In a nutshell
There were 68,827 in-person and 1,024 mail-in votes cast across Dallas County, with 4,507 cast at Richardson polling locations. Of those, 1,797 were cast at Ministerios Charisma, 1,373 were cast at the Islamic Association of North Texas and 1,337 cast at Methodist Richardson Medical Center.
In Collin County, there were 54,292 in-person and mail-in ballots cast, with 1,582 cast at polling locations within the Collin County portion of Richardson.
What else?
Election day is May 3, and Richardson voters will have several races on their ballot, depending on where they reside.
Mayor Bob Dubey is seeking re-election and has two challengers. Amir Omar and Alan C. North have both filed candidate paperwork to run in the mayoral election.
Council member Arefin Shamsul, who represents Place 6, faces challenger Lisa Kupfer. Shamsul was elected to Place 6 in June 2021.
All other council members—Curtis Dorian, Jennifer Justice, Dan Barrios, Joe Corcoran and Ken Hutchenrider—are running unopposed.
On the ballot
There are three Richardson ISD board members on the ballot, but only two places are contested.
District 4 board member Regina Harris is running unopposed. In District 2, incumbent Vanessa Pacheco faces two challengers in Elaine Bonavita and Pamela Hughes.
In District 5, incumbent Rachel McGowen faces Christina Angelina Neria.
Voters that live in the Plano ISD portion of Richardson will decide on three places. Place 1, Place 2, Place 3 and Place 6 are all up for election; however, Place 1 board member Lauren Tyra has no challenger. Sam Johnson and Xiomar Pierre are running for Place 2. Place 2 board member Angela Powell did not file for re-election.
Board President Nancy Humphrey, who serves in Place 3, has a challenger in Harper Weaver.
In the Place 6 race, three candidates are running—Elisa Klein, Andrew Rettke and Dash Weerasinghe. Current Place 6 board member Jeri Chambers did not file for re-election.
If needed, a runoff election will be held June 7.
What you need to know
Voters can cast their ballots at any polling location in the county where they reside. Dallas County polling locations can be found online.
Collin County polling locations in Richardson include:
- Aldridge Elementary, 720 Pleasant Valley
- Methodist Medical Center Richardson, 2831 E. President George Bush Turnpike
- Miller Elementary, 5651 Coventry Drive
