With all precincts reporting in Denton and Tarrant counties, Madison Lopez won the race for Lewisville ISD trustee, at-large Place 6, according to unofficial election results.
Lopez garnered 16,175 votes, or 54.9%, while her opponent Michelle Alkhatib received 13,285 votes, or 45.1%.
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Updated 12:55 a.m. Nov. 5
Madison Lopez has won the special election for Lewisville ISD trustee, at-large Place 6, according to unofficial election results, with all precincts reporting in Denton County.
Lopez received 16,168 votes, or 54.9%, compared to her opponent Michelle Alkhatib, who garnered 13,280 votes, or 45.1%. While all 240 Denton County precincts have reported, 105 of 215 precincts in Tarrant County have reported unofficial results.
What they're saying
Lopez said she will focus on creating more engagement with the community and strengthening partnerships with the municipalities within LISD's borders.
"I'm so grateful for the opportunity to serve this district that that I grew up in, and this campaign has really been about strengthening the community's voice in LISD," Lopez said. "Our community has some great ideas, and our community is really the one that gets to decide the direction of LISD."
She added that she is grateful to the voters for putting faith in her to serve on the board.
"The voters that turned out to vote for me were saying 'We believe in this district, and we want someone who has gone through these schools, who has walked the halls of our schools and understands our students and understands our teachers to represent us,'" Lopez said.
One more thing.
Results remain unofficial until canvassed at a later date. Visit communityimpact.com/voter-guide/election-results to see results from all local elections in your community.
Updated 10:55 p.m.
With 134 of 240 of Denton County precincts reporting, Madison Lopez still leads her opponent, Michelle Alkhatib, in the race for at-large trustee Place 6 for Lewisville ISD. Tarrant County has 68 of 215 precincts reporting.
Lopez has garnered 11,316 votes, 53.44%, compared to Alkhatib's 9,861 votes, 46.56%.
Posted 10 p.m.
Further election result reporting from both Denton and Tarrant counties shows Madison Lopez with a larger lead over her opponent, Michelle Alkhatib in the race for Lewisville ISD at-large trustee Place 6.
With 45 out of 240 precincts reporting in Denton County and 23 out of 215 precincts reporting in Tarrant County, Lopez has gotten 8,129 votes, 52.44%, compared to Alkhatib's 7,373, 47.56%.
The winner of the race will fill the remainder of the unexpired term for at-large Place 6, which is up for election again in 2027.
Posted 9:44 p.m.
After the first round of precincts reporting in Denton and Tarrant counties, Madison Lopez still leads Lewisville ISD trustee Michelle Alkhatib in the race for an unexpired term for Place 6 on the board of trustees, according to unofficial election results.
Lopez's and Alkhatib's numbers remain largely unchanged from early voting totals, with Lopez receiving 7,824 votes, or 52.11% and Alkhatib getting 7,190 votes, or 47.89%.
The winner for Place 6 will fill the remainder of former trustee Buddy Bonner's term, which is set to expire in 2027.
Posted 7:10 p.m., Nov. 4
Early voting results released by Denton and Tarrant counties show Madison Lopez is leading current Lewisville ISD trustee Michelle Alkhatib in the race to fill the unexpired term for at-large trustee, Place 6.
Lopez has garnered 7,823 votes, or 52.11% of votes cast, compared to the 7,190 votes cast for Alkhatib, representing 47.89% of votes cast.
Some context
LISD trustees approved calling a special election to fill the vacant Place 6 seat Aug. 25. The place was vacated when former trustee Buddy Bonner resigned in July to avoid a conflict with the district’s nepotism guidelines.
Place 6 is elected at large, meaning that anyone within LISD’s boundaries can cast ballots for the trustee position. LISD has a hybrid election system where places 1 through 5 are single-member districts, while places 6 and 7 are elected at-large.
Also of note
In early voting, there were 59,821 ballots cast countywide, which represents 9% of Denton County's 664,921 registered voters. In Tarrant County, 114,130 early voting ballots were cast, which is 8.89% of Tarrant County’s 1.28 million registered voters.
Totals from ballots cast Nov. 4 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 else
Community Impact will update this article as more election day vote totals are released. All results are unofficial until canvassed.
Visit https://communityimpact.com/voter-guide/ to see results from all local elections in your community.
