Incumbent Erin Archer was re-elected to Place 3 on the Lake Travis ISD board of trustees in the May 3 election over challenger Jessica Howard, according to unofficial voting results from Travis County.
Jonathan Bove and Kris Woodcock were elected to places 4 and 5 by a narrow margin over challengers John Severance and Craig Cancienne, the data shows.
For Place 3, Archer led with 62.82% of the vote, or 4,779 votes, while Howard received 37.18% of the vote with 2,829 votes. Bove led with 51.57% of the vote, or 4,318 votes, for Place 4 over Severance, who received 48.43% of the vote with 4,055 votes.
For Place 5, Woodcock led with 51.72% of the vote, or 4,337 votes, over Cancienne, who received 48.28% of the vote with 4,049 votes.
What they’re saying
Archer told Community Impact she is excited about the district “driving toward a higher level of excellence” as it selects a new superintendent.
“Thank you for supporting me, for supporting my campaign,” Archer said when asked what she’d like to say to voters. “I’m ready to roll up my sleeves and get back to work. I'm really excited about the direction of the district and where we're going.”
Upon joining the board, Bove said he plans to focus on the district’s search for a superintendent as well as students, teachers and academic outcomes. The board named Curtis Null as the lone superintendent finalist May 1.
“I'm deeply grateful for the support of the community in Lake Travis,” Bove said. "I'm ready to get to work on behalf of our voters along with the rest of the trustees and our new superintendent. There's a lot of work to do to continue improving Lake Travis, but I'm excited to get to work.”
In an interview with Community Impact, Woodcock said she wants to work on balancing the district’s budget, initiating diversity, inclusion and anti-bullying efforts, and welcoming a new superintendent into the community.
“I'm super grateful to everyone who believes in inclusion, in doing what’s right, and speaking up for those who don't have a voice,” Woodcock said. “I'm committed to doing the very best job that I can on the school board.”
The big picture
With 17,736 ballots cast, 8.5% of eligible registered Travis County voters participated in the May 3 election, according to county data.
Something to note
All results are unofficial until canvassed.
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Posted 8:00 p.m.
Early voting results from Travis County show incumbent Erin Archer leading against Jessica Howard for Place 3 on the Lake Travis ISD board of trustees. Jonathan Bove and Kris Woodcock are leading by a narrow margin against John Severance and Craig Cancienne, respectively, for places 4 and 5.
What you need to know
LTISD places 3, 4 and 5 were on the ballot for district voters in the May 3 election.
For Place 3, Archer, a small business owner, faced Howard, a assistant field reimbursement director. According to unofficial early voting results, Archer is leading with 63.84% of the vote, or 3,865 votes. Howard has received 36.16% of the vote, or 2,189 votes.
Bove, a real estate executive, faced Severance, a retired engineer and business owner, for Place 4. Bove is leading with 52.41% of the vote, or 3,496 votes. Severance has 47.59%, or 3,174 votes.
For Place 5, Woodcock, an artist and certified teacher, faced Cancienne, a senior partner of advanced technologies in engineering services and consulting. Woodcock is leading with 52.57% of the vote, or 3,513 votes. Cancienne has 47.43% of the vote, or 3,169 votes.
The background
Archer was elected to the board in 2022 and became school board president in 2024.
Place 5 incumbent Kim Flasch did not seek re-election after serving on the board since 2013 alongside Place 4 incumbent John Aoueille, who was appointed to the board in 2015, according to district information.
Cancienne ran for Place 1 in the May 2024 trustees election and was defeated by incumbent Phillip Davis.
In the 2025 election, Archer, Severance and Cancienne were endorsed by political action committee Lake Travis Families PAC. Bove and Woodcock were endorsed by political action committee Lake Travis Voices for Progress.
Learn more about the candidates by reading their Q&A responses:Zooming out
Around 12,700 ballots were cast in Travis County during the early voting period from April 22-29, representing about 6% of the county’s eligible registered voters for the May 3 election, according to Travis County data.
Voting totals from election day on May 3 have not yet been released as polls were open until 7 p.m., or until those in line cast their vote.
Stay tuned
Community Impact will update this article as more election day vote totals are released. All results are unofficial until canvassed.
Visit communityimpact.com/voter-guide/election-results to see results from all local elections in your community.
