Mayors Go 2-1 in June 11 Runoffs

Mission: Norie Gonzalez Garza defeated Mayor Armando O’Caña, 56%-44%, in the mayoral runoff, becoming the first woman elected to lead the city. Council member Jessica Ortega was re-elected with 53% of the vote over Moy Ignesias. Palmview: Mayor Rick Villarreal won a...

Brief Election News for November 17

HD135: Republican challenger Justin Ray conceded his 300-vote loss to Rep. Jon Rosenthal (D-Houston). “While we didn’t get the results as we all hoped for, I can’t help but feel incredibly grateful for the overwhelming amount of support that our campaign received,”...

Waco Presses for May 2 Election and Other News for March 25

Waco, Midway ISD and Waco ISD have told the McLennan Co. elections office they plan to go forward with holding their general elections on May 2. Elections Administrator Kathy Van Wolfe advised the jurisdictions to delay the election to November and that her office may...

Key Local Runoff Election Results

Abilene: Challenger Jack Rentz defeated incumbent council member Bruce Kreitler, 55%-45%. Rentz received nearly 1K more votes today than in the May election, while Kreitler received about 400 more votes. The third-place finisher in the May election endorsed Rentz....

Local Election News for April 9

Amarillo: The Amarillo Police Officer’s Assoc. endorsed Ginger Nelson (Mayor open) and challenger Elaine Hays (P1), Freda Powell (P2 open) and Eddy Sauer (P3 open) for city council. For Place 1, the group previously endorsed Elisha Demerson, the current incumbent, in...

Local Runoff Elections Claim Two Incumbents

A pair of Galveston city council members were defeated as several local jurisdictions held runoff elections today to settle races left unresolved after the May 7 uniform election. Notable runoff election results from tonight include: Dallas ISD Trustee D2 – Dustin...

Local Runoff Elections on Horizon

Local runoff elections are typically held in June for municipal, school district, higher education district or other special district races not decided during the May 7 uniform election. Jurisdictions have flexibility for scheduling these elections. Today, Lubbock ISD...