{"id":258038,"date":"2026-04-20T16:00:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T16:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/258038\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T16:00:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T16:00:41","slug":"early-voting-runs-from-apr-20-28-for-may-2-cities-and-schools-general-and-special-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/258038\/","title":{"rendered":"Early voting runs from Apr. 20-28 for May 2 Cities and Schools General and Special Election"},"content":{"rendered":"

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) – Early voting begins Monday for the May 2 election<\/a>, with Mayor and City Council candidates on the ballot, along with school board candidates and bond proposals.<\/p>\n

Early voting runs from Monday, Apr. 20 through Tuesday, Apr. 28, with Election Day on Saturday, May 2.<\/p>\n

You can find early voting times and locations here at votelubbock.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the list of candidates from the most recent Sample Ballot posted by votelubbock.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n

You can find links to our individual candidate interviews at the links below.<\/p>\n

City of Lubbock – Mayor<\/p>\n

City of Lubbock – Council Member, District 1<\/p>\n

Pat Kelly<\/a>Christy Martinez<\/a><\/p>\n

City of Lubbock – Council Member, District 3<\/p>\n

City of Lubbock – Council Member, District 5<\/p>\n

City of Idalou – Council Member, At-Large<\/p>\n

Ruben GonzalesMonte BlackburnDeagan WhiteDarrell FullerJoe Sisk<\/p>\n

City of Abernathy – Council Member<\/p>\n

Melinda TimmsEva L. CortezRobert PraterMatthew Speer<\/p>\n

City of Shallowater – Alderman, Place 1 (At-Large)<\/p>\n

Ashley CarrMcKenzie Braddock<\/p>\n

City of Shallowater – Alderman, Place 5 (At-Large)<\/p>\n

City of Slaton – Mayor<\/p>\n

SCHOOL ELECTIONS<\/p>\n

Abernathy ISD – Trustee (At-Large)<\/p>\n

Chance M. RochaKelsey MaxwellKent WebbMatt MillerCristalyn Sageser PartenScott Bickel<\/p>\n

New Deal ISD – Trustee (At-Large)<\/p>\n

Brad ProctorAlex SaenzCasey BighamTimothy Seeley<\/p>\n

Roosevelt ISD – Trustee, Place 1<\/p>\n

Josue RenteriaTravis McCallister<\/p>\n

Slaton ISD – Trustee, District 3<\/p>\n

Irma L. JaramilloAlexander TarinLuis Garcia<\/p>\n

Slaton ISD – Proposition A (For or Against)<\/p>\n

\u201cTHIS 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.\u201d<\/p>\n

Slaton ISD – Proposition B (For or Against)<\/p>\n

\u201cTHIS 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.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lubbock-Cooper ISD Trustee, Place 3<\/p>\n

Lubbock-Cooper ISD Trustee, Place 4<\/p>\n

Abel RodriguezTrey Strong<\/p>\n

Lubbock-Cooper ISD Trustee, Place 6<\/p>\n

Eric SansomJason L. CannadayShelbie Nacole<\/p>\n

Lubbock-Cooper ISD Trustee, Place 7<\/p>\n

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