CC, CCISD, H’wick to hold spring elections

The Clarendon College District will join the Clarendon Consolidated Independent School District, and the City of Howardwick in holding elections this spring after additional candidates filed to run last week.

With three seats available on the CC Board of Regents, voters have six candidates to choose from on the ballot. Incumbents Darlene Spier and Carey Wann are joined in the race by Guy Ellis, Chris Matthews, Jim Shelton, and Debbie Thompson. One seat on the board is currently vacant following the November resignation of Bill Sansing.

Howardwick also has six people running for three city council seats. Terms of Aldermen Mary Grady and Marietta Baird are seeking re-election, and challengers are Shelly Chavira, Terry Barnes, Jeremy Kindle, and Jada Murray. Alderman Johnny Hubbard did not file for re-election.

Clarendon CISD’s Board of Trustees has two positions available this year. Incumbent Reneé Mott has filed for re-election, and Kyle Davis and Chrisi Tucek are also running. Trustee Weldon Sears is not running for another term.

Filing closed last Friday, February 14, with four other local governments lacking enough candidates to warrant elections. The City of Clarendon, the Donley County Hospital District, the City of Hedley, and the Hedley Consolidated Independent School District are all expected to cancel their May elections.

At the City of Clarendon, Aldermen John Lockhart, Larry Jeffers, and Eulaine McIntosh all filed for re-election and drew no opposition.

All incumbents at the City of Hedley have filed to run. Mayor Carrie Butler and Aldermen Dustin Shatswell and Danny Russell are all unopposed.

At the Donley County Hospital District, all four incumbent members of the Board of Directors filed for re-election without challenge. Those directors are Jan Farris – Place 4, Nikki Adams – Place 5, Mark C. White – Place 6, and Lori Howard – Place 7.

The Hedley ISD Board of Trustees will actually have to appoint someone to fill out its board. With three seats up this year, incumbents Troy Monroe and Cindy Lambert will return to their seats, but incumbent Susan Cosby did not file.

Elections are scheduled to be held Saturday, May 2, 2020.