At press time, early Tuesday afternoon, the Spur City Council and the Spur Independent School District were facing uncontested elections. Texas election law, per the Secretary of State’s office, allows write-in candidates to file on the next business day until 5 p.m. after the filing deadline.The deadline to file for municipal and school elections was Friday, Feb. 17. However, because Monday, Feb. 21 was a holiday for most government and municipal offices and some school offices in 2023, the statutory deadline for write-ins was Tuesday, Feb. 21 at 5 p.m.
Unless a write-in candidate filed late Tuesday afternoon, the ballot for the City of Spur City council for the May 6 election will be as follows: Mayor – Louise Jones, incumbent, unopposed Ward 1 – Elaine Harris, Spur attorney and accountant, unopposed Ward 2 – Don Wright, incumbent, unopposed.
Ward 3 – Rhea Melton, incumbent, unopposed Ward 1 is currently held by Fronye Morris, who announced that she will not be seeking re-election.
For Spur ISD, Cody Schmidt, a lineman for Cap RockTelephone has filed to run for the Spur Independent School District, At-Large, Place 6 seat for the May 6 election.
At-large, Place 6 incumbent and school board president Barry Ferguson chose not to seek re-election.
The other board seat that Spur ISD has on the ballot is Place 5, currently held by Matt Humphreys, the incumbent, and Humphreys filed for re-election.
For the City of Dickens, the Mayor position, currently held by David Warren and two at-large council seats are on the ballot: the at-large positions are currently held by incumbents Marie Mullins and Stephen Hart. Warren, the incumbent mayor, has filed for re-election and is running unopposed.
The two at-large city council seats currently have attracted three candidates, including incumbent Stephen Hart. The other two candidates are David Wallace and Nancy Hale.
In other municipal elections, the following positions will be on the May 6 ballot.
For the City of Spur, the office of mayor, in which Louise Jones is the incumbent, is on the ballot, as are three council seats,Ward 1, currently held by Fronye Morris, who has announced that she will not be seeking re-election,Ward 2, currently held by Don Wright and Ward 3, currently held by Rhea Melton.
For the City of Jayton, the Mayor position, currently held by George Chisum and two at-large council seats are on the ballot: the at-large positions are currently held by Missy Redford and Kerry McGee. Chisum, the incumbent mayor, has filed and is running unopposed.
Three candidates are running for the two at-large city council seats, including incumbents Redford and McGee, and one challenger Mickey Alexander.
Jayton-GirardISD hastwoboard seats on the ballot, at-large seats currently held by B.J. Baldridge and Jeff Arnold. Arnold has filed for reelection.
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