Ellis County city council elections set

ELLIS COUNTY – City council elections throughout Ellis County will be held Saturday, May 2,

If you have not registered to vote, you have until Apr. 2 to get your paperwork in for voter’s registration.

Early voting for the May election begins Apr. 20 to 24, 27 and 28.

Don’t forget as well the Primary Election is next week, March 3 and early voting for the Primary Election ends Feb. 28.

Here are the candidates running for city council seats in the Ellis County Press readership area.

 

(I) Incumbent (U) Unopposed

 

ENNIS

 

Mayor Pro Tem

Jake Holland

(Matthew Walker, the current Mayor Pro Tem is not seeking re-election).

 

Commissioner Ward 2

Marco Hernandez (I)

Bruce Jones

 

Commissioner Ward 4

Shirley Watson (I/U)

 

FERRIS

 

Place 1

Kay Huff

Clayton Hunter (I)

 

Place 4

Frank Hall

Jay Walsh (I)

 

Mayor

Fred Pontley

Michael Masek

 

HUTCHINS

 

Mayor

Mario Vasquez (I)

Gerald Hollis (current councilmember)

Demarcus Odom (current councilmember)

 

Councilmember-At-Large

Dominic Didehbani

Brenda Campbell

Steve Nichols (I)

 

ITALY

(3 seats are open to be filled by 6 candidates running for office).

Luin McConnell

Randy Boyd (incumbent and Mayor Pro Tem)

Paul Shearin (I)

Vincent Fleming

Quentin Dean Little

Taylor Walker

 

MIDLOTHIAN

 

Mayor

Richard Reno (U)

 

Place 1

Wayne Sibley (U)

Dustin Slayton

 

Place 2

Walter Darrach

(Incumbent Mike Rodgers is not seeking re-election).

 

SPECIAL ELECTION

(Place 6 unexpired term – filing deadline is March 3 at 5 p.m.).

Tiffany Carra

Hud Hartson

Jacob Wallace

 

OAK LEAF

 

Mayor

Tom Leverentz (U)

 

Place 4

Dustin Jordan (U) Place 5

 

Place 5

Cody Cockerham (U)

 

(The City of Oak Leaf will be canceling its general election at the March 10 regular meeting).

 

OVILLA

 

Place 1

Rachel Huber (U)

 

Place 3

David Griffin (U)

 

Place 5

Mike Myers (U)

 

(The City of Ovilla will be canceling its general election in March).

 

PALMER

(Did not respond by press time).

 

RED OAK

(There are no municipal elections this year).

 

WAXAHACHIE

(Waxahachie is a five-member body elected at-large).

 

Place 1

David Hill (I)

Paul Christenson

 

Place 2

Doug Barnes

Patrick Souter

Tiffany Duran

 

Place 3

Kevin Strength (I)

Melissa Olson (I)

 

WILMER

 

Mayor

Laura Jacobs

Sheila Petta

Emmanuel Wealthy (I)

 

(Two city council seats up for re-election).

Rebecca S. Critz

Melissa Ramirez (I)

Sergio Campos (I)

Sergio Campos (I)

Moses Garcia