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(ARCHIVE PHOTO | THE GRAHAM LEADER) Early voting in the upcoming May election will begin Tuesday, April 22 and run through Tuesday, April 29. Early voting locations are the Young County Annex in Graham and First Baptist Church in Newcastle.
A little under two weeks remain until early voting begins for the upcoming May local elections in Graham and Newcastle.
The city of Graham, Graham ISD and Newcastle ISD will have contested elections upcoming in May after candidates filed for open seats on the city council and district board of trustees.
The last day to register to vote in the election was Thursday, April 3. To check your registration status, visit votetexas.gov, or contact the Young County elections office at 940-521-9483.
The last day to apply for a ballot by mail is Tuesday, April 22, with applications available at the Young County elections office or online at co.young.tx.us.
In order to be eligible to vote a ballot by mail a voter must be 65 years of age or older, have a disability that prevents the voter from appearing at a polling place on election day, be out of the county during voting times or in jail.
Early voting will run from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 22 through Friday, April 25 and from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. April 28-29.
Early voting locations are the Young County Annex at 417 Second St. in Graham and First Baptist Church at 501 Graham St. in Newcastle. The Newcastle location is only open for early voting April 28-29.
Election day will be held from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, May 3 at the Young County Annex and First Baptist Church in Newcastle.
Local Elections
City of Graham
The Graham City Council has two seats up for election in May which are held by Jack Little and Brant Lundgren.
Lundgren did not file for reelection for his Place 4 seat, with Brendan Weatherman being the sole filer for the position.
There will be an election for the Place 3 seat with Little filing for reelection and new candidate Chris Hatfield filing for the position.
Graham ISD
The Graham ISD Board of Trustees has three positions up for election in May which are held by Lauren Mahaney, Chris Blanton and Jason Smith.
Blanton and Smith were the sole filers for their Place 4 and Place 5 positions, respectively. There will be an election for the Place 3 position with Mahaney filing for reelection and new candidate Ellen Morris filing for the position.
Newcastle ISD
Newcastle ISD has two board members who are up for election in May which are Sam Creel and Dancey Creel.
Sam Creel is running again for his Place 4 seat and is joined by new candidates Robert Dotson and Pecos Bohannan.
Dancey Creel is also running again for her Place 5 seat, and will be joined by new candidates Tara Bickham and Nicholas Whitaker.
The Place 7 position on the board is also vacant and three candidates have filed to run for that seat. Those candidates are Carla Short, Chevy Humphrey and Anneta Buenger.
