Elections are currently held every three years to elect the mayor of Irving, Texas.
| Election Name: | 1997 Irving mayoral election |
| Type: | mayoral |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Year: | 1995 |
| Election Date: | (G) (R) |
| Next Year: | 1999 |
| Turnout: | 9.26% (G) 7.15% (R) |
| Candidate1: | Morris Parrish |
| Party1: | Nonpartisan politician |
| Popular Vote1: | 3,348 (G) 3,258 (R) |
| Percentage1: | 40.24% (G) 50.38% (R) |
| Party2: | Nonpartisan politician |
| Popular Vote2: | 3,168 (G) 3,209 (R) |
| Percentage2: | 38.08% (G) 49.62% (R) |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Morris Parrish |
| After Election: | Morris Parrish |
| Candidate2: | Harry Joe |
| Candidate3: | Randy Randle |
| Party3: | Nonpartisan politician |
| Popular Vote3: | 1,804 |
| Percentage3: | 21.68% |
The 1997 Irving mayoral election was held on May 3, 1997. Since no candidate had received more than 50% of the votes, a run-off election took place on May 17, 1997. It saw the reelection of Morris Parrish.
| Election Name: | 1999 Irving mayoral election |
| Type: | mayoral |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Year: | 1997 |
| Next Year: | 2002 |
| Turnout: | 6.22% |
| Candidate1: | Joe Putnam |
| Party1: | Nonpartisan politician |
| Popular Vote1: | 3,847 |
| Percentage1: | 52.98% |
| Party2: | Nonpartisan politician |
| Popular Vote2: | 2,998 |
| Percentage2: | 41.29% |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Morris Parrish |
| After Election: | Joe Putnam |
| Candidate2: | Roland Jeter |
| Candidate4: | Clair Woertendyke |
| Party4: | Nonpartisan politician |
| Popular Vote4: | 299 |
| Percentage4: | 4.12% |
| Candidate5: | Michael Compotaro |
| Party5: | Nonpartisan politician |
| Popular Vote5: | 117 |
| Percentage5: | 1.61% |
The 1999 Irving mayoral election was held on May 1, 1999. It saw the election of Joe Putnam.
| Election Name: | 2002 Irving mayoral election |
| Type: | mayoral |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Year: | 1999 |
| Next Year: | 2005 |
| Turnout: | 10.08% |
| Candidate1: | Joe Putnam |
| Party1: | Nonpartisan politician |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,024 |
| Percentage1: | 77.91% |
| Party2: | Nonpartisan politician |
| Popular Vote2: | 268 |
| Percentage2: | 22.09% |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Joe Putnam |
| After Election: | Joe Putnam |
| Candidate2: | Melvin L. Pullen |
The 2002 Irving mayoral election was held on May 4, 2002. The incumbent mayor Joe Putnam was reelected.
| Election Name: | 2005 Irving mayoral election |
| Type: | mayoral |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Year: | 2002 |
| Election Date: | (General) (Run-off) |
| Next Year: | 2008 |
| Turnout: | 14.42% (General) 11.76% (Run-off) |
| Candidate1: | Herbert Gears |
| Party1: | Nonpartisan politician |
| Popular Vote1: | 2,035 (G) 4,925 (R) |
| Percentage1: | 21.16% (G) 55.19% (R) |
| Party2: | Nonpartisan politician |
| Popular Vote2: | 2,726 (G) 3,999 (R) |
| Percentage2: | 28.35% 44.81% (R) |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Joe Putnam |
| After Election: | Herbert Gears |
| After Party: | Democratic |
| Candidate2: | Marvin Randle |
| Candidate4: | Terry Waldrum |
| Party4: | Nonpartisan politician |
| Popular Vote4: | 1,966 |
| Percentage4: | 20.45% |
| Candidate5: | Joe Putnam |
| Party5: | Nonpartisan politician |
| Popular Vote5: | 1,408 |
| Percentage5: | 14.65% |
The 2005 Irving mayoral election was held on May 7, 2005. As no candidate had received more than 50% of the votes, a run-off election took place on June 11. Herbert Gears was elected.
| Election Name: | 2008 Irving mayoral election |
| Type: | mayoral |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Year: | 2005 |
| Next Year: | 2011 |
| Turnout: | 5.41% |
| Candidate1: | Herbert Gears |
| Party1: | Nonpartisan politician |
| Popular Vote1: | 5,320 |
| Percentage1: | 54.07% |
| Party2: | Nonpartisan politician |
| Popular Vote2: | 3,737 |
| Percentage2: | 37.98% |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Herbert Gears |
| Before Party: | Democratic |
| After Election: | Herbert Gears |
| After Party: | Democratic |
| Candidate2: | Roland Jeter |
| Candidate3: | Rigo Reza |
| Party3: | Nonpartisan politician |
| Popular Vote3: | 782 |
| Percentage3: | 7.95% |
The 2008 Irving mayoral election was held on May 10, 2008. The incumbent mayor Herbert Gears was reelected.
| Election Name: | 2011 Irving mayoral election |
| Type: | mayoral |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Year: | 2008 |
| Election Date: | (General) (Run-off) |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Turnout: | 11.09% (General) 9.70% (Run-off) |
| Candidate1: | Beth Van Duyne |
| Party1: | Nonpartisan politician |
| Popular Vote1: | 4,377 (G) 6,865 (R) |
| Percentage1: | 41.48% (G) 57.04% (R) |
| Party2: | Nonpartisan politician |
| Popular Vote2: | 3,986 (G) 5,170 (R) |
| Percentage2: | 37.78% (G) 42.96% (R) |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Herbert Gears |
| Before Party: | Democratic |
| After Election: | Beth Van Duyne |
| After Party: | Republican |
| Candidate2: | Herbert Gears |
| Candidate4: | Joe Putnam |
| Party4: | Nonpartisan politician |
| Popular Vote4: | 1,475 |
| Percentage4: | 13.98% |
| Candidate5: | Tom Spink |
| Party5: | Nonpartisan politician |
| Popular Vote5: | 713 |
| Percentage5: | 6.76% |
The 2011 Irving mayoral election was held on May 14, 2011. As no candidates had received over 50% of the votes, a run-off election took place on June 18. Beth Van Duyne, a former member of the city council, was elected as the new mayor.
| Election Name: | 2014 Irving mayoral election |
| Type: | mayoral |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Year: | 2011 |
| Next Year: | 2017 |
| Turnout: | 5.27% |
| Candidate1: | Beth Van Duyne |
| Party1: | Nonpartisan politician |
| Popular Vote1: | 4,934 |
| Percentage1: | 69.48% |
| Party2: | Nonpartisan politician |
| Popular Vote2: | 2,167 |
| Percentage2: | 30.52% |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Beth Van Duyne |
| Before Party: | Republican |
| After Election: | Beth Van Duyne |
| After Party: | Republican |
| Candidate2: | Herbert Gears |
The 2014 Irving mayoral election was held on May 10, 2014. The incumbent mayor Beth Van Duyne won reelection for a second term.
| Election Name: | 2017 Irving mayoral election |
| Type: | mayoral |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Year: | 2020 |
| Turnout: | 7.87% |
| Candidate1: | Rick Stopfer |
| Party1: | Nonpartisan politician |
| Popular Vote1: | 6,795 |
| Percentage1: | 67.48% |
| Party2: | Nonpartisan politician |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,984 |
| Percentage2: | 19.70% |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Beth Van Duyne |
| Before Party: | Republican |
| After Election: | Rick Stopfer |
| After Party: | Republican |
| Candidate4: | Elvia Espino |
| Party4: | Nonpartisan politician |
| Popular Vote4: | 904 |
| Percentage4: | 8.98% |
| Candidate5: | J. C. Gonzalez |
| Party5: | Nonpartisan politician |
| Popular Vote5: | 386 |
| Percentage5: | 3.83% |
| Candidate2: | Kristi Weaver Pena |
The 2017 Irving mayoral election was held on May 6, 2017. The incumbent mayor Beth Van Duyne did not seek reelection. Rick Stopfer, a member of the city council, was elected as the next mayor.[1]
| Election Name: | 2020 Irving mayoral election |
| Type: | mayoral |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Year: | 2017 |
| Next Year: | 2023 |
| Turnout: | 66.13% |
| Candidate1: | Rick Stopfer |
| Party1: | Nonpartisan politician |
| Popular Vote1: | 35,532 |
| Percentage1: | 54.87% |
| Party2: | Nonpartisan politician |
| Popular Vote2: | 30,424 |
| Percentage2: | 46.13% |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Rick Stopfer |
| Before Party: | Republican |
| After Election: | Rick Stopfer |
| After Party: | Republican |
| Candidate2: | Olivia Novelo Abreu |
The 2020 Irving mayoral election was held on November 3, 2020. It was originally scheduled to be held on May 2, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] The incumbent mayor won the reelection into a second term.[3]
The 2023 Irving mayoral election was held on May 6, 2023. The incumbent mayor Rick Stopfer won the election automatically since he ran unopposed.[4]