2007 Dallas mayoral election

none January 2025 September 2023 2007 Dallas mayoral election Flag of Dallas.svg presidential no 2003 Dallas mayoral election 2003 2011 Dallas mayoral election 2011 May 12, 2007 First round vote First round percentage Runoff vote Runoff percentage File:Tom Leppert, President and CEO of Kaplan, Inc (cropped).jpg 150x150px Tom Leppert c0c0c0 19,367 27.10% 49,558 57.83% 3x4.svg Ed Oakley c0c0c0 14,754 20.64% 36,135 42.17% 3x4.svg Don Hill c0c0c0 9,896 13.85% Max Wells c0c0c0 8,697 12.17% Mayor Laura Miller Tom Leppert The 2007 Dallas mayoral election took place on May 12, 2007, to elect the successor to incumbent Mayor Laura Miller. Miller decided not to run for a second full term. The race is officially nonpartisan. After no candidate received a majority of the votes, the top two candidates – Tom Leppert and Ed Oakley – faced each other in a runoff election on June 16, 2007, in which Leppert prevailed. Candidates John Cappello – small businessman Sam Coats – former member of the Texas House of Representatives and CEO of Schlotzsky's Jennifer Gale – homeless activist and five time candidate for Mayor of Austin ( Gary Griffith – two term City Councilman from District 09 (East Dallas) Roger Herrera – lawyer Don Hill – four term City Councilman from District 05 (South Dallas) Darrell Jordan – lawyer and candidate for Mayor of Dallas in 1995 Tom Leppert – former CEO of Turner Construction Ed Oakley – three term City Councilman from District 03 (Oak Cliff) Edward Okpa – real estate appraiser and candidate for Mayor of Dallas in 2003 Results General election Dallas mayoral election – May 12, 2007 2007 JOINT ELECTION DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS MAY 12, 2007 2007-05-18 http://assets01.aws.connect.clarityelections.com/Assets/Connect/RootPublish/dallas-tx.connect.clarityelections.com/ElectionDocuments/2007/May122007/Update.pdf Nonpartisan candidate Tom Leppert 19,367 27.10% Nonpartisan candidate Ed Oakley 14,754 20.64% Nonpartisan candidate Don Hill 9,896 13.85% Nonpartisan candidate Max Wells 8,697 12.17% Nonpartisan candidate Gary Griffith 6,656 9.31% Nonpartisan candidate Sam Coats 5,473 7.66% Nonpartisan candidate Darrell Jordan 4,062 5.68% Nonpartisan candidate Roger Herrera 972 1.36% Nonpartisan candidate Jennifer Gale 554 0.78% Nonpartisan candidate John Cappello 504 0.71% Nonpartisan candidate Edward Okpa 429 0.60% Nonpartisan candidate write-ins 103 0.14% Runoff results Dallas mayoral election runoff – June 16, 2007 2007 JOINT RUNOFF ELECTIONS JUNE 16, 2007 DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS 2007-06-26 http://assets01.aws.connect.clarityelections.com/Assets/Connect/RootPublish/dallas-tx.connect.clarityelections.com/ElectionDocuments/2007/June162007/Update.pdf Nonpartisan candidate Tom Leppert 49,558 57.83% Nonpartisan candidate Ed Oakley 36,135 42.17% References Dallas mayoral Dallas 2007 Dallas mayor 2007 Category:2000s in Dallas