Tight Richardson mayor’s race highlights city council races in Dallas County

Janet DePuy and Bob Dubey were locked in a tight race for the Richardson mayoral seat, according to unofficial results Saturday night. In 2019, DePuy was elected to the Richardson city council, where she represented Place 3 and served as mayor pro tem. Dubey was elected to Place 1 on the Richardson city council in 2017. The winner will replace outgoing mayor Paul Voelker, who was appointed to serve as mayor in 2015. Voelker was officially elected mayor in 2017 before winning re-election in 2019 and 2021. He had served...