Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson has spent almost $116,000 on his re-election campaign in the first 1½ months of 2023, including $94,000 spent on public relations and political consultant firms, according to his campaign finance report. Johnson has also raised over $33,000 during the same period, and has almost $1.2 million in cash on hand, with just one month to go before the election.

In the latest campaign finance reports, four City Council incumbents have raised over $50,000 in donations in the first quarter of the year. Most of the incumbents have reported raising more money than their challengers.

However, in at least one southern Dallas race, the challenger is ahead of the sitting council member in donations in the first quarter of the year.

Seven candidates did not file campaign finance reports by the Thursday deadline, including incumbent Cara Mendelsohn, who represents District 12 in Far North Dallas, as she is running unopposed.

The candidates who failed to file their reports are Denise Benavides, Terry Perkins, Sidney Robles Martinez, Tracy Dotie Hill, Marvin Crenshaw, and Davante Peters.

In fundraising during the first quarter of the year, Council member Omar Narvaez has raised the most cash, reporting almost $72,000 and an $11,000 loan.

Narvaez’s opponent Monica Alonzo raised $24,100, while Tony Carrillo reported no donations. Narvaez and Carrillo said they had no money banked for their campaign, while Alonzo reported almost $65,000 in the bank.

In North Oak Cliff’s District 1 race, incumbent Chad West reported almost $58,000 in contributions, while Albert Mata listed almost $30,000 in donations, and Mariana Griggs reported close to $4,000 in money raised.

In the District 14 race, incumbent Paul Ridley has raised over $45,000, more than his nearest challenger Amanda Schulz, with over $24,500. However, Schulz has spent more than Ridley and has more cash on hand.

In the race for District 4 in South Oak Cliff, challenger Jamie Smith reported raising over $10,000, more than double the almost $4,000 donation total reported by incumbent council member and mayor pro team Carolyn King Arnold.

Arnold has spent more on her campaign so far, with both candidates reporting no cash on hand. In the race for District 5, which covers most of Pleasant Grove, incumbent Jaime Resendez did not file a campaign finance report, while challenger Yolanda Faye Williams raised close to $8,000.