City elections in Lubbock, Texas (2022)
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| 2022 Lubbock elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: February 18, 2022 |
| General election: May 7, 2022 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Mayor and city council |
| Total seats up: 3 (click here for mayoral elections) |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2022 |
The city of Lubbock, Texas, held general elections for mayor and city council on May 7, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was February 18, 2022.
Click here to learn more about the city's mayoral election.
Elections
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Candidates and results
City council
District 1
General election
General election for Lubbock City Council District 1
Christy Martinez-Garcia defeated Pat Kelly in the general election for Lubbock City Council District 1 on May 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Christy Martinez-Garcia (Nonpartisan) | 65.7 | 962 |
 | Pat Kelly (Nonpartisan) | 34.3 | 502 | |
| Total votes: 1,464 | |||
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District 3
General election
General election for Lubbock City Council District 3
Mark McBrayer won election in the general election for Lubbock City Council District 3 on May 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mark McBrayer (Nonpartisan) | 100.0 | 2,034 |
| Total votes: 2,034 | |||
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District 5
General election
General election for Lubbock City Council District 5
Jennifer Wilson defeated Keri Thomas, Chase Head, incumbent Randy Christian, and William Felton in the general election for Lubbock City Council District 5 on May 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jennifer Wilson (Nonpartisan) | 53.3 | 2,529 |
| Keri Thomas (Nonpartisan) | 17.5 | 831 | |
| Chase Head (Nonpartisan) | 14.1 | 670 | |
 | Randy Christian (Nonpartisan) | 13.3 | 633 | |
| William Felton (Nonpartisan) | 1.7 | 81 | |
| Total votes: 4,744 | |||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Texas elections, 2022
March 1, 2022
- Texas' 19th Congressional District election, 2022
- Texas Agriculture Commissioner election, 2022
- Texas Attorney General election, 2022
- Texas Comptroller election, 2022
- Texas gubernatorial election, 2022
- Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
- Texas Public Lands Commissioner election, 2022
- Texas Railroad Commissioner election, 2022
- Texas State Senate elections, 2022
- Texas House of Representatives elections, 2022
- Texas Supreme Court elections, 2022
- Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
- Municipal elections in Lubbock County, Texas (2022)
May 7, 2022
- Texas Proposition 1, Property Tax Limit Reduction for Elderly and Disabled Residents Amendment (May 2022)
- Texas Proposition 2, Increased Homestead Exemption for School District Property Taxes Amendment (May 2022)
- Frenship Independent School District, Texas, elections (2022)
- Idalou Independent School District, Texas, elections (2022)
- Lubbock-Cooper Independent School District, Texas, elections (2022)
- Lubbock Independent School District, Texas, elections (2022)
- New Deal Independent School District, Texas, elections (2022)
- Roosevelt Independent School District, Texas, elections (2022)
- Mayoral election in Lubbock, Texas (2022)
May 24, 2022
- Texas Attorney General election, 2022
- Texas Comptroller election, 2022
- Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
- Texas Public Lands Commissioner election, 2022
- Texas Railroad Commissioner election, 2022
- Texas House of Representatives elections, 2022
- Municipal elections in Lubbock County, Texas (2022)
November 8, 2022
- Texas' 19th Congressional District election, 2022
- Texas Agriculture Commissioner election, 2022
- Texas Attorney General election, 2022
- Texas Comptroller election, 2022
- Texas gubernatorial election, 2022
- Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
- Texas Public Lands Commissioner election, 2022
- Texas Railroad Commissioner election, 2022
- Texas State Senate elections, 2022
- Texas House of Representatives elections, 2022
- Texas Supreme Court elections, 2022
- Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
- Municipal elections in Lubbock County, Texas (2022)
- Lubbock, Texas, Proposition A, Bond Measure (November 2022)
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About the city
- See also: Lubbock, Texas
Lubbock is a city in Lubbock County, Texas. As of 2020, its population was 257,141.
City government
- See also: Council-manager government
The city of Lubbock uses a council-manager system. In this form of municipal government, an elected city council—which includes the mayor and serves as the city's primary legislative body—appoints a chief executive called a city manager to oversee day-to-day municipal operations and implement the council's policy and legislative initiatives.[1]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Lubbock, Texas | ||
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| Lubbock | Texas | |
| Population | 257,141 | 29,145,505 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 134 | 261,267 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 76.3% | 69.2% |
| Black/African American | 8% | 12.1% |
| Asian | 2.6% | 4.9% |
| Native American | 0.9% | 0.5% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Two or more | 6.3% | 7% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 36.2% | 39.4% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 87.4% | 84.4% |
| College graduation rate | 33.7% | 30.7% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $51,623 | $63,826 |
| Persons below poverty level | 19.9% | 14.2% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
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