{"id":274411,"date":"2026-05-01T11:49:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T11:49:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/274411\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T11:49:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T11:49:17","slug":"north-texas-voters-head-to-the-polls-saturday-here-are-some-mid-cities-elections-taking-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/274411\/","title":{"rendered":"North Texas voters head to the polls Saturday. Here are some Mid-Cities elections taking place"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Voters across the Mid-Cities will determine leadership and policy directions during this year&#8217;s municipal elections.<\/p>\n<p>Voting hours are Saturday, May 2 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. The in-person early voting window closed Tuesday, April 28.<\/p>\n<p>Voting locations are available for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/apps\/dashboards\/cf91d8410a2e4f6b9ecdd84e10c9c5d4\" class=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Dallas County voters here<\/a>, and for <a href=\"https:\/\/gisit.tarrantcounty.com\/tcvotingwaittime\/\" class=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Tarrant County voters here<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Results for each of these races are expected to roll in after polls close. County elections websites are linked for easy access.<\/p>\n<p>Voters will choose mayors in Irving, North Richland Hills and Keller. Here\u2019s who\u2019s running in each of those cities:<\/p>\n<p>IRVING (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallascountyvotes.org\/election-results\/\" class=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">see results here<\/a>, via Dallas County Elections)<\/p>\n<p>Zhanae JacksonOlivia E. Novelo AbreuAl Zapanta<\/p>\n<p>NORTH RICHLAND HILLS (<a href=\"https:\/\/results.enr.clarityelections.com\/TX\/Tarrant\/126069\/web.345435\/#\/summary?linklocation=Graphical%20Election%20Night%20Reporting&amp;linkname=May%202,%202026%20-%20Joint%20Election%20Results%3C%2F&amp;category=C_2&amp;subcategory=C_2_17\" class=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">see results here<\/a>, via Tarrant County Elections)<\/p>\n<p>Jack McCarty (incumbent)Literally Anybody Else<\/p>\n<p>KELLER (<a href=\"https:\/\/results.enr.clarityelections.com\/TX\/Tarrant\/126069\/web.345435\/#\/summary?linklocation=Graphical%20Election%20Night%20Reporting&amp;linkname=May%202,%202026%20-%20Joint%20Election%20Results%3C%2F&amp;category=C_2&amp;subcategory=C_2_15\" class=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">see results here<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Ross McMullinTag GreenEd Prem<\/p>\n<p>City council races are taking place in these cities, with candidates listed:<\/p>\n<p>IRVING (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallascountyvotes.org\/election-results\/\" class=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">see results here<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Place 3<\/p>\n<p>Tammam AlwanAbdul Khabeer (incumbent)Kejal Patel<\/p>\n<p>Place 5 (unopposed)<\/p>\n<p>Mark Cronenwett (incumbent)<\/p>\n<p>Place 6<\/p>\n<p>Fahad AhmedDana CollinsSushil C. Patel<\/p>\n<p>GRAND PRAIRIE (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallascountyvotes.org\/election-results\/\" class=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">see results here<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Place 1 (unopposed)<\/p>\n<p>Jorja Clemson (incumbent)<\/p>\n<p>Place 3 (Note: Mike Del Bosque, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.keranews.org\/news\/2026-03-16\/grand-prairie-city-council-member-mike-del-bosque-dies-at-53-colleagues-praise-legacy\" class=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">died in March<\/a>, still appears on the ballot.)<\/p>\n<p>Amber TimberlakeDavid ChappelleMike Del Bosque<\/p>\n<p>Place 7<\/p>\n<p>Bessye Adams (incumbent)Marketta Nimo<\/p>\n<p>LEWISVILLE (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallascountyvotes.org\/election-results\/\" class=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">see results here<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Place 1<\/p>\n<p>Erum AliBrent KuykendallZammang Mualcin<\/p>\n<p>Place 3<\/p>\n<p>Adrian DokoRonni Cade (incumbent)Tiffany Karim<\/p>\n<p>FLOWER MOUND (<a href=\"https:\/\/results.enr.clarityelections.com\/TX\/Tarrant\/126069\/web.345435\/#\/summary?linklocation=Graphical%20Election%20Night%20Reporting&amp;linkname=May%202,%202026%20-%20Joint%20Election%20Results%3C%2F&amp;category=C_2&amp;subcategory=C_2_8\" class=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">see results here<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Place 2 (unopposed)<\/p>\n<p>Place 5<\/p>\n<p>Susan CoxEthan MitchellClare Harris<\/p>\n<p>NORTH RICHLAND HILLS (<a href=\"https:\/\/results.enr.clarityelections.com\/TX\/Tarrant\/126069\/web.345435\/#\/summary?linklocation=Graphical%20Election%20Night%20Reporting&amp;linkname=May%202,%202026%20-%20Joint%20Election%20Results%3C%2F&amp;category=C_2&amp;subcategory=C_2_17\" class=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">see results here<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Place 2<\/p>\n<p>Brianne Goetz (incumbent)Sean Samuel Leonard<\/p>\n<p>Place 4<\/p>\n<p>John SchleeterMatt Blake (incumbent)<\/p>\n<p>Place 6<\/p>\n<p>Laura JenkinsRuss Mitchell (incumbent)William Darden<\/p>\n<p>BEDFORD (<a href=\"https:\/\/results.enr.clarityelections.com\/TX\/Tarrant\/126069\/web.345435\/#\/summary?linklocation=Graphical%20Election%20Night%20Reporting&amp;linkname=May%202,%202026%20-%20Joint%20Election%20Results%3C%2F&amp;category=C_2&amp;subcategory=C_2_3\" class=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">see results here<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Place 4<\/p>\n<p>Bill ThurlowShelly Lemman<\/p>\n<p>Place 6 (unopposed)<\/p>\n<p>Rob Gagliardi (incumbent)<\/p>\n<p>KELLER (<a href=\"https:\/\/results.enr.clarityelections.com\/TX\/Tarrant\/126069\/web.345435\/#\/summary?linklocation=Graphical%20Election%20Night%20Reporting&amp;linkname=May%202,%202026%20-%20Joint%20Election%20Results%3C%2F&amp;category=C_2&amp;subcategory=C_2_15\" class=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">see results here<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Place 4<\/p>\n<p>Elda RataRuss MedeirosJarrett &#8220;Doc&#8221; Armstrong<\/p>\n<p>Place 5<\/p>\n<p>Ned BrownAshley Stone HernandezChris Whatley (incumbent)<\/p>\n<p>Place 6<\/p>\n<p>Zane KupperCharles Randklev<\/p>\n<p>RICHLAND HILLS (<a href=\"https:\/\/results.enr.clarityelections.com\/TX\/Tarrant\/126069\/web.345435\/#\/summary?linklocation=Graphical%20Election%20Night%20Reporting&amp;linkname=May%202,%202026%20-%20Joint%20Election%20Results%3C%2F&amp;category=C_2&amp;subcategory=C_2_20\" class=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">see results here<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Place 3<\/p>\n<p>Allison BargerDoug Knowlton<\/p>\n<p>Place 5<\/p>\n<p>G.W. Estep (incumbent)Athena Campbell<\/p>\n<p>Cities holding special elections are as follows, with links to items on the ballot:<\/p>\n<p>GRAND PRAIRIE (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallascountyvotes.org\/election-results\/\" class=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">see results here<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>EULESS (<a href=\"https:\/\/results.enr.clarityelections.com\/TX\/Tarrant\/126069\/web.345435\/#\/summary?linklocation=Graphical%20Election%20Night%20Reporting&amp;linkname=May%202,%202026%20-%20Joint%20Election%20Results%3C%2F&amp;category=C_2&amp;subcategory=C_2_7\" class=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">see results here<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>GRAPEVINE (<a href=\"https:\/\/results.enr.clarityelections.com\/TX\/Tarrant\/126069\/web.345435\/#\/summary?linklocation=Graphical%20Election%20Night%20Reporting&amp;linkname=May%202,%202026%20-%20Joint%20Election%20Results%3C%2F&amp;category=C_2&amp;subcategory=C_2_12\" class=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">see results here<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>HURST (<a href=\"https:\/\/results.enr.clarityelections.com\/TX\/Tarrant\/126069\/web.345435\/#\/summary?linklocation=Graphical%20Election%20Night%20Reporting&amp;linkname=May%202,%202026%20-%20Joint%20Election%20Results%3C%2F&amp;category=C_2&amp;subcategory=C_2_14\" class=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">see results here<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>RICHLAND HILLS (<a href=\"https:\/\/results.enr.clarityelections.com\/TX\/Tarrant\/126069\/web.345435\/#\/summary?linklocation=Graphical%20Election%20Night%20Reporting&amp;linkname=May%202,%202026%20-%20Joint%20Election%20Results%3C%2F&amp;category=C_2&amp;subcategory=C_2_20\" class=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">see results here<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Cities with cancelled general elections, due to unopposed mayoral and\/or city council candidates, are as follows:<\/p>\n<p>MANSFIELD<\/p>\n<p>City Council Place 6 (Todd Tonore, incumbent)City Council Place 7 (Jim Vaszauskas)<\/p>\n<p>GRAPEVINE<\/p>\n<p>City Council Place 5 (Chris Coy, incumbent)City Council Place 6 (Duff O\u2019Dell, incumbent)<\/p>\n<p>HALTOM CITY<\/p>\n<p>City Council Place 3 (Ollie Anderson, incumbent)City Council Place 4 (Scott Lindgren, incumbent)City Council Place 5 (Troy Dunn, incumbent)City Council Place 6 (Dana Coffman, incumbent)<\/p>\n<p>COPPELL<\/p>\n<p>City Council Place 1 (Jim Walker, incumbent)City Council Place 3 (Don Carroll, incumbent)City Council Place 5 (Ramesh Premkumar, incumbent)City Council Place 7 (Mark Hill, incumbent)<\/p>\n<p>HURST<\/p>\n<p>Mayor and City Council Place 3 (Henry Wilson, incumbent)City Council Place 4 (Cathy Butler Brotherton, incumbent)City Council Place 5 (Alan Heaton)City Council Place 7 (Trasa Coburn, incumbent)<\/p>\n<p>SOUTHLAKE<\/p>\n<p>City Council Place 1 (Gary Fawks)City Council Place 6 (Eric Wang)<\/p>\n<p>COLLEYVILLE<\/p>\n<p>City Council Place 3 (Scotty Richardson, incumbent)City Council Place 4 (Ben Graves, incumbent)<\/p>\n<p>WATAUGA<\/p>\n<p>City Council Place 1 (Patrick Shelbourne, incumbent)City Council Place 2 (Cris Blackburn, incumbent)City Council Place 5 (Stephen Welch)City Council Place 6 (Mark Taylor, incumbent)City Council Place 7 (Jan Hill, incumbent)<\/p>\n<p>For more information about candidates and propositions on the ballot this year, visit your city&#8217;s website.<\/p>\n<p>Got a tip? 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