Voters across Tarrant County head to the polls May 2 to consider city council and school trustee candidates as well as bond propositions.
Early voting is April 20-28. Several elections with uncontested races were canceled. Here’s a look at what’s on the ballot around the county.
Arlington City Council and street maintenance sales tax special election
Mayor: Jim Ross is seeking reelection and is opposed by Hunter Crow, Shaun Mallory and Steve Cavender.
District 3: Nikkie Hunter is seeking reelection and being challenged by Kelly R. Burke.
District 4: Tom Ware, Rojo Meixueiro and Lisa J. Ventura are seeking the open seat.
District 5: Rebecca Boxall is seeking reelection and is opposed by Brittney Garcia-Dumas.
District 8: Jason Shelton, Melody Fowler and Corey Harris are seeking the open seat.
Proposition: Voters are being asked whether to reauthorize a municipal sales and use tax for street maintenance.
Arlington ISD board of trustees and bond election
Place 6: Brooklyn Richardson is seeking reelection and opposed by Jan Tyler.
Place 7: Leanne Haynes is seeking reelection and opposed by Linton Davis.
Bond Proposition A: $438.75M for replacement of South Davis Elementary School and an additional elementary campus; modernization and renovations to campuses; facility for districtwide 18 PLUSS special education program; safety and security upgrades; 45 new buses; capital improvements; academic equipment and program improvements, including fine arts and special education; ADA compliance and life safety improvements; and cybersecurity modernization.
Bond Proposition B: $30.9M for replacement of instructional student technology devices; replacement of infrastructure technology devices; and replacement of staff technology devices.
Bond Proposition C: $31.6M to install synthetic turf at six high school baseball/softball fields; replace and upgrade athletic equipment; and add athletic storage facilities.
Derrick Nelson, Place 1; Amy Estes, Place 2; and Rouel Rothenberger, Place 5, are running unopposed for reelection.
Shelly Lemman, a business owner, and Bill Thurlow, a sales associate, are seeking the open Place 4 seat. Rob Gagliardi is seeking reelection to Place 6 and is unopposed.
Birdville ISD board of trustees and bond package
Place 1 incumbent Joe Tolbert, a lawyer, is running against challenger Stephanie Davenport, who lists human resources as her occupation.
Place 2 incumbent Kelvin Dilks is running against Ana Maria Aguilar DeYoung, who lists director as her occupation.
Bond Proposition A: District officials want $453.3M to rebuild, expand or renovate some schools; upgrade security measures; replace aging buses; build a new support center for transportation and maintenance; and more.
Bond Proposition B: Birdville school officials want voters to approve $22M for devices and technology upgrades.
Castleberry ISD board of trustees
Board chair Dewey Taliaferro, Place 1, is seeking reelection and unopposed. In Place 2, Tracy Gallman is seeking reelection and challenged by Sydney Claridge, who lists inventor as her occupation.
Carl Weber is seeking the open Place 5 seat, and Scott Gilbreath, Place 6, is seeking reelection, both unopposed.
Nedra Robinson, Place 1, and La Tonya Woodson-Mayfield, Place 2, are seeking reelection and unopposed. Three candidates are running for the unexpired term of Place 3: Michael Laszek, Jacqueline Upshaw and Daryl R. Davis II.
Euless City Council and City Charter
Tim Stinneford is running for mayor; Jeremy Tompkins, the Place 2 City Council seat, and Perry Bynum, the Place 4 council seat, all are unopposed. Zariyan Stark is seeking an unexpired term of the Place 1 seat and is unopposed.
The city also is holding a charter election, which asks voters to consider 20 propositions that would change Euless’ governing document on areas including elections, council and mayoral positions, nepotism rules and more.
Carlie Jones, Place 1, is seeking reelection. She is being challenged by Beckie Duncan Hayes, a retiree, and Quincy Wallace, a barber.
In Place 2, Anthony Cook is seeking reelection and is being challenged by Melvin Lee, a retirement home supervisor.
In Place 3, Timey Boardingham is seeking reelection and is being challenged by Albert Harris Jr., a retiree.
Fort Worth City Council and bond propositions
District 10 special election: Chris Jamieson, a businessman; and Alicia Ortiz, a former council district director, are seeking the open seat.
Bond Proposition A: Streets and mobility infrastructure improvements $511.5M.
Bond Proposition B: Park, recreation and open space acquisitions and improvements $185.14M.
Bond Proposition C: Public library improvements $14.6M
Bond Proposition D: affordable housing $10M.
Bond Proposition E: Police, fire and emergency communications facilities $63.9M.
Bond Proposition F: Animal care and shelter improvements $59.9M.
Grand Prairie City Council and bond package
District 1 council member Jorja Clemson is seeking reelection, unopposed.
District 3 has two challengers: Amber Timberlake and David Chappelle. Incumbent council member Mike Del Bosque was seeking reelection, but died in mid-March.
Place 7 at-large council member Bessye Adams is seeking reelection and is being challenged by Marketta Nimo.
Proposition A: City officials are asking for $209.5M to pay for nonresidential street improvements they said aim to make daily travel safer by reducing congestion, improving traffic flow and allowing for consistent emergency response. The streets selected for upgrades were identified through a citywide assessment that prioritized condition and use.
Proposition B: This measure asks to spend $78.5M on public safety needs that include replacing a radio tower; a traffic safety communication network; and a new public safety multipurpose resource center in the southern part of the city.
Proposition C: This proposition would provide $39M for park and recreational facilities, including a multipurpose center, pickleball complex, public artwork and a botanical garden.
Grand Prairie ISD board of trustees
Tarrance Jones, a retired federal law enforcement employee, is seeking the open District 2 seat, unopposed.
Gloria Carrillo is seeking reelection to Place 3 at large, and has drawn three challengers: Wendell Davidson, who lists himself as an investigator; Patty Harris, a business owner; and Robert E. Williams Jr., who lists himself as working in customer relations.
In the District 4 race, Phil Jimerson, a retired educator, and Mike Riley, an auditor, have filed to run for the open seat.
Christopher “Chris” Coy, Place 5, and Duff O’Dell, Place 6, are seeking reelection and unopposed.
Grapevine-Colleyville ISD board of trustees
Three trustees are seeking reelection, and all have drawn opponents.
In Place 5, trustee A.J. Pontillo is being challenged by Matthew White, a lawyer.
In Place 6, trustee Dianna Sager is being challenged by Lindsey Sheguit, a lawyer.
In Place 7, trustee Mary Humphrey is being challenged by Darrell Brown, a retired principal.
In Place 1, Douglas Horak is seeking reelection and being challenged by Howard Charles “Chuck” Fiedler, a retiree.
In Place 3, James Watkins, a construction director, is seeking reelection and being challenged by Jasmin Wise, a project manager. In Place 5, Tanya Morrow, a teacher and coach, is seeking reelection and being challenged by Joel Bullard, who works in construction.
The city of Hurst is holding a special election to consider eight charter amendments.
Three candidates have filed to seek the mayor’s seat being vacated by Armin Mizani, who is running for the Texas House District 98: council member Ross McMullin; Tag Green, a real estate broker; and Ed Prem, a retiree.
Place 5 council member Chris Whatley is seeking reelection and has two challengers: Ned Brown, a business owner; and Ashley Stone Hernandez, an entrepreneur and community leader.
Two candidates are seeking the Place 6 seat being vacated by McMullin: Charles Randklev, a scientist and former school trustee; and Zane Kupper, a media producer.
Keller is holding a special election to fill the vacant Place 4 seat. Candidates are Elda Rata, a lawyer; Russ Medeiros, self-employed; and Jarrett “Doc” Armstrong, a chiropractor.
Mayor: Brian Perry Johnson, a professor; and Thelma Lea Kobeck, a retired educator are seeking the open seat.
Place 2: James Connor III, an administrator; and Persons Griffith IV, a business owner, are seeking the open seat.
Place 4: Melissa Barrow, a researcher; and Ryon Rea, a CEO, are seeking the open seat.
Kennedale ISD board of trustees
Darryl Owens is seeking reelection to Place 6 and is unopposed. Maria Cruz-Perez is seeking the open Place 7 seat and is unopposed.
Council members Chris Ayers, Place 1; Carmen Neuwirth, Place 3; and Rona Gouyton, Place 5 are seeking reelection and are unopposed.
Mansfield ISD board of trustees
Place 6: Benita Reed is seeking reelection and unopposed.
Place 7: Courtney Lackey Wilson is seeking reelection and opposed by Michele Gooch.
North Richland Hills City Council
Mayor Jack McCarty is seeking reelection and challenged by a candidate named Literally Anybody Else, who changed his name and ran for president in 2024. Else reported working as an animal technician on his application for mayor.
In Place 2, Brianne Goetz is seeking reelection and challenged by Sean Samuel Leonard, a finance compliance manager.
In Place 4, Matt Blake is seeking reelection and challenged by John Schleeter, an IT consultant.
In Place 6, Russ Mitchell is seeking reelection and challenged by William Darden, an app developer, and Laura Jenkins, a small-business owner.
Pantego Town Council and sales and use tax proposition
Victoria Roemmich is seeking reelection to Place 1 and is unopposed. Tyler Loe is seeking reelection to Place 2 and is being challenged by Bradley Niles. Mike Duncan is seeking reelection to Place 3 and is unopposed.
Proposition: Reauthorize a local sales and use tax at the rate of .25% for maintenance and repair of municipal streets.
Mayor Tamra Olague is seeking reelection and challenged by Adam Gashi.
Place 2 council member Sara Gashi is seeking reelection and challenged by David Sloane, a write-in candidate.
Place 1 council member David Dryden is seeking reelection, unopposed.
Richland Hills City Council and proposition
In Place 3, Allison Barger, who listed herself as in procurement, and Doug Knowlton, a retiree, are seeking the open seat.
In Place 5, G.W. Estep is seeking reelection and is challenged by Athena Campbell, a retiree.
In a special election, also on May 2, voters will be presented this proposition: “The reauthorization of the local sales and use tax in the City of Richland Hills, Texas at the rate of three eighths of one percent (3/8 of 1%) to continue providing revenue for maintenance and repair of municipal streets. The tax expires on the fourth (4th) anniversary of the date of this election unless the imposition of the tax is reauthorized.”
Brack St. Clair is seeking reelection to Place 4 and is being challenged by Brian Thompson, a retiree.
Mary Copeland is seeking reelection to Place 6 and challenged by Benjamin Guttery, who lists his occupation as self-employed.
Mayor Jim Barnett Jr., Place 1 council member Donna Bell and Place 2 council member Jerry Sewall are seeking reelection, unopposed.
Gary Fawks, a theme parks executive, is seeking the open Place 1 seat, and Eric Wang, a consultant, is seeking the open Place 6 seat, and both are unopposed.
Mayor Kim D. Greaves and council members Michael Yackira, Place 2, and Tammy Reeves, Place 4, are seeking reelection.
Greaves is challenged by David Quint, who lists his occupation as corporate finance.
Yackira is challenged by Dahlia Hassani, an emergency medicine physician. Reeves is unopposed.
Mayor Kelly R. Thompson and council members Philip Williamson, Marcus Snyder, Eliot Goldman, John Thompson III and Stephen L. Tatum Sr. are seeking reelection, unopposed.
Westworth Village City Council
Michael Dingman, Place 2, is seeking reelection and being challenged by Darla Thornton, a securities broker.
Council member Robert Fitzgerald, Place 4, is seeking reelection and challenged by Michael Bachand, a retiree.
Justin Harrick, in sales operation and management, and Brad Turner, a business analyst, are seeking the open Place 3 seat.
White Settlement ISD board of trustees
Krystal Arnold and John Bradley, the incumbents for Place 6 and 7 trustees, respectively, are running against each other for Place 6.
Michael Gutierrez, who works in water treatment, and Briley Hicks, a sales manager, are running for the open Place 7 seat.
Scott Nishimura is senior editor for local governmental accountability and a Fort Worth City Hall reporter at the Fort Worth Report. Reach him at scott.nishimura@fortworthreport.org. At the Fort Worth Report, news decisions are made independently of our board members and financial supporters. Read more about our editorial independence policy here.
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