Early voting for the May 2 local election ended April 28 and Denton County officials are reporting roughly 35,000 residents turned out to cast their ballots.
The breakdown
Not including the 34,975 ballots that were cast, 2,347 were mail-in ballots, according to the county's election data listed on its website.
Overall, 6.45% of Denton County residents either turned out for early voting or mailed in a ballot, according to the county's election website. There are 578,734 registered voters in Denton County.
The final day to vote is May 2. Denton County residents who are registered to vote can go to any voting center within their precinct between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. on election day.
There will be five contested races on the ballot in the city of Denton. Those races and candidates are:
Denton City Council, mayor
- Angela Brewer
- Shannon Childs
- Chris Watts
- Brian Beck
Denton City Council, District 1- Kris Cox
- Michael Herron
- Jordan E. Villarreal
Denton City Council, District 2- Robert J. Archer III
- Nick Stevens
Denton City Council at-large, Place 5- George Michael Ferrie Jr.
- Erica Garland
- Caleb Meese
Denton ISD board of trustees, Place 6Stay tunedCommunity Impact will continue to cover local elections through election night May 2. Visit communityimpact.com/election for the latest local election results.
