Election results for May 2023 elections in South Texas cities and school districts
Below are the results of the May 6 election in cities and school districts in Nueces, San Patricio, Aransas and Kleberg counties.
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NUECES COUNTY
City of Bishop
MAYOR
Tem Miller 107 19.28%
Javier Carrillo 99 17.84%
Clint Latimer 67 12.07%
Noel Barrera Lopez 282 50.81% ✔
COUNCIL MEMBER PLACE 1
Antonio "Tony" Garcia, Jr. 354 64.48% ✔
Rick Bleibdrey 195 35.52%
COUNCIL MEMBER PLACE 2
Wayne A. Grant Sr. 217 39.82%
Bill D. Boswell 328 60.18% ✔
COUNCIL MEMBER PLACE 3
Cynthia L. Contreras 276 50.64% ✔
Gina Garcia 208 38.17%
Adrian "Vito" De La Mora 61 11.19%
COUNCIL MEMBER PLACE 4
Tony Mechell 456 83.52% ✔
Jimmy Helmke 90 16.48%
COUNCIL MEMBER PLACE 5
David Omar Contreras 189 34.43%
David B. Zimmerman 360 65.57% ✔
Bishop CISD
SCHOOL TRUSTEE PLACE 1
Jeanette Serbantez-Gonzalez 564 74.60% ✔
J. Santos Ramirez III 78 10.32%
Jenilee Ramos Latimer 114 15.08%
SCHOOL TRUSTEE PLACE 4
Chris Ruiz 98 13.07%
Dr. Julie Chancler 282 37.60% — runoff
Marc Morales 370 49.33% — runoff
SCHOOL TRUSTEE PLACE 5
Rosie Elizondo 532 70.18% ✔
Heather Smith 226 29.82%
SCHOOL TRUSTEE PLACE 7
Victor Garcia 180 23.72%
Yolanda Cruz 293 38.60% — runoff
Robert Ochoa, Jr. 286 37.68% — runoff
Calallen ISD
PROPOSITION A — The issuance of $55,182,000 of bonds by the Calallen Independent School District for the construction, renovation, improvement and equipment of school facilities in the District (including, but not limited to, improvements to enhance safety and security), and levying the tax in payment thereof. This is a property tax increase.
For 298 56.65% ✔
Against 228 43.35%
PROPOSITION B — The issuance of $12,573,000 of bonds by the Calallen Independent School District for the construction, renovation, improvement and equipment of Phil Danaher Stadium, Steve Chapman Stadium and Ladycat Softball Stadium, and levying the tax in payment thereof. This is a property tax increase.
For 255 48.48%
Against 271 51.52% ✔
City of Port Aransas
CITY COUNCIL PLACE 1
Mark Winton 562 57.82% ✔
Tim Parke 410 42.18%
CITY COUNCIL PLACE 3
John Sopuch 299 30.73%
Jo Ellyn Krueger 674 69.27% ✔
CITY COUNCIL PLACE 5
Charles W. Crawford Jr. 534 54.94% ✔
David Sieloff 438 45.06%
Port Aransas ISD
Unopposed candidates declared elected: Board of Trustees Place 2, Brett Stawar; and Board of Trustees Place 3, Kristi Jensen Littleton
PROPOSITION A — The issuance of $19,600,000 of bonds by the Port Aransas Independent School District for school facilities, including HVAC repairs and replacement, and the levying of a tax in payment thereof. This is a property tax increase.
For 750 74.26% ✔
Against 260 25.74%
PROPOSITION B — The issuance of $16,000,000 of bonds by the Port Aransas Independent School District for a central cafeteria and fine arts instructional space and the levying of a tax in payment thereof. This is a property tax increase.
For 731 72.52% ✔
Against 277 27.48%
PROPOSITION C — The issuance of $300,000 of bonds by the Port Aransas Independent School District for school technology improvements and the levying of a tax in payment thereof. This is a property tax increase.
For 745 73.76% ✔
Against 265 26.24%
PROPOSITION D — The issuance of $2,000,000 of bonds by the Port Aransas Independent School District for school extracurricular and athletic facilities and the levying of a tax in payment thereof. This is a property tax increase.
For 709 70.2% ✔
Against 301 29.8%
SAN PATRICIO COUNTY
City of Aransas Pass
MAYOR
Ram Gomez 594 68.99% ✔
Jason Followell 267 31.01%
COUNCIL MEMBER PLACE 1
Carrie Scruggs 475 54.98% ✔
Hector Rios 389 45.02%
COUNCIL MEMBER PLACE 3
Joe Dominguez 489 57.06% ✔
Eric Kindervater 368 42.94%
Aransas Pass ISD
TRUSTEE PLACE 3
Gloria Heyward 333 40.22%
Olivia Hill 495 59.78% ✔
TRUSTEE PLACE 4
Delfino Flores 697 100.00% ✔
TRUSTEE PLACE 6
Kori De Los Santos 165 20.10%
Terry Stansberry 443 53.96% ✔
Frank Guzman 213 25.94%
City of Ingleside
PROPOSITION A — The reauthorization for the local sales and use tax in the City of Ingleside at the rate on one-fourth of one percent (0.25%) to continue providing revenue for maintenance and repair of municipal streets. The tax expires on the fourth anniversary of the date of this election unless the imposition of the tax is reauthorized.
Yes 52 86.67% ✔
No 8 13.33%
City of Mathis
MAYOR
Ciriaco "Ciri" Villarreal 254 100.00% ✔
COUNCIL MEMBER, PLACE 3
Israel Gonzales 150 49.50%
Isabel Monsibaiz Rivera 153 50.50% ✔
COUNCIL MEMBER, PLACE 5
David Garcia 265 100.00% ✔
Mathis ISD
SCHOOL TRUSTEE, PLACE 3
Alan A. Gutierrez 31 7.36%
Abel Monsibaiz 145 34.44%
Moises Alfaro 245 58.19% ✔
SCHOOL TRUSTEE, PLACE 4
Justine Sablatura 328 100.00% ✔
SCHOOL TRUSTEE, PLACE 5
Angie Trejo 325 100.00% ✔
City of Odem
MAYOR
David Bargas Maldonado 274 54.80% ✔
Virginia "Vicky" Garza 226 45.20%
ALDERMAN, PLACE 1
Miranda Rendon 188 37.52%
Billy V. Huerta 313 62.48% ✔
ALDERMAN, PLACE 2
Sandra Z. Ridgway 176 35.99%
Yolanda Roblez Alvaro 313 64.01% ✔
ALDERMAN, PLACE 3
Isaac Dominguez 272 53.97% ✔
Amanda B. Garcia 232 46.03%
ALDERMAN, PLACE 4
Jesse Falcon 284 57.84% ✔
Amanda Marie Young 207 42.16%
ALDERMAN, PLACE 5
Johnny Garza 226 45.20%
Elizabeth Candela 274 54.80% ✔
Odem-Edroy ISD
PROPOSITION A — The issuance of $15,800,000 of bonds by the Odem-Edroy Independent School District for the purposes of designing, constructing, renovating, improving, upgrading, updating, acquiring, and equipping school facilities and the levying of a tax in payment thereof. This is a property tax increase.
For 413 61.64% ✔
Against 257 38.36%
City of Portland
COUNCIL MEMBER (TWO-YEAR TERM)Top four vote-getters
Bill T. Wilson II 1,092 21.05% ✔
Erik Levandowski 486 9.37%
John F. Green 1,238 23.86% ✔
John G. Sutton Jr. 1,246 24.02% ✔
Troy Bethel 1,126 21.70% ✔
Gregory-Portland ISD
SCHOOL TRUSTEETop three vote-getters
John Reed 623 11.14%
Carrie Gregory 1,082 19.35% ✔
Megan Axelsen 172 3.08%
Alan DeLaRosa 732 13.09%
Tim Flinn 1,082 19.35% ✔
Lora Deluna 900 16.09% ✔
Gilbert Cortinas 551 9.85%
Deena Henderson 450 8.05%
PROPOSITION A — The issuance of $175,800,000 of bonds by the Gregory-Portland Independent School District for the purposes of designing, constructing, renovating, improving, upgrading, updating, acquiring, and equipping school facilities and the necessary sites for school facilities and the levying of a tax in payment thereof. This is a property tax increase.
For 1,357 64.87% ✔
Against 735 35.13%
City of Sinton
COUNCIL MEMBER, PLACE 3
Gabriel G. Morales 62 13.39%
Roland Cantu 143 30.89%
Greg Ybarra 258 55.72% ✔
COUNCIL MEMBER, PLACE 5
Mary M. Speidel 302 100.00% ✔
Sinton ISD
SCHOOL TRUSTEETop four vote-getters
Patrick Houser 285 12.15%
Candice Wood 288 12.28%
Ethan Garza 325 13.86% ✔
Lissa Ruiz 244 10.41%
Jimmie Alaniz 443 18.89% ✔
Crystal Saldaña 335 14.29% ✔
Sam P. Lankford 425 18.12% ✔
ARANSAS COUNTY
Aransas County ISD
TRUSTEE, PLACE 2
Cathleen McAuliffe 408 39.31%
Logan Burton 630 60.69% ✔
TRUSTEE, PLACE 5
Julie McBurney 187 17.36%
Seth Snyder 382 35.47%
John (Jack) Vogel 508 47.17% ✔
Town of Fulton
ALDERMAN, PLACE 2
Christopher Garis 71 62.83% ✔
Victor Contreras 42 37.17%
ALDERMAN, PLACE 3
Rebecca Johnson 57 48.72%
MaryAnn Pahmiyer 60 51.28% ✔
ALDERMAN, PLACE 4
Margo Nielsen 59 53.15% ✔
Carl Biesenbach 52 46.85%
ALDERMAN, PLACE 5
Roman S. Cortez 27 25.23%
Laura McCorkle 80 74.77% ✔
City of Rockport
Unopposed candidate declared elected: City Council Member, Ward 3, Brad L. Brundrett
CITY COUNCIL MEMBER WARD 1
Katy Jackson 49 42.98%
Stephanie Rangel 65 57.02% ✔
PROPOSITION A NATURAL GAS SYSTEM — Shall the City Council of the City of Rockport, Texas be authorized to sell the Natural Gas Utility Distribution System that is owned by the City of Rockport, Texas?
For 455 62.50% ✔
Against 273 37.50%
PROPOSITION A — Shall the Charter be amended to provide for gender neutral terminology and correct other terms, spelling and capitalization without making any substantive changes?
For 298 40.27%
Against 442 59.73% ✔
PROPOSITION B — Shall the Charter be amended to conform to the general laws of the State of Texas?
For 537 73.87% ✔
Against 190 26.13%
PROPOSITION C — Shall the Charter be amended to provide for expansion and contraction of the City's corporate boundaries?
For 417 57.76% ✔
Against 305 42.24%
PROPOSITION D — Shall the Charter be amended to provide a process for disannexation petitions to be considered by the City?
For 466 64.54% ✔
Against 256 35.46%
PROPOSITION E — Shall the Charter be amended to provide for four-year terms of office for the Mayor and City Council persons and the process to fill vacancies of such terms?
For 420 57.46% ✔
Against 311 42.54%
PROPOSITION F — Shall the Charter be amended to eliminate the service limitation of ten years for members of the City Council?
For 249 33.92%
Against 485 66.08% ✔
PROPOSITION G — Shall the Charter be amended to provide for notice of a meeting and an emergency meeting and establish additional quorum provisions if City Council is reduced to less than three voting members?
For 418 58.22% ✔
Against 300 41.78%
PROPOSITION H — Shall the Charter be amended to provide for amended reading requirements for an ordinance to be approved?
For 391 55.62% ✔
Against 312 44.38%
PROPOSITION I — Shall the Charter be amended to provide for electronic means of storing and publication of ordinances and resolutions?
For 581 80.58% ✔
Against 140 19.42%
PROPOSITION J — Shall the Charter be amended to eliminate the cap on severance or termination compensation of the City Manager?
For 196 27.11%
Against 527 72.89% ✔
PROPOSITION K — Shall the Charter be amended to provide updated duties of the City Secretary?
For 576 79.23% ✔
Against 151 20.77%
PROPOSITION L — Shall the Charter be amended to provide for the ability of the City to employ a person or firm as City Attorney?
For 494 68.61% ✔
Against 226 31.39%
PROPOSITION M — Shall the Charter be amended to delete the provisions related to the City Engineer?
For 298 44.15%
Against 377 55.85% ✔
PROPOSITION N — Shall the Charter be amended to provide for movement of the City's general election date if made possible by the general laws of the State of Texas?
For 527 75.29% ✔
Against 173 24.71%
PROPOSITION O — Shall the Charter be amended to provide for petitions of offices to meet certain signature numerical requirements?
For 456 66.18% ✔
Against 233 33.82%
PROPOSITION P — Shall the Charter be amended to disqualify a person to serve on the City Council if the person is in arrears of taxes or other liabilities to the City.
For 579 80.64% ✔
Against 139 19.36%
PROPOSITION Q — Shall the Charter be amended to clarify the meaning of Qualified Voter?
For 537 75.10% ✔
Against 178 24.90%
PROPOSITION R — Shall the Charter be amended to provide for cancellation of a recall election in certain circumstances?
For 373 53.29% ✔
Against 327 46.71%
PROPOSITION S — Shall the Charter be amended to update the form of ballot for initiatives and recall elections?
For 446 64.45% ✔
Against 246 35.55%
PROPOSITION T — Shall the Charter be amended to clarify the duties regarding initiative, referendum, or recall elections?
For 447 64.13% ✔
Against 250 35.87%
PROPOSITION U — Shall the Charter be amended to provide for changes to municipal finance provisions related to the City's fiscal year, budget, capital programs, borrowing, purchasing, depository, financial reporting, and audit?
For 388 56.23% ✔
Against 302 43.77%
PROPOSITION V — Shall the Charter be amended to eliminate Article X. Planning and Zoning Commission?
For 203 30.53%
Against 462 69.47% ✔
PROPOSITION W — Shall the Charter be amended to allow for the exclusivity of franchises?
For 204 30.27%
Against 470 69.73% ✔
KLEBERG COUNTY
Ricardo ISD bond election
PROPOSITION A — The issuance of $15,000,000 of bonds by the Ricardo Independent School District for school facilities, with priority given to district wide security, renovations, and educational athletic facilities, and the levying of a tax in payment thereof. This is a property tax increase.
For 110 26.76%
Against 301 73.24% ✔
This article originally appeared on Corpus Christi Caller Times: Election results for May 2023 elections in South Texas cities & schools
