The following candidates have filed for the upcoming May 2 city/school board elections. The filing window closed on Friday, Feb. 13. A judge has ruled that Burns and Oglesby can be the only two candidates for the Hawkins Alderman Place 5 seat. Alba voters will also be voting on a $20.6 million school bond.

Mineola

City Council (3 seats open) – Cassandra Sampson, Ward 3 (incumbent); Jimmy Alexander, Ward 2 (incumbent); Greg Souser, Ward 1

School Board (2 seats open) – Jennifer Abercrombie, board member (incumbent); Rodney Watkins, board member (incumbent) 

Hawkins

City Council (4 seats open) – Susan Hubbard, Mayor; Kayla Ross, Mayor; Kirk Price, Alderman Place 1; Meredith Hancock, Alderman Place 1; Eleta Taylor, Alderman Place 3; James Dacus, Alderman, Place 3; Jacque Burns, Alderman Place 5; Norma Oglesby, Alderman Place 5

School Board (2 seats open) – Ryan Gattis, position 6; Janice Vonner, position 7 (incumbent)

Alba

City Council (3 seats open) – Joyce Margos, seat four; Tammy Kirkpatrick, seat four (incumbent); Robert Kraemer, seat two (incumbent); Charles Park, seat three; Dena Johnson, seat three

School Board (3 seats open) – Kristopher Quintana, Vice President (incumbent); Jed Sitar, board member (incumbent); Devin Hawthorn, board member

Winnsboro

City Council (3 seats open) – Jenny Angelo-Jongsma, alderman; Stephen Boorman, alderman (incumbent); Antoinette Shepherd, alderman; Carol Sutherland, alderman; CJ Thatcher, alderman (incumbent)

School Board (3 seats open, with one other unexpired term up for special election) – Michael Walpole, Place 1, Brian Busby, Place 1 (incumbent); Corey Thompson, Place 4, Rhonda Alexander, Place 4, Diane Robinson, Place 4; Jay Murdock, Place 2 (incumbent), Shavon Duffey, Place 2; Kristie Amason, Place 3 (incumbent), Jennifer Tiner, Place 3

Quitman

City Council (3 seats open) – Katlyn Neighbors, council member; Steve Glenn, council member (incumbent); Jack Robinson, council member (incumbent)

School Board (2 seats open) – Vanessa Simpkins, board member (incumbent), James Hicks, board member (incumbent)

Yantis

City Council (3 seats open) – Ken Sharpe, council member (incumbent); Steve Judkins, council member (incumbent); Gerald Schmidt, council member (incumbent)

School Board (2 seats open, election canceled) – Ryan Ogle, member (incumbent); Wynne Sellers, member (incumbent)