ELECTION DAY FOR BRENHAM, BURTON, CHAPPELL HILL/MEYERSVILLE ESD ELECTIONS

  

Today (Saturday) is Election Day, when Washington County residents will learn the results of the local municipal, school board and emergency services district (ESD) elections.

Anyone who did not participate in early voting can visit their designated polling place to vote in the City of Brenham council and charter amendment election, Brenham ISD trustee election, City of Burton council election, and the ESD election for the Chappell Hill and Meyersville Volunteer Fire Departments.

Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at seven locations across the county:

• 101, 109 – Friedens Church of Washington, 20322 FM 1155 in Washington;
• 104, 121, 418 – Washington County Event Center, 1305 East Blue Bell Road in Brenham;
• 117, 307, 311, 312, 320, 418 – Nancy Carol Roberts Memorial Library, 100 West Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway in Brenham;
• 203, 208 – Chappell Hill Volunteer Fire Department, 5295 Main Street in Chappell Hill;
• 202, 406, 413, 419 – Blinn College Student Center, 1007 Walter Schwartz Way in Brenham;
• 205, 419 – VFW Hall, 1200 East Tom Green Street in Brenham;
• 410 – Burton City Hall, 12200 East Mulberry Street, Spur 125.

A total of 2,393 people voted early, consisting of 2,349 voting for Brenham ISD, 1,057 for the City of Brenham, 589 for the ESD proposal and 44 for the City of Burton.

According to registered voter totals provided before the start of early voting, there are 22,707 registered voters that can participate in the elections, including 22,431 in Brenham ISD, 10,353 for the City of Brenham, 3,454 for the ESD and 277 for the City of Burton.

There are two council races on the City of Brenham ballot.  Ward 1 incumbent Shannan Canales is challenged by Steve Soman, while At-Large Position 6 incumbent Leah Cook faces challenger Alan Lehmann.  There are also 12 charter amendment propositions for consideration.

The Brenham School Board has three contested races, two of which are to fill the seat of an outgoing incumbent.  Position 5 trustee Tommie Sullivan is not running for re-election, and his seat will be occupied by either David Jantzi or Shawn Koonce.  Position 6 incumbent Natalie Lange also did not seek another term, so her position will be filled by either Justin Colley or Mike Garner.  Position 7 incumbent Jared Krenek is running against Walt Edmunds.

On the Burton City Council, there are three seats up for election.  Mayor Karen Buck is opposed by Position 3 Councilmember Jeff Eckhardt.  Position 1 incumbent Nathan Kalkhake faces challenger Chuck Johnson, while Position 4 councilmember Paul McLaughlin is running against Berneake Gantt.

Finally, voters living inside the service territories of the Chappell Hill and Meyersville VFDs can choose whether to approve the creation of an ESD.  The ESD would levy an ad valorem tax of up to $0.10 per $100 valuation on residents within those fire districts, not counting people living within the City of Brenham’s extraterritorial jurisdiction.  If approved, the ESD would become the primary source of funding for the two fire departments. 

KWHI will have live election coverage tonight once polls close at 7 p.m. on AM 1280, FM 101.7 and kwhi.com.