2007 Dallas mayoral election

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