The Dallas City Council elections were decided by an apathetic voting base.
readily won reelection. Her opponent, Kendra Denise Madison, said she was running to reduce crime and prevent homelessness in the district. She earned 957 votes, or 20.29%, to Blackmon’s 3,720 votes, or 79.71%.
District 10 was destined for new representation on the council as the current council member, Adam McGough, has reached his term limit. Kathy Stewart, a resident of District 10 for more than 40 years, will succeed McGough after defeating three other candidates for the seat this weekend. Stewart was the executive director of the Lake Highlands Public Improvement District from 2014 to 2019. She served the same position for the North Lake Highlands Public Improvement District in 2018 and 2019.
She received 3,879 votes, or 67.87%. Brian Hasenbauer, a 17-year resident of the district, has served on one city commission and two committees in that time. He won 1,102 votes, or 19.28%. Another longtime resident of the district, Chris Carter, came in third with 641 votes, or 11.22%. Sirrano Keith Baldeo also ran for the seat, as he did in 2019 and 2021. He earned 93 votes, or 1.63%.
District 14 City Council member Paul Ridley didn’t earn the endorsements of the DPA or Dallas Fire Fighters Association, but he did earn another term in the seat. He was up against former Park Board representative Amanda Schulz and Joseph F. Miller, a retired transit engineer. Schulz got 1,841 votes, or 33%. Miller received 250 votes, or 4.48%. Ridley won with 3,488 votes, or 62.52%.
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