Big Country elections: School board bonds shot down in Brookesmith, Ranger, Stephenville
Big Country voters Saturday split on the question of school bonds, rejecting propositions in three out of four area school districts.
Voters rejected both of Stephenville ISD' propositions totaling $75 million.
The first — asking for $50 million for the construction of a football stadium — failed by a margin of 1,344 to 1,604. The second proposition of $25 million for an indoor athletic facility and other athletic improvements had 1,242 votes approving and 1,696 opposed.
All three of Ranger ISD's propositions — which requested a total of $4.25 million — were rejected by wide margins.
The first, which asked for $2.3 millin for school building improvements, had only 47 votes in approval against 192 votes against, with the other two propositions — requesting $1.35 million for athletic facilities and $600,000 for teacher housing — fared even worse, with margins of 200-42 against and 201-36 against, respectively.
Voters in Brookesmith ISD also soundly rejected the request for $9.95 million for school facilities, rejecting the plan 245-72.
Baird ISD voters, however, widely approved the proposition before them Saturday, with 234 affirmative votes for $17 million for school facilities and buses to 111 against.
Here are unofficial results from Saturday's elections in the Abilene area.
Brown County
Bangs
City Council (vote for 3)
William Loyd — 85
Waymond Sheppard — 89
Greg Parrott — 119
Marisa Craddock — 45
Danny Marney — 83
Bangs ISD
Trustee (vote for 2)
Dennis Sanchez — 254
Eric Lykins — 296
Sandy Lehman — 234
Trustee (unexpired term)
Brooke Loyd — 106
Joshua Purcell — 275
Jennifer Valdez McCoy — 146
Brookesmith ISD
Proposition A ($9.95 million bonds for school facilities)
For — 72
Against — 245
Brownwood
Mayor
Stephen E. Haynes — 741
Patrick McLaughlin IV — 270
Brown County Water Improvement District No. 1
Director (vote for 2)
Joe Stieber — 426
Brad Simpson — 510
Bert V. Massey II — 497
Early ISD
Trustee Place 4
Bobby Brinson — 259
Andrew "Cas" Castanuela — 96
Callahan County
Baird ISD
Proposition A ($17 million bond for school facilities and buses)
For — 234
Against — 111
Coleman County
Santa Anna ISD
Board Member (vote for 3)
David Herrod — 121
Billy Perry — 81
Michael Bruce — 33
Davia Farley — 43
Kourtney Guerrero — 12
Roger Guerrero Jr. — 57
Comanche County
Comanche
Council Member (vote for 3)
Jimmy E. Cuellar — 126
Tommy Gibson — 118
Jackie Escobar-Gutierrez — 103
Chris Hancock — 55
Comanche ISD
Trustee Place 5 (unexpired term)
Shane A. Stalnacker — 80
Joel Luker — 220
De Leon
Mayor
Terry D. Scott — 52
Jan Grisham — 141
City Council Place 1
Emma M. Gonzales — 135
Jeremy C. Johnson — 69
City Council Place 2
Trudy Newton Spears — 145
Phillip Garner — 25
De Leon ISD
Trustees (vote for 3)
Brandon Burrow — 141
Terrill Casey — 282
Racheal Wofford — 216
Laramie Callison — 199
Jr. Pacheco — 39
Megan Welch — 126
Jeremy C. Johnson — 30
Cecelia Terrill Boswell — 204
Gustine
Alderman (vote for 2)
Elizabeth Diaz — 21
Alan Luker — 38
Ed Evans — 16
Andy Cole Hesbrook Sr. — 25
Eastland County
Cisco
Council Place 1
Rick Lewis — 107
Jason R. Whetstone — 107
Cisco ISD
Trustee Place 1
Mel Matthews — 285
Amanda Rogers-Bennett — 152
Cisco College
Board of Regents Place 7
Duane Hale — 206
Staci Wilks — 213
Eastland ISD
Trustee Place 1
Timothy Carroll — 226
John Bird — 305
Trustee Place 2
Kimberly Fullen — 321
Billy Bob Orsagh — 217
Eastland Memorial Hospital
Board of directors (vote for 5)
John Menzies — 193
Richard Barron — 248
Kael Joiner — 263
Matthew Crum — 189
Donald W. Hughes — 240
Laurie Mangum — 198
Missy Moylan — 285
Carolyn White — 254
Ranger ISD
Proposition A ($2.3 million bond for school buildings and buses)
For — 47
Against — 192
Proposition B ($1.35 million bond for athletic stadium facilities)
For — 42
Against — 200
Proposition C ($600,000 bond for teacher housing)
For — 36
Against — 201
Erath County
Dublin ISD
Trustees (vote for two)
John Shipman — 234
Pat Leatherwood — 311
Anjelica Salyer — 327
Tara Caldera (write-in) — 62
Trustee (unexpired term)
Bob Cervetto — 265
Dewayne Kolb — 253
Stephenville
Mayor
Brady Pendleton — 814
Doug Svien — 1,001
City Council Place 6
David Baskett — 870
Dean Parr — 861
Stephenville ISD
Board of Trustees Place 4
Amauri Martinez — 1,266
Luke Sims — 1,509
Proposition A ($50 million bond for new football/soccer stadium)
For — 1,344
Against — 1,604
Proposition B ($25 million bond for indoor athletic facility, tennis complex and baseball stands)
For — 1,242
Against — 1,696
Haskell County
Haskell CISD
School Board District 1
Joel Torres III — 6
Jason Isbell — 5
School Board District 6
Casey Moeller — 13
Heath Pinkerton — 21
Rule ISD
Trustee (vote for 3)
Amy Rogers — 43
Cheryl Hertel — 37
Wade Gomillion — 34
Ricky Dale Smith — 92
Emery Dudensing — 83
Jones County
Anson ISD
School board (vote for 3)
Travis Spraberry — 220
Jimmy Stevens — 195
Zach Soliz — 192
Amanda Hagler — 122
Lueders Avoca ISD
Trustee (vote for 3)
Russell Marley — 10
Elizabeth Davis — 30
Michelle Huffaker — 32
Justine Henderson — 33
Bruce Wyatt — 32
Hamlin ISD
School board (vote for 2)
Jennifer Prater — 98
Kendon Gruben — 144
Dan Byerly — 93
Kent County
Jayton-Girard ISD
School board (vote for 2)
Connie Martinez — 57
Mario Rivera — 61
Andy Vargas — 93
Stephen Collins — 84
Knox County
Benjamin
Mayor
Janet Reed — 24
Jason Doran — 37
Knox City
Proposition (reauthorization of street maintenance half-cent sales tax)
For — 42
Against — 3
Munday
Proposition (continuation of street maintenance fund)
For — 37
Against — 6
Mitchell County
Colorado City
City Council Place 3
Marcus Contreras — 8
Niki Wallington — 30
Proposition A (charter amendment to comply with state law in procurement)
For — 111
Against — 22
Proposition B (charter amendment to allow city to have contracting authority provided by state law)
For — 114
Against — 18
Westbrook ISD
Trustee (vote for 4)
Ranee Dawson — 47
Adam Roemisch — 40
Ashley Northcutt — 20
Brad Hale — 33
George Rincones — 15
Bobby Moody — 43
Guy Payne — 53
Mindy Hale — 14
Ben Muller — 54
Teresa Matlock — 53
Nolan County
Roscoe
Proposition (reauthorization of street maintenance quarter-cent sales tax)
For — 16
Against — 1
Sweetwater
City Council Place 4
Stacy Boil — 109
Jerod Peek — 178
Sweetwater ISD
Trustee Place 5
Richard Tilley — 73
Matt Weaver — 271
Scurry County
Snyder
City Council Place 3
Jeffrey Levens — 35
Julian Dominguez — 9
Snyder ISD
Trustee Place 2
Brad Hinton — 146
Isrell Lawson — 48
Shackelford County
Shackleford County Hospital District
Board of directors (vote for 4)
Kayla Herron — 78
Myra Hise — 160
Mary Dickie Jones — 84
Kraymer L. Harbold — 52
Jason Price — 101
Beth Roysdon — 61
Rochelle Stewart — 28
Stonewall County
Aspermont
Proposition (reauthorization of street maintenance quarter-cent sales tax)
For — 29
Against — 4
Taylor County
Abilene
City Council Place 5
James Sargent — 2,071
Kyle McAlister — 3,292
City Council Place 6
Travis Craver — 2,912
Charles Byrn — 1,207
Dorothy Clay — 1,223
Abilene ISD
Trustee Place 4
Cindy Parker Earles — 2,714
Reini King — 1,665
Trustee Place 5
Danny E. Wheat — 2,450
Jeff Carr — 1,981
Trustee Place 6
Justin Anderson — 2,139
Billy Enriquez — 2,253
Buffalo Gap
Alderman (vote for 2)
James Carlton Mabes — 48
April Tyler — 72
Leonard Glasgow — 85
Alderman (unexpired term)
Linda McCulloch Curtis — 80
Merry Ann Byrd — 39
Jim Ned CISD
Trustees (vote for 3)
Matt Higgins — 332
Ryan Clift — 287
Michael Daggs Jr. — 345
Dean Beasley — 397
Cam Holson — 615
Michael Anderson — 146
Lytle Lake Water Control and Improvement District
Board of Directors (vote for two)
Patty Reed Knight — 54
Anna Marie Bridge — 13
Courtney Queen — 21
Kelly Cannon — 31
Rusty Beard — 43
Merkel
City Council Place 2
Shae Garrett — 89
Gary Hicks — 180
Merkel ISD
Trustee Place 3
Juanita L. Marshall — 140
Kerry Dean Fryar — 309
Tye
Mayor
Nancy Moore — 62
Pam Perkins (write-in) — 49
Throckmorton County
Woodson ISD
Trustees (vote for 3)
Marley Boyd — 30
Jimmy Miles — 39
Brady Miller — 84
Brandon Cortez — 30
John Michaels — 71
Gary Brockman — 73
This article originally appeared on Abilene Reporter-News: Big Country elections: 3 of 4 school bond proposals defeated
