Education
Incumbents win heavily in city and school races across county
Incumbents seeking re-election in Saturday’s city council elections throughout the county were successful in all but one case. The incumbent in that race, the Joshua City Council Place 4 contest, may yet secure re-election as a runoff will be required to settle the question.
Voters in Joshua, Rio Vista and Burleson weighed in on city council and school board elections Saturday.
Grandview had no contested council elections, but did hold school board elections.
Alvarado and Godley also had no contested council elections.
The city of Keene holds its elections in November.
Joshua council and ISD results
Two incumbents won their respective re-election bids in the Joshua City Council race, a third faces a run-off election.
In the Place 2 race, the incumbent, Councilman Glen David Walden collected 150 votes in an unopposed race.
The Place 6 incumbent, Councilman Bob Neely, secured his reelection by collecting 115 votes. His opponent, Larry Allen, collected 86 votes.
Determination of the Place 4 election will require a run-off election between the incumbent, Councilman Jimmy “Butch” Maxfield and challenger A.J. Mathieu.
Mathieu collected 86 votes in the three-man race to Maxfield’s 76. The third challenger, Larry Taylor, collected 48 votes.
The date for the Place 4 run-off remains to be determined, City Secretary Mary Beth Thomas said.
In the Joshua ISD race, one spot, Place 7, was contested. Brant Rose received 64 votes, and Sherry Ball received 63.
Place 3 candidate Chris Ohlsen and Place 4 candidate Rob Davis ran unopposed.
Rio Vista council and
ISD results
Incumbents secured re-election in all three Rio Vista City Council races.
In the Place 1 race, Councilwoman Gloria Jones collected 146 votes to defeat challengers Brenda Hall, who collected 94 votes, and Tammy Riffenburg, who collected 43.
Councilwoman Ruth Hardin also won re-election to the Place 2 seat, collecting 157 votes. Challenger Kenneth Dickerson collected 121 votes.
Mayor William Keith Hutchison secured his re-election for a second term with 158 votes. His challenger, Russell Green, a former mayor, received 131 votes.
In the school board race, three candidates ran for two open slots on the board, with the top two vote-getters securing the positions. Jim Bonham, with 236 votes, will be joined by Byron Cobb, who received 223 votes. The third candidate in the race, Keith Hall, received 161 votes.
Grandview council
and ISD results
The incumbents on the Grandview City Council ran unopposed, so the city canceled its election.
In the school board election, five people ran for three positions. The top three vote-getters won the slots.
John Taggart, Kim Akers and Clint Calvert outpolled Derik Moore and Carolyn Neff. Taggart received 100 votes, Akers, 96, Calvert, 84, Moore, 45, and Neff, 37.
Burleson council
and ISD results
Incumbents won in all three Burleson City Council races.
In the Place 1 race, Councilman Stuart Gillaspie collected 436 votes to defeat challenger Garry T. Scott, who collected 182 votes.
In the Place 3 race, Councilman Matt Powell collected 390 votes to challenger Mike Cummings’ 208 votes.
In the Place 5 race, Councilman Dan McClendon secured re-election with 371 votes. His challenger, Tom French, collected 230 votes.
There was only one contested race in this year’s Burleson ISD election, the Place 7 seat.
Pat Morelock Worrell won that seat with 299 votes. He faced two opponents in the race: Trey Schmoker, who collected 292 votes, and Derek Stanley, who collected 134 votes.
- Cleburne ISD
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CISD officials ponder remedy
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- Alvarado ISD
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Friday night sights
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Friday night sights
- Burleson ISD
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Trustees select Crummel as lone candidate
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Trustees select Crummel as lone candidate
- Godley ISD
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Godley father says son’s rights are being violated
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Godley father says son’s rights are being violated
- Grandview ISD
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Friday night sights
Football was in the air this weekend as Johnson County teams hit the field for the first time in 2010.
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Friday night sights
- Joshua ISD
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Friday night sights
Football was in the air this weekend as Johnson County teams hit the field for the first time in 2010.
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Friday night sights
- Keene ISD
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Friday night sights
Football was in the air this weekend as Johnson County teams hit the field for the first time in 2010.
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Friday night sights
- Rio Vista ISD
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Friday night sights
Football was in the air this weekend as Johnson County teams hit the field for the first time in 2010.
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Friday night sights
