Voters Decided

• Over 300 votes were cast in the Meridian City Council elections and almost 400 votes in the Meridian ISD's Board of Education election this election season. Nathan Diebenow | Meridian Tribune

Eligible voters from across Bosque County turned out to cast their ballots for the future of their respective municipalities and school districts over the last week.

Bosque County Clerk Tab Ferguson on Saturday, May 4, released the unofficial results in races for city council, school board trustees, and a bond election.

In the Meridian City Council race, three council member seats were up for election. Incumbents Dana Williams and Sharon Wilson each collected 86 votes, followed closely by Buster Felan with 85. Mary Jo Christensen collected 47 votes.

In the Meridian City Council election, 304 votes were cast, 117 of which during the early voting period and 127 on the last day of the election.

In the Meridian ISD race, two seats on the school board were up. Wendy Cummings collected the most votes with 126, followed by Marc Arnold (77), Leeann Childers Ardeneaux (58), Jacob Dagley (42), Larry Denman (32), Robert Garza (30), Tristan Rusk (9), and Matthew Dickinson (5).

In the MISD election, 379 votes were cast, 181 of which during the early voting period and 197 on the last day of election.

In the Cranfills Gap City Council race, three seats were contested. Christien Castillo collected the most votes with 35, followed by Charles Forsythe (31), Trent Pierce (30), and Donna Nelson Kersey (25).

In this city council election, a total of 121 votes were cast, 14 of which during the early voting period, 104 on the last day of election, and three absentee.

In the Cranfills Gap ISD Board of Education race, two seats were contested. Sandie Nelson Nowlain collected the most votes with 106, followed by Edward Rieser (87), Kari Witte Putnam (63), and Leslie Sorenson (32).

In the CGISD school board election, a total of 288 votes were cast, 76 of which during the early voting period, 207 on the last day of the election, and 5 absentee.

This election season, voters in Cranfills Gap also decided the future of their school district's campus facilities by overwhelmingly approving a $6.75 million bond.

The CGISD bond election drew 120 votes in favor and 53 votes against the $.25 per $100 valuation property tax increase.

In the bond election, a total of 173 votes were cast, 45 of which during the early voting period, 45 on the last day of election, and 3 absentee.

The bond funds are earmarked to renovate the gym, update the HVAC and windows for energy efficiency, and bring campus restrooms to compliance standards.

Two seats on the Clifton Independent School District's Board of Education were up for election. Incumbent Matthew Domel collected the most votes with 244, followed by Nick Brown (192), Steve Conrad (176), Jose Ritz (71), Taylor McCain (52), and Sean Marmolejo (48).

In the CISD school board election, a total of 783 votes were cast, 414 of which were made during the week-long early voting period, another 331 on election day, and 38 absentee.

In Valley Mills, voters picked a new mayor – filling an unexpired term in a field of two candidates. Ray Bickerstaff collected the most votes with 135; Joe Amodio collected 64 votes.

In the mayor's race, a total of 199 votes were cast, 17 of which during the early voting period, 178 on the last day of election, and four absentee.

In the Valley Mills City Council race, three seats were up for election. Matthew Herring collected the most votes with 150, followed by Luke Paulson (142), Craig Godby (129), Josh Thayer (53), and Alice Carter (27).

In the alderman race, a total of 501 votes were cast, 44 of which during early voting, 447 on the last day of election, and 10 absentee.

In the Morgan City Council race, one seat was contested by two candidates. Mary Johns collected the most votes with 28, followed by Erica Carillo with 24.

In the Morgan City Council election, a total of 52 votes were cast, 25 of which during the early voting period and 27 on the last day of election.

All election results are unofficial until the votes are canvassed by their respective districts.