On the ballot are incumbent Heather Sheffield and Catherine Walker for Place 6, and John Troy and Robert Morrow for Place 7. Place 7 incumbent Ellen Balthazar did not seek re-election.
Updated 10 p.m.
With all Travis County precincts reporting, unofficial election results show:
- Walker leads with 3,137 votes (62.97%) against Sheffield's 1,845 votes (37.03%)
- Troy leads with 4,413 votes (93.81%) against Morrow's 291 votes (6.19%)
With 11 out of 22 Travis County precincts reporting:
- Walker leads with 2,485 votes (63.75%) against Sheffield's 1,413 votes (36.25%)
- Troy leads with 3,468 votes (94.03%) against Morrow's 220 votes (5.97%)
Based on Travis County early voting election results:
- Walker leads with 2,071 votes (62.93%) against Sheffield's 1,220 votes (37.07%)
- Troy leads with 2,909 votes (93.87%) against Morrow's 190 votes (6.13%)
Community Impact will update this article as more election day vote totals are released. All results are unofficial until canvassed.
Visit www.communityimpact.com/voter-guide/election-results to see results from all local elections in your community.
Did you know?
EISD trustees are elected at-large, meaning all registered voters living within EISD boundaries can vote for each place on the ballot, as trustees represent the entire district instead of a portion of the district.
Meet the candidates
Sheffield, who was first elected to the board in 2019, is a lobbyist for Association of Texas Professional Educators and has experience as a community volunteer and former teacher. Walker is Capital Metro's executive vice president and chief financial and risk officer, and has experience as a community volunteer and Bond Oversight Committee member.
Troy is an entrepreneur, vice president of the Eanes Education Foundation and has experience as a community volunteer. Morrow did not respond to Community Impact with occupation or experience information.
Read Sheffield and Walker's Q&A with Community Impact here, and Troy and Morrow's here.
Sheffield, Walker and Troy also participated in a candidates forum with the Westlake Chamber of Commerce, which can be read here.
