Elections
2024 Municipal Election
A City of Grand Prairie election will be held on May 4, 2024, for terms ending in May 2024. All offices are for a three-year term. Early voting will be April 22 through April 30, 2024.
Below are the final election results for each candidate:
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Election Results
View the latest election results for Dallas, Tarrant, and Ellis counties:
Candidates by District
District |
Candidate Name |
District 5 |
Carl (CJ) Ramirez |
District 5 |
Eric J. Smith |
District 5 |
Tony Shotwell |
District |
Candidate Name |
District 6 |
Kurt G. Johnson |
District 6 |
Gerome Randle |
District 6 |
Michelle Madden |
District |
Candidate Name |
At Large, Place 8 |
Steve “Junior” Ezeonu |
At Large, Place 8 |
Jordan A. Carter |
At Large, Place 8 |
Angela Luckey |
Voter Registration
Voters must register at least 30 days prior to an election to be eligible to vote in any election.
The last day to register to vote is Thursday, April 4, 2024, to be eligible to vote in the Saturday, May 4, 2024, Election.
If you have moved, changed apartments, or your name, your voter information must be updated.
Texas Secretary of State video explaining how to register to vote
2025 Election Information
District |
Current Elected Official |
Term Ends |
Mayor (At Large) |
Ron Jensen |
*05/2025 |
Deputy Mayor Pro Tem, District 1 |
Jorja Clemson |
05/2026 |
District 2 |
Jacquin Headen |
*05/2025 |
District 3 |
Mike Del Bosque |
05/2026 |
Mayor Pro Tem, District 4 |
John Lopez |
*05/2025 |
District 5 |
Cole Humphreys |
05/2024 |
District 6 |
Kurt Johnson |
05/2024 |
Place 7 (At Large) |
Bessye Adams |
05/2026 |
Place 8 (At Large) |
Junior Ezeonu |
05/2024 |
* An election will be held on May 3, 2025, for terms ending in May 2025.
All offices are for a
three-year term.
City Council meetings are generally held on the first and third Tuesday of each month except for the months of July, October and December, which have one meeting each. Minutes of past City Council meetings can be found here:
gptx.org/Government/Mayor-and-City-Council/City-Council-Meetings
Application Process for Place on the Ballot
Filing Period
An application for a place on the ballot(PDF, 1MB) can be obtained from the Office of the City Secretary and submitted to that office beginning January 15, 2025, through February 14, 2025, by 5:00p.m. All candidates for Mayor shall pay a filing fee of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) and all candidates for city council shall pay a filing fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) at the time of filing such application.
As an alternate procedure to paying the filing fee, the candidate may file a petition. The minimum number of signatures that must appear on the petition is the greater of twenty-five (25); or one-half of one (1) percent of the total vote received in the territory from which the office is elected by all candidates for mayor in the most recent mayoral general election (total votes=6046; 6046*.005=30 signatures required). Each petition must comply in form, content, and procedure as prescribed by the Texas Election Code.
Qualifications to Run for City Council
- Must be a citizen of the United States.
- Must be 18 years of age or older at the commencement of the term to be filled by the election;
- Must be a resident of Texas for 12 months and the City of Grand Prairie six months immediately preceding the filing deadline.
- In addition, candidates for Districts 2 and 4 must be residents of the respective district and must have been a resident of the district for at least six months prior to the date of filing.
- Must not be under an adjudication of mental incompetence;
- Must not have been convicted of a felony for which he/she has not been pardoned or had civil rights restored by other official action;
- Must be a qualified, registered voter in the City of Grand Prairie.
Find My County
You may vote at any location offered in the county in which you live during early voting and on election day. Areas of the City of Grand Prairie are located within Dallas County, Tarrant County, and Ellis County. You can enter your address to see view your county on the interactive map below.