{"id":276567,"date":"2026-05-03T01:15:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T01:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/276567\/"},"modified":"2026-05-03T01:15:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T01:15:09","slug":"early-voting-results-show-bennett-nugent-lead-in-lake-travis-isd-board-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/276567\/","title":{"rendered":"Early voting results show Bennett, Nugent lead in Lake Travis ISD board race"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPosted 7:27 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Unofficial early voting results show newcomers Tiffany Bennett and Natalie Nugent are leading in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ltisdschools.org\/leadership\/board-of-trustees\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lake Travis ISD board of trustees<\/a> election.<\/p>\n<p>On the ballot is incumbent Robert Aird and Bennett for Place 6, and incumbent Keely Cano and Nugent for Place 7.<\/p>\n<p>Based on Travis County early voting <a href=\"https:\/\/results.enr.clarityelections.com\/TX\/Travis\/126203\/web.345435\/#\/summary\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">election results<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>Bennett leads with 2,635 votes (57.28%) against Aird&#8217;s 1,965 votes (42.72%)Nugent leads with 2,681 votes (58.31%) against Cano&#8217;s 1,917 votes (41.69%)Something to note<\/p>\n<p>Community Impact will update this article as more election day vote totals are released. All results are unofficial until canvassed. Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.communityimpact.com\/voter-guide\/election-results\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.communityimpact.com\/voter-guide\/election-results<\/a> to see results from all local elections in your community.<\/p>\n<p>Meet the candidates<\/p>\n<p>Aird was first elected to the board in 2023. He works in finance and investment, and plans to prioritize developing the district&#8217;s new campuses, strengthening the special education program, improving selective enrollment and growing the pre-K program.<\/p>\n<p>Bennett is an LTISD parent and volunteer. She serves as a vice president of operations, and will prioritize the budget, work to manage the district&#8217;s &#8220;growing pains&#8221; and improve anti-bullying efforts.<\/p>\n<p>Cano was first elected to the board in 2023. She is an LTISD parent and business owner, and will prioritize leveraging capital assets and revenue possibilities along with authoring and refining a districtwide curriculum as a School Health Advisory Committee member.<\/p>\n<p>Nugent is an LTISD parent and a PTO president. She serves as vice president of customer experience for a software company, and will prioritize protecting academics, supporting and retaining teachers, managing the budget and improving student safety.<\/p>\n<p>Read the candidate&#8217;s full Q&amp;A with Community Impact <a href=\"https:\/\/communityimpact.com\/austin\/na\/education\/2026\/03\/23\/qa-meet-the-lake-travis-isd-school-board-candidates\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Did you know?<\/p>\n<p>LTISD trustees are elected at-large, meaning all registered voters living within LTISD boundaries can vote for each place on the ballot, as trustees represent the entire district instead of a portion of it. 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