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Find out who is running for school board and city council seats in Grapevine, Colleyville and Southlake in the May 4 election

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By Miranda Jaimes |

Feb. 15 was the last day to file to run in the May 4 general election. City Council positions in Grapevine, Colleyville and Southlake will be on the ballot as well as board of trustees positions for Carroll and Grapevine-Colleyville ISD.

The following candidates are vying for the seats up for election.

Grapevine City Council


Place 3



Place 4



  • Darlene Freed


Colleyville City Council


Mayor



Place 1



Place 2



Southlake City Council


Place 3



Place 4



Place 5



  • John Huffman (incumbent)


Carroll ISD board of trustees


Place 6



  • Todd Carlton (incumbent)


Place 7



Grapevine-Colleyville ISD board of trustees


Place 3



  • Louie Sullins (incumbent)

  • Tommy Snyder


Place 4



Early voting runs from April 22 to April 30. Election Day is May 4.
By Miranda Jaimes
Miranda has been in the North Texas area since she graduated from Oklahoma Christian University in 2014. She reported and did design for a daily newspaper in Grayson County before she transitioned to a managing editor role for three weekly newspapers in Collin County. She joined Community Impact Newspaper in 2017 covering Tarrant County news, and is now back in Collin County as the editor of the McKinney edition.

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