LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) – Early voting begins Monday for the May 2 election, with Mayor and City Council candidates on the ballot, along with school board candidates and bond proposals.
Early voting runs from Monday, Apr. 20 through Tuesday, Apr. 28, with Election Day on Saturday, May 2.
You can find early voting times and locations here at votelubbock.gov.
Here’s the list of candidates from the most recent Sample Ballot posted by votelubbock.gov.
You can find links to our individual candidate interviews at the links below.
City of Lubbock – Mayor
City of Lubbock – Council Member, District 1
City of Lubbock – Council Member, District 3
City of Lubbock – Council Member, District 5
City of Idalou – Council Member, At-Large
Ruben GonzalesMonte BlackburnDeagan WhiteDarrell FullerJoe Sisk
City of Abernathy – Council Member
Melinda TimmsEva L. CortezRobert PraterMatthew Speer
City of Shallowater – Alderman, Place 1 (At-Large)
Ashley CarrMcKenzie Braddock
City of Shallowater – Alderman, Place 5 (At-Large)
City of Slaton – Mayor
SCHOOL ELECTIONS
Abernathy ISD – Trustee (At-Large)
Chance M. RochaKelsey MaxwellKent WebbMatt MillerCristalyn Sageser PartenScott Bickel
New Deal ISD – Trustee (At-Large)
Brad ProctorAlex SaenzCasey BighamTimothy Seeley
Roosevelt ISD – Trustee, Place 1
Josue RenteriaTravis McCallister
Slaton ISD – Trustee, District 3
Irma L. JaramilloAlexander TarinLuis Garcia
Slaton ISD – Proposition A (For or Against)
“THIS IS A PROPERTY TAX INCREASE. The issuance of not to exceed $51,090,000 of Slaton Independent School District school building bonds for the purposes of designing, constructing, renovating, improving, upgrading, updating, acquiring, and equipping school facilities, the purchase of the necessary sites for school facilities, the purchase of new school buses, including projects related to safety and security, construction of a new elementary school and the levying of a tax sufficient to pay the principal and interest on the bonds and the cost of any credit agreements executed in the connection with the Bonds.”
Slaton ISD – Proposition B (For or Against)
“THIS IS A PROPERTY TAX INCREASE. The issuance of not to exceed $2,810,000 of Slaton Independent School District school building bonds for the purposes of designing, constructing, renovating, improving, upgrading, updating, acquiring, and equipping athletic facilities, including the football stadium, and the levying of a tax sufficient to pay the principal and interest on the bonds and the cost of any credit agreements executed in connection with the Bonds.”
Lubbock-Cooper ISD Trustee, Place 3
Lubbock-Cooper ISD Trustee, Place 4
Abel RodriguezTrey Strong
Lubbock-Cooper ISD Trustee, Place 6
Eric SansomJason L. CannadayShelbie Nacole
Lubbock-Cooper ISD Trustee, Place 7
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