Incumbent Sheila Taylor won re-election against challenger Ryan Echols in the race for Place 7 on the Lewisville ISD board of trustees, with 100% of precincts in Denton Tarrant counties reporting.
Taylor received 5,925 votes, 68.4%, while Echols garnered 2,737 votes, 31.6%. All results are unofficial until they are canvassed.
One more thing
Based on unofficial results, there were 42,353 ballots cast countywide, which represents 6.91% of Denton County's 613,020 registered voters. There were 98,564 ballots cast in Tarrant County, which represents 7.99% of the county's 1.23 million registered voters.
Posted 10:05 p.m.
Incumbent Sheila Taylor won re-election against challenger Ryan Echols in the race for Place 7 on the Lewisville ISD board of trustees, with 100% of Denton County and 74.38% of Tarrant County precincts reporting.
Taylor has garnered 5,918 votes, 68.38%, compared to Echols, who received 2,736 votes, 31.62%. All results are unofficial until they are canvassed.
Taylor will serve another three-year term.
What they’re saying
“I am just so ecstatic that the voters [have] overwhelmingly chosen to continue in my role, and so happy I get to support the students, support our teachers [and] our community in this district,” Taylor said.
Taylor added that she will focus on advocating for teacher compensation and improving student outcomes within the district.
What else?
Based on unofficial results, there were 42,353 ballots cast countywide, which represents 6.91% of Denton County's 613,020 registered voters.
Posted 7:40 p.m.
Denton and Tarrant counties have released early voting totals for the race for Place 7 on the Lewisville ISD board of trustees.
The details
Place 7 is elected at-large, meaning that any voters within LISD’s boundaries can cast ballots in the race. LISD has a hybrid election system where places 1 through 5 are single-member districts and places 6 and 7 elected at-large.
According to unofficial early voting results, Taylor has received 3,972 votes, 69.61%, while Echols garnered 1,734 votes, 30.39%.
Zooming in
In early voting, there were 29,162 ballots cast countywide, which represents 4.76% of Denton County's 613,020 registered voters. In Tarrant County, 63,369 early voting ballots were cast, which is 5.14% of Tarrant County’s 1.23 million registered voters.
Totals from ballots cast May 3 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.
What’s next?
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.
