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
Runoff results
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