Voters to decide college, school, H’wick positions Nov. 3

Donley County voters will head to the polls Tuesday, November 3, to decide several local races and make their voices heard in this year’s US presidential election.

Locally, ballots will be cast for the Clarendon school board, the Clarendon College board, the Howardwick City Council, and the Donley County Tax Assessor/Collector’s office.

Like reports all across America, interest is running high in this year’s election. As of last Friday, more than 1,000 people had already cast their ballots in Donley County. That total was 654 one week before Election Day in 2016. Also this year, 349 new voters have been added to the rolls in Donley County, making a total of 2,325 people eligible to cast ballots

Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Election Day, and local ballots can be cast at the following locations: Box 101 – Clarendon College Bairfield Activity Center, Box 102 – Howardwick City Hall, Box 201 – Donley County Courthouse, Box 301 – Assembly of God Fellowship Hall, Box 303 – Hedley First Baptist Church, and Box 401 – Clarendon Church of Christ Family Life Center. Check your voter registration card to determine your precinct box number.

County voters will select the successor for Crump’s position as the County Tax Assessor / Collector. Crump is retiring at the end of the year. Seeking her job are Republican Kristy Christopher and Democrat Tony Dale, and Deedra Keen is running as a write-in candidate.

Local voters will also help decide the next person to serve in the US House of Representatives for Texas District 13 when Congressman Mac Thornberry retires in January. On the ballot are Republican Ronny Jackson, Democrat Gus Trujillo, and Libertarian Jack B. Westbrook.

Three seats are up on the Clarendon College Board of Regents, and incumbents Darlene Spier and Carey Wann are on the ballot along with challengers Guy Ellis, Chris Matthews, and Debbie Thompson.

Clarendon CISD’s Board of Trustees has two positions available this year. Incumbent Reneé Mott is seeking re-election, and Kyle Davis and Chrisi Tucek are also running.

Howardwick has six people running for three city council seats. Aldermen Mary Grady and Marietta Baird are seeking re-election, and other candidates are Shelly Chavira, Terry Barnes, Jeremy Kindle, and Jada Murray.

For live local election results, follow facebook.com/TheEnterprise or @ClarendonTxNews on Twitter, and results will also be posted on ClarendonLive.com.