Whether it’s city or school board candidates, politics play a big part in the health of Dallas — and therefore the health of the real estate market.
After the May 4 election, there were six races (five city and one Dallas ISD school board race) where none of the candidates reached the 50 percent threshold required to win outright, kicking off an extended election season that will culminate with a runoff election on June 8.
One such race was in District 14 race, where David Blewett blew past incumbent Philip Kingston in early voting and ended up with 47.63 percent of the vote to Kingston’s 40.38 percent by the end of the night.
We solicited questions from readers and voters to craft a comprehensive questionnaire for each individual race. Both Kingston and Blewett have answered our questionnaire, and some of their responses follow. Their full responses are at the end of this story.
Early voting begins May 28 and continues through June 4. For exact times and locations, click here.
Kingston by Bethany Erickson on Scribd
Blewett by Bethany Erickson on Scribd