Mineola and Quitman will have contested races for Mayor on May 1, and Alba will get a new mayor.

The filing deadline for city council and school board elections passed Friday.

Two city council members are vying to replace Mineola Mayor Kevin White, who is not seeking reelection after two terms.

Ward One council member Jayne Lankford and Ward Two council member Sue Jones have filed. Each has a year left on their term, so the winner will create a vacant seat to be filled, while the loser can remain on the council for another year.

In Quitman, Mayor Randy Dunn has drawn a challenge from former mayor and council member J.R. Evans.

There will also be a contested city council race, with incumbents Brad Medlin and David Dobbs filing along with Pam Bowdoin for the two seats.

Don Heinert will be the new Alba mayor, after serving a year on the city council as mayor pro tem. Mayor Sonny Hass is not seeking reelection. Heinert was elected to the council last year, taking the place of his wife, Marja.

For Mineola City Council, Jack Newman has filed for the seat he formerly held for Ward Two.

Greg Hollen had filed for reelection but withdrew after Newman filed, saying, “Since Jack has decided he would now like to rejoin the City Council, I am happy to yield the role to him. Be assured I will continue to serve our community in several civic and community organizations, and I wish Jack well in his return to the city council.”

Hollen was appointed to the council in 2018 after Newman resigned to allow the city to hire his wife, Doris Newman, as Main Street manager. Hollen was elected to a full term in 2019 without opposition.

City leaders determined that Newman could seek his seat again.

Mitchell Tuck has filed for reelection to Ward Three, and Terry Eaton is the lone candidate for Ward One. Polly Jones did not seek reelection to the position.

Alba-Golden, Mineola and Quitman will have contested school board races.

Alba-Golden incumbents Grant Sadler and Mike Ragsdale filed for reelection, and Sancy Baker-Green is also seeking one of the two seats.

Incumbent Jay McGough is joined by Robbie Ballard and Doug Coffman for two Mineola School Board seats. Daniel Louderman did not seek reelection.

Six people are running for three Quitman School Board seats, Dustin Emerson, Mike Pence and Brooke Rogers have filed along with incumbents Jeremy Smith, Royce Paterson and Michael Hipp.

Remaining city of Alba and the Yantis city and school races were not available due to weather closures.