One candidate is running unopposed for a seat on the McKinney City Council while the race for McKinney’s next mayor will feature four candidates, according to the city’s website.

The election for the council representative for District 3 will also feature two candidates, while five candidates filed for the race for the At Large 1 seat.

The specifics

The filing period to apply for City Council candidacy closed at 5 p.m. Feb. 14. Council seats for McKinney’s mayor, as well as District 1, District 3 and At Large 1, are up for election in May.

Current McKinney Mayor George Fuller is unable to run for re-election in the mayoral race due to reaching the term limit for the seat. Candidates in the mayoral race, listed in alphabetical order, include:

• Bill Cox
• Matt "Doc" Rostami
• Scott Sanford
• Taylor Willingham

Charlie Philips, the current council member in the At Large 1 seat, announced at a Jan. 7 council meeting that he would not be seeking re-election. Candidates for the At Large 1 race, listed in alphabetical order, include:

• Taha Ansari
• Jim Garrison
• Ernest Lynch
• Brian Magnuson
• Derrick Tarver

Candidates for the District 3 seat include incumbent Geré Feltus and opponent Tammy Warren. District 1 incumbent Justin Beller is seeking re-election and is running unopposed, according to the city’s website.

The context

The McKinney City Council is made up of six council members and the mayor, with members serving four year terms, according to the city’s website. Four McKinney council members are elected to represent a single-member district while two members and the mayor serve at-large.

Dates to know

Election Day is May 3. Early voting will open April 22 and run through April 29, with polls closed April 27, according to the city’s website.

Voter registration ends April 3 and the deadline to request a mail-in ballot is April 22, according to the Texas Secretary of State’s website.