elections, 2023

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About the city

See also: Garland, Texas

Garland is a city in Collin County, Dallas County, and Rockwall County, Texas. As of 2020, its population was 246,018.

City government

See also: Council-manager government

The city of Garland uses a council-manager system. In this form of municipal government, an elected city council—which includes the mayor and serves as the city's primary legislative body—appoints a chief executive called a city manager to oversee day-to-day municipal operations and implement the council's policy and legislative initiatives.[1]

Demographics

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic Data for Garland, Texas
Garland Texas
Population 246,018 29,145,505
Land area (sq mi) 56 261,257
Race and ethnicity**
White 37.5% 53.9%
Black/African American 15.3% 12.2%
Asian 11.2% 5.3%
Native American 0.7% 0.6%
Pacific Islander 0.2% 0.3%
Two or more 27.4% 19.2%
Hispanic/Latino 45% 39.5%
Education
High school graduation rate 79.4% 85.7%
College graduation rate 25% 33.1%
Income
Median household income $74,717 $76,292
Persons below poverty level 12.3% 13.8%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2018-2023).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


See also

Garland, Texas Texas Municipal government Other local coverage
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