Cy-Fair ISD school board candidates and their supporters engaged with voters at Juergen's Hall Community Center in Cypress on Election Day. (Danica Lloyd/Community Impact)
Posted Nov. 8 at 11 a.m.
With all 701 Election Day voting centers reporting results in Harris County, Todd LeCompte, Julie Hinaman, Justin Ray and Christine Kalmbach have been elected to the Cy-Fair ISD school board to serve four-year terms.
LeCompte earned 43.69% of the votes in the Position 1 race
Hinaman earned 45.57% of the votes in the Position 2 race
Ray earned 43.5% of the votes in the Position 3 race
Kalmbach earned 51.07% of the votes in the Position 4 race
New trustees will be sworn in at the Dec. 7 work session.
Community Impact has contacted each of the successful candidates for comment. Stay tuned for follow-up coverage at communityimpact.com.
All results are unofficial until canvassed.
Posted Nov. 8 at 5:45 a.m.
With 694 of 701 Election Day voting centers reporting results in Harris County and nearly 55,000 votes cast in the Cy-Fair ISD board election:
Position 1
Todd LeCompte: 43.68%
Tonia Jaeggi: 38.11%
Cleveland Lane, Jr.: 18.21%
Position 2
Julie Hinaman (incumbent): 45.57%
Ayse Indemaio: 11.47%
George Edwards, Jr.: 42.97%
Position 3
Leslie Martone: 39.14%
Michelle Fennick: 17.35%
Justin Ray: 43.5%
Position 4
Frances Ramirez Romero: 48.93%
Christine Kalmbach: 51.07%
Community Impact will update this article as more Election Day vote totals are released. All results are unofficial until canvassed.
Four of the school board’s seven seats were up for election Nov. 7 with 11 total candidates on the ballot. The winners of this election will serve four-year terms.
Totals from ballots cast Nov. 7 have yet to be released. Polls closed at 7 p.m., although voters who were in line at 7 p.m. were still able to cast ballots.
Campaign signs line the street outside Juergen's Hall Community Center in Cypress on Election Day. (Danica Lloyd/Community Impact)
The full story
Cy-Fair residents can expect to see a few new faces on the board following this election as just one incumbent—Hinaman, who has served on the board since 2019—is seeking re-election. Trustees Tom Jackson, Gilbert Sarabia and Debbie Blackshear did not seek re-election.
The other three sitting trustees—Natalie Blasingame, Scott Henry and Lucas Scanlon—were elected in 2021, and their seats will be up for re-election in 2025. These trustees ran on conservative platforms and unseated longtime incumbents two years ago.
Despite Texas school boards being nonpartisan, elections have become more political in recent years. Most races prior to 2021 were uncontested and nonpartisan, based on previous reporting by Community Impact.
This year, LeCompte, Edwards, Ray and Kalmbach ran a similar campaign and were endorsed by the Harris County Republican Party and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, among other Republican elected officials and conservative organizations.
Jaeggi, Hinaman, Martone and Ramirez Romero also ran together as “All4CFISD.” This group accepted endorsements from several CFISD school namesakes and former district leaders as well as public education advocacy organizations.
Why it matters
School board trustees have multiple duties in the oversight of school districts, and they share a complementary role with the superintendent.
Board members can pass policy by a majority vote but are not involved in the day-to-day operations of the district. According to the Texas Association of School Boards, a trustee's role includes:
Adopting goals and monitoring success
Adopting policies and reviewing for effectiveness
Hiring and evaluating the superintendent with input from the community
Adopting a budget, setting a tax rate and relaying the financial needs of the district to state legislators
Communicating and engaging with the community to build a consensus for district policymaking
What’s next?
Community Impact will update this article as more Election Day vote totals are released. All results are unofficial until canvassed.
