2023 Dallas mayoral election

The 2023 Dallas mayoral election was held on May 6, 2023, to elect the mayor of Dallas, Texas. Incumbent mayor Eric Johnson ran for re-election to a second term in office. One other candidate qualified, declared write-in candidate Kendal Richardson, whom Johnson defeated with 98.7% of the vote, breaking a record set in 1909 by former Dallas mayor Stephen J. Hay for the highest vote percentage garnered by a mayoral candidate facing any opposition in Dallas history.

Declared

 * Eric Johnson, incumbent mayor
 * Kendal Richardson, nonprofit CEO

Disqualified

 * Jrmar Jefferson, investor and perennial candidate (was not certified as write-in candidate)

Declined

 * Mike Ablon, real estate developer and candidate for mayor in 2019
 * Michael Hinojosa, former Dallas Independent School District Superintendent
 * Peter Brodsky, real estate developer
 * Jennifer S. Gates, former member of the Dallas City Council
 * Lynn McBee, philanthropist and candidate for mayor in 2019
 * Miguel Solis, former Dallas Independent School District trustee and candidate for mayor in 2019