Elections are currently held every three years to elect the mayor of Irving, Texas .
1997 Irving mayoral election Turnout 9.26% (G) 7.15% (R)
Candidate
Morris Parrish
Harry Joe
Randy Randle
Party
Nonpartisan
Nonpartisan
Nonpartisan
Popular vote
3,348 (G) 3,258 (R)
3,168 (G) 3,209 (R)
1,804
Percentage
40.24% (G) 50.38% (R)
38.08% (G) 49.62% (R)
21.68%
Mayor before election
Morris Parrish
Elected mayor
Morris Parrish
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.
General election results[ 1]
Candidate
Votes
%
Morris Parrish
3,348
40.24
Harry Joe
3,168
38.08
Randy Randle
1,804
21.68
Total votes
8,320
100
Run-off election results[ 2]
Candidate
Votes
%
Morris Parrish
3,258
50.38
Harry Joe
3,209
49.62
Total votes
6,467
100
1999 Irving mayoral election Turnout 6.22%
Candidate
Joe Putnam
Roland Jeter
Party
Nonpartisan
Nonpartisan
Popular vote
3,847
2,998
Percentage
52.98%
41.29%
Candidate
Clair Woertendyke
Michael Compotaro
Party
Nonpartisan
Nonpartisan
Popular vote
299
117
Percentage
4.12%
1.61%
Mayor before election
Morris Parrish
Elected mayor
Joe Putnam
The 1999 Irving mayoral election was held on May 1, 1999. It saw the election of Joe Putnam.
Election results[ 3]
Candidate
Votes
%
Joe Putnam
3,847
52.98
Roland Jeter
2,998
41.29
Clair Woertendyke
299
4.12
Michael Compotaro
117
1.61
Total votes
7,261
100
2002 Irving mayoral election Turnout 10.08%
Candidate
Joe Putnam
Melvin L. Pullen
Party
Nonpartisan
Nonpartisan
Popular vote
1,024
268
Percentage
77.91%
22.09%
Mayor before election
Joe Putnam
Elected mayor
Joe Putnam
The 2002 Irving mayoral election was held on May 4, 2002. The incumbent mayor Joe Putnam was reelected.
Election results[ 4]
Candidate
Votes
%
Joe Putnam
1,024
77.91
Melvin L. Pullen
268
22.09
Total votes
1,292
100
2005 Irving mayoral election Turnout 14.42% (General) 11.76% (Run-off)
Candidate
Herbert Gears
Marvin Randle
Party
Nonpartisan
Nonpartisan
Popular vote
2,035 (G) 4,925 (R)
2,726 (G) 3,999 (R)
Percentage
21.16% (G) 55.19% (R)
28.35% 44.81% (R)
Candidate
Terry Waldrum
Joe Putnam
Party
Nonpartisan
Nonpartisan
Popular vote
1,966
1,408
Percentage
20.45%
14.65%
Mayor before election
Joe Putnam
Elected mayor
Herbert Gears
Democratic
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.
General election results[ 5]
Candidate
Votes
%
Marvin Randle
2,726
28.35
Herbert Gears
2,035
21.16
Terry Waldrum
1,966
20.45
Joe Putnam
1,408
14.64
Owen DeWitt
1,089
11.32
Thomas D. Spink
304
3.16
Melvin L. Pullen
88
0.92
Total votes
9,616
100
Run-off election results[ 6]
Candidate
Votes
%
Herbert Gears
4,925
55.19
Marvin Randle
3,999
44.81
Total votes
8,924
100
2008 Irving mayoral election Turnout 5.41%
The 2008 Irving mayoral election was held on May 10, 2008. The incumbent mayor Herbert Gears was reelected.
Election results[ 7]
Candidate
Votes
%
Herbert Gears
5,320
54.07
Roland Jeter
3,737
37.98
Rigo Reza
782
7.95
Total votes
9,839
100
2011 Irving mayoral election Turnout 11.09% (General) 9.70% (Run-off)
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.
General election results[ 8]
Candidate
Votes
%
Beth Van Duyne
4,377
41.48
Herbert Gears
3,986
37.78
Joe Putnam
1,475
13.98
Tom Spink
713
6.76
Total votes
10,551
100
Run-off election results[ 9]
Candidate
Votes
%
Beth Van Duyne
6,865
57.04
Herbert Gears
5,170
42.96
Total votes
12,035
100
2014 Irving mayoral election Turnout 5.27%
The 2014 Irving mayoral election was held on May 10, 2014. The incumbent mayor Beth Van Duyne won reelection for a second term.
Election results[ 10]
Candidate
Votes
%
Beth Van Duyne
4,934
69.48
Herbert Gears
2,167
30.52
Total votes
7,101
100
2017 Irving mayoral election Turnout 7.87%
Candidate
Rick Stopfer
Kristi Weaver Pena
Party
Nonpartisan
Nonpartisan
Popular vote
6,795
1,984
Percentage
67.48%
19.70%
Candidate
Elvia Espino
J. C. Gonzalez
Party
Nonpartisan
Nonpartisan
Popular vote
904
386
Percentage
8.98%
3.83%
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.[ 11]
Election results[ 12]
Candidate
Votes
%
Rick Stopfer
6,795
67.48
Kristi Weaver Pena
1,984
19.70
Elvia Espino
904
8.98
J. C. Gonzalez
386
3.83
Total votes
10,069
100
2020 Irving mayoral election Turnout 66.13%
Candidate
Rick Stopfer
Olivia Novelo Abreu
Party
Nonpartisan
Nonpartisan
Popular vote
35,532
30,424
Percentage
54.87%
46.13%
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 .[ 13] The incumbent mayor won the reelection into a second term.[ 14]
Election results[ 15]
Candidate
Votes
%
Rick Stopfer
35,532
53.87
Olivia Novelo Abreu
30,424
46.13
Total votes
65,956
100
The 2023 Irving mayoral election was held on May 6, 2023. The incumbent mayor Rick Stopfer won the election automatically since he ran unopposed.[ 16]
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