Each of the three Georgetown ISD seats up for election will be uncontested, filing information shows.
The details
Five candidates have filed with the city to represent districts 3, 4 and 7 on City Council, according to a news release.
District 3 incumbent Mike Triggs was originally elected in 2019 and did not file for re-election this year. He is finishing out his second term through May, per the city’s website.
Ben Butler and Joe Orsak have filed to fill his District 3 seat.
Meanwhile, incumbent Ron Garland and Dave Richardson have filed to represent District 4.
District 7 council member Ben Stewart is seeking re-election and is running unopposed. According to a city news release, this means that the election for this district will be canceled.
Stewart and Garland were first elected in 2022 after running unopposed, previous Community Impact reporting shows.
Diving in deeper
Georgetown ISD will have no contested races, with incumbent James Scherer filing for Place 1, Rachel Gallardo-Cox filing for Place 2 and incumbent Cody Hirt filing for Place 3.
Scherer and Hirt were first elected to their seats in 2022, and Gallardo-Cox is new to the board.
Place 2 incumbent Elizabeth McFarland, who was elected to serve in 2022, did not file for re-election.
The background
The filing period for the May 3 election ran from Jan. 15-Feb. 14. Those interested in participating in local races submitted applications by 5 p.m. Feb. 14.
What else?
Council members and GISD trustees serve three-year terms.
The following are key dates for the May 3 election cycle, according to the Texas Secretary of State.
- April 3: deadline to register to vote in the May election
- April 22: first day of early voting
- April 22: deadline to apply for a ballot by mail
- April 29: last day of early voting
- May 3: election day
