With the candidate filing window closed, May electoral races for several municipalities are coming into focus.
Filing for a place on the ballot for the May 3 election ended at 5 p.m. Wednesday.
The details
In Flower Mound, Town Council seats for places 1 and 3 are up for grabs. Adam Schiestel was first appointed to Place 1 in 2021. He and Place 3 incumbent Brian Taylor were later elected in 2022. Taylor was slated to run against Justin DeFillippo, who originally filed to run ahead of the Feb. 14 deadline but withdrew from the race Feb. 25. With both Taylor and Schiestel running unopposed, they will be declared elected to serve a three-year term.
Highland Village has three places, Place 3, Place 5 and Place 7, up for election in May.
Place 3 incumbent Kevin Cox, who was first elected in May 2023, is the only candidate who has filed for his seat. Similarly Rhonda Hurst, who was initially elected in May 2023, is the sole candidate for Place 5.
Brian Fiorenza, the Place 7 incumbent, has filed for re-election having first garnered his council seat in May 2022.
All candidates are elected at-large, meaning any Highland Village resident can vote for any candidate, to two-year terms.
Argyle has three positions on the May ballot: the mayor and council places two and four.
Council member Place 2 Ronald Schmidt filed for mayor. He is running against Chad Sheddy for the position. The winner would replace current mayor Rick Bradford whose term expires this year.
Martin Brading and Jeffrey Castellanos initially filed to runn for place two on the council, as of Feb. 14. Both individuals are currently on the planning and zoning commission Place 2 and Place 7, respectively. Castellanos withdrew his application to run for council Feb. 20.
For council Place 4, incumbent Casey Stewart and Robert Hart filed to run as of Feb. 14. Hart withdrew his application Feb. 19.
Stewart was elected to Place 4 in 2023.
All candidates are elected at-large to terms that are two years, which would expire in 2027.
What’s next?
Voter registration for the May 3 election is available until April 3. Early voting will last from April 22-29, according to the Texas Secretary of State’s website.
