Mayoral elections in Lubbock explained

Elections are held in Lubbock, Texas to elect the city's mayor. Currently, such elections are regularly scheduled to elect mayors to two-year terms.

2006

Election Name:2006 Lubbock mayoral election
Flag Image:Flag of Lubbock, Texas.png
Type:Presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2004 Lubbock mayoral election
Previous Year:2004
Next Election:2008 Lubbock mayoral election
Next Year:2008
Election Date:May 13, 2006
Candidate1:David Miller
Party1:Nonpartisan politician
Popular Vote1:10,819
Percentage1:52.65%
Candidate2:Tom Martin
Party2:Nonpartisan politician
Popular Vote2:8,717
Percentage2:42.42%
Mayor
Before Election:Marc McDougal
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:David Miller
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

The 2006 Lubbock mayoral election was held on May 13, 2006, to elect the mayor of Lubbock, Texas. It saw the election of David Miller as the 32nd mayor of Lubbock.[1]

2008

Election Name:2008 Lubbock mayoral election
Flag Image:Flag of Lubbock, Texas.png
Type:Presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2006 Lubbock mayoral election
Previous Year:2006
Next Election:2010 Lubbock mayoral election
Next Year:2010
Election Date:May 10, 2008
Candidate1:Tom Martin
Party1:Nonpartisan politician
Popular Vote1:13,405
Percentage1:58.02%
Candidate2:David Miller (incumbent)
Party2:Nonpartisan politician
Popular Vote2:8,472
Percentage2:36.67%
Mayor
Before Election:David Miller
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Tom Martin
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

The 2008 Lubbock mayoral election was held on May 10, 2008, to elect the mayor of Lubbock, Texas. It saw the election of Tom Martin as the 33rd mayor of Lubbock defeating the one term incumbent mayor David Miller.[2]

2010

Election Name:2010 Lubbock mayoral election
Flag Image:Flag of Lubbock, Texas.png
Type:Presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2008 Lubbock mayoral election
Previous Year:2008
Next Election:2012 Lubbock mayoral election
Next Year:2012
Election Date:May 8, 2010
Candidate1:Tom Martin
Party1:Nonpartisan politician
Popular Vote1:7,696
Percentage1:67.02%
Candidate2:Cody R. Smart
Party2:Nonpartisan politician
Popular Vote2:2,447
Percentage2:21.31%
Mayor
Before Election:Tom Martin
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Tom Martin
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

The 2010 Lubbock mayoral election was held on May 8, 2010, to elect the mayor of Lubbock, Texas. It saw the reelection of Tom Martin.[3]

2012

Election Name:2012 Lubbock mayoral election
Flag Image:Flag of Lubbock, Texas.png
Type:Presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2010 Lubbock mayoral election
Previous Year:2010
Next Election:2014 Lubbock mayoral election
Next Year:2014
Election Date:May 12, 2012
Candidate1:Glen Robertson
Party1:Nonpartisan politician
Popular Vote1:12,457
Percentage1:65.36%
Candidate2:Tom Martin
Party2:Nonpartisan politician
Popular Vote2:6,603
Percentage2:34.64%
Mayor
Before Election:Tom Martin
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Glen Robertson
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

The 2012 Lubbock mayoral election was held on May 12, 2012, to elect the mayor of Lubbock, Texas. It saw the election of Glen Robertson, who unseated incumbent mayor Tom Martin.[4]

2014

Election Name:2014 Lubbock mayoral election
Flag Image:Flag of Lubbock, Texas.png
Type:Presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2012 Lubbock mayoral election
Previous Year:2012
Next Election:2018 Lubbock mayoral election
Next Year:2018
Election Date:May 10, 2014
Candidate1:Glen Robertson
Party1:Nonpartisan politician
Mayor
Before Election:Glen Robertson
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Glen Robertson
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

The 2014 Lubbock mayoral election was held on May 10, 2014, to elect the mayor of Lubbock, Texas. Incumbent mayor Glen Robertson was reelected, running unopposed.[5]

2016

Election Name:2016 Lubbock mayoral election
Flag Image:Flag of Lubbock, Texas.png
Type:Presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2014 Lubbock mayoral election
Previous Year:2014
Next Election:2018 Lubbock mayoral election
Next Year:2018
Election Date:May 7, 2016
Candidate1:Dan Pope
Party1:Nonpartisan politician
Popular Vote1:11,134
Percentage1:52.64%
Candidate2:Todd Klein
Party2:Nonpartisan politician
Popular Vote2:6,672
Percentage2:31.54%
Candidate3:Victor Hernandez
Party3:Nonpartisan politician
Popular Vote3:1,825
Percentage3:8.63%
Candidate4:Ysidro Sid Gutierrez
Party4:Nonpartisan politician
Popular Vote4:1,522
Percentage4:7.20%
Mayor
Before Election:Glen Robertson
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Dan Pope
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

The 2016 Lubbock mayoral election was held on May 7, 2016, to elect the mayor of Lubbock, Texas. It saw the election of Dan Pope as Lubbock's 35th mayor.[6]

2018

Election Name:2018 Lubbock mayoral election
Flag Image:Flag of Lubbock, Texas.png
Type:Presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2016 Lubbock mayoral election
Previous Year:2016
Next Election:2020 Lubbock mayoral election
Next Year:2020
Election Date:May 5, 2018
Candidate1:Dan Pope
Party1:Nonpartisan politician
Popular Vote1:11,394
Percentage1:78.02%
Candidate2:Jonathan Cothran
Party2:Nonpartisan politician
Popular Vote2:2,686
Percentage2:18.39%
Mayor
Before Election:Dan Pope
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Dan Pope
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

The 2018 Lubbock mayoral election was held on May 5, 2018, to elect the mayor of Lubbock, Texas. It saw the re-election of Dan Pope.[7]

2020

Election Name:2020 Lubbock mayoral election
Flag Image:Flag of Lubbock, Texas.png
Type:Presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2018 Lubbock mayoral election
Previous Year:2018
Next Election:2022 Lubbock mayoral election
Next Year:2022
Election Date:November 3, 2020
Image1:Dan Pope.jpg
Candidate1:Dan Pope
Party1:Nonpartisan politician
Popular Vote1:48,818
Percentage1:55.71%
Candidate2:Stephen Sanders
Party2:Nonpartisan politician
Popular Vote2:38,818
Percentage2:44.29%
Map Size:230px
Mayor
Before Election:Dan Pope
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Dan Pope
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

The 2020 Lubbock mayoral election took place on November 3, 2020. The election saw Dan Pope reelected to serve a third consecutive term as mayor.[8]

The election was originally scheduled to take place on May 2, 2020, however was postponed to November 3 after a proclamation from Texas governor Greg Abbott to allow political subdivisions to delay voting.[9] The delay was due to concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10]

2022

Election Name:2022 Lubbock mayoral election
Flag Image:Flag of Lubbock, Texas.png
Type:Presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2020 Lubbock mayoral election
Previous Year:2020
Next Election:2024 Lubbock mayoral election
Next Year:2024
Election Date:May 7, 2022
Candidate1:Tray Payne
Party1:Nonpartisan politician
Popular Vote1:12,961
Percentage1:67.7
Candidate2:Adam Hernandez
Party2:Nonpartisan politician
Popular Vote2:3,565
Percentage2:18.6
Candidate3:Stephen Sanders
Party3:Nonpartisan politician
Popular Vote3:1,682
Percentage3:8.8
Candidate4:Gulrez Khan
Party4:Nonpartisan politician
Popular Vote4:603
Percentage4:3.1
Candidate5:Epifanio Garza
Party5:Nonpartisan politician
Popular Vote5:341
Percentage5:1.8
Mayor
Before Election:Dan Pope
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Tray Payne
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

The 2022 Lubbock mayoral election took place on May 7, 2022. The incumbent Mayor, Dan Pope, did not stand for reelection. Tray Payne was voted to serve as Lubbock's 36th mayor.[11]

2024

Election Name:2024 Lubbock mayoral election
Flag Image:Flag of Lubbock, Texas.png
Type:Presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2020 Lubbock mayoral election
Previous Year:2020
Next Election:2024 Lubbock mayoral election
Next Year:2024
Election Date:May 4, 2024 (first round)
June 15, 2024 (runoff)
1Blank:First round
2Blank:Runoff
Candidate1:Mark McBrayer
Color1:c0c0c0
1Data1:11,537
37.4
2Data1:11,864
72.2
Candidate2:Steve Massengale
Color2:c0c0c0
1Data2:8,720
28.2
2Data2:4,577
23.8
Candidate3:Adam Hernandez
Color3:c0c0c0
1Data3:6,307
20.4
2Data3:Eliminated
Candidate4:Stephen Sanders
Color4:c0c0c0
1Data4:2,193
7.1
2Data4:Eliminated
Candidate5:Epifanio Garza
Color5:c0c0c0
1Data5:1,809
5.9
2Data5:Eliminated
Mayor
Before Election:Tray Payne
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Mark McBrayer
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

The 2024 Lubbock mayoral election took place on May 4, 2024, with a runoff on June 15. The incumbent Mayor, Trey Payne, did not stand for reelection.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lubbock County — General/Special Elections — May 13, 2006 . Lubbock County Elections Office . 2 November 2020.
  2. Web site: Lubbock County - City/School/Water District Elections - May 10, 2008 . Lubbock County Elections Office . 2 November 2020.
  3. Web site: Lubbock County — General and Special Elections — May 08, 2010 . Lubbock County Elections Office . 2 November 2020.
  4. Web site: CITY OF LBK CUMULATIVE — Official Lubbock County — General and Special Elections — May 12, 2012 . City of Lubbock . 6 October 2019.
  5. Web site: Municipal elections in Lubbock, Texas (2014) . Ballotpedia . 1 August 2021 . en.
  6. Web site: CITIES AND SCHOOLS GENERAL AND SPECIAL ELECTIONS MAY 7, 2016 OFFICIAL RESULTS. City of Lubbock . 6 October 2019 .
  7. Web site: CITIES AND SCHOOLS GENERAL AND SPECIAL ELECTIONS MAY 5, 2018 OFFICIAL RESULTS. City of Lubbock . 2 November 2020 .
  8. Web site: ELECTION RESULTS: Final results for city, county, most state races . KCBD News . November 4, 2020 . 4 November 2020.
  9. Web site: City of Lubbock - 2020 Election Information . City of Lubbock.
  10. Web site: Mayoral election in Lubbock, Texas (2020) . Ballotpedia . 1 August 2021 . en.
  11. Web site: Lubbock voters pick Tray Payne as next mayor . Fox34.com . May 8, 2022 . 9 February 2023.