| Election Name: | Plano municipal election, 2017 |
| Country: | Texas |
| Type: | municipal |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2015 Plano municipal elections |
| Previous Year: | 2015 |
| Next Election: | 2019 Plano municipal elections |
| Next Year: | 2019 |
| Election Date: | May 6, 2017 and June 10, 2017 |
| Candidate1: | Harry LaRosiliere |
| Popular Vote1: | 14,193 |
| Percentage1: | 52.20% |
| Candidate2: | Lily Bao |
| Popular Vote2: | 11,513 |
| Percentage2: | 42.34% |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Harry LaRosiliere |
| After Election: | Harry LaRosiliere |
| Turnout: | 17.10% |
| Colour1: | c0c0c0 |
| Colour2: | c0c0c0 |
The 2017 Plano municipal election was an election to the Plano City Council in the city of Plano, Texas on May 6, 2017. Along with the mayoral election (Place 6), seats were contested for Places 2, 4, and 8.[1]
Since no candidate received more than 50% of the vote in Places 2 and 8, a runoff was held on June 10, 2017 for these races.[2]
The incumbent, Ben Harris, was term-limited. Alfonso Valente, Ann Bacchus, and Anthony Ricciardelli stood for election.[3]
| Candidate | Vote number | Vote percentage[4] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Ricciardelli | 11,535 | 46.30% | |
| Ann Bacchus | 7,010 | 25.96% | |
| Alfonso Valente | 6,467 | 27.74% |
No candidate received 50% of the votes, so a runoff election was held on June 10, 2017.
| Candidate | Vote number | Vote percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ann Bacchus | 8,553 | 46.92% | |
| Anthony Ricciardelli | 9,676 | 53.80% |
The incumbent, Lissa Smith, was term-limited. Kayci Prince and Edward "Ed" Acklin stood for election.[5]
| Candidate | Vote number | Vote percentage[6] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kayci Prince | 12,479 | 52.36% | |
| Ed Acklin | 11,352 | 47.64% |
Incumbent mayor Harry LaRosiliere, the first African-American mayor of Plano,[7] ran for re-election, and the challengers were Leilei "Lily" Bao, Bill Lisle III, and Douglas Reeves.[8] [9] [10]
| Candidate | Vote number | Vote percentage[11] [12] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harry LaRosiliere | 14,193 | 52.20% | |
| Lily Bao | 11,513 | 42.34% | |
| Douglas Reeves | 963 | 3.54% | |
| Bill Lisle III | 523 | 1.92% |
David Downs, the incumbent, along with Stirling Morris and Rick Smith, stood for election.[13]
| Candidate | Vote number | Vote percentage[14] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Smith | 11,400 | 48.86% | |
| David Downs | 8,419 | 36.08% | |
| Stirling Morris | 3,514 | 15.06% |
No candidate received 50% of the votes, so a runoff election was held on June 10, 2017.
| Candidate | Vote number | Vote percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Downs | 8,285 | 46.80% | |
| Rick Smith | 9,417 | 53.20% |
The following question appeared on the ballot:
| Vote number | Vote percentage[15] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | 18,532 | 72.61% | ||
| Against | 6,992 | 27.39% |
The following question appeared on the ballot:
| Vote number | Vote percentage[16] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | 18,061 | 70.77% | ||
| Against | 7,460 | 29.23% |
The following question appeared on the ballot:
| Vote number | Vote percentage[17] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | 16,135 | 63.55% | ||
| Against | 9,253 | 36.45% |
The following question appeared on the ballot:
| Vote number | Vote percentage[18] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | 15,717 | 62.04% | ||
| Against | 9,616 | 37.96% |
The following question appeared on the ballot:
| Vote number | Vote percentage[19] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | 17,233 | 67.86% | ||
| Against | 8,161 | 32.14% |
The following question appeared on the ballot:
| Vote number | Vote percentage[20] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Against | 12,807 | 51.14% | ||
| For | 12,236 | 48.86% |