ELECTION DAY FOR CITY, SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS
Election Day is here for the Brenham City Council, Brenham School Board and Burton School Board elections.
Voters that did not take part in early voting will be able to go to their designated polling place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. today (Saturday) to cast their ballot.
Washington County Clerk Beth Rothermel said there are some voting precincts within the City of Brenham that may have to go to two locations to cast ballots in both the City of Brenham and Brenham School Board elections. Voters who are unsure of where to go are encouraged to visit the county’s website, www.co.washington.tx.us.
In the Brenham City Council election, polling locations include the Nancy Carol Roberts Memorial Library at 100 MLK Jr. Parkway for Ward 1, the lobby of Brenham City Hall at 200 West Vulcan Street for Ward 2, the Brenham Junior High School Band Hall at 1200 Carlee Drive for Ward 3, and the Blinn College Student Center at 1007 Walter Schwartz Way for Ward 4.
Brenham ISD polling locations include:
- Friedens Church of Washington at 20301 FM 1155 for Precinct 101.
- Brenham City Hall for Precincts 104, 115, 117 and 121.
- Matthew Lutheran Church of Sandy Hill Education Building at 8819 FM 2621 for Precinct 109.
- Chappell Hill VFD Meeting Room at 5295 Main Street for Precinct 203.
- Brenham Junior High School Band Hall for Precinct 205.
- Salem Lutheran Church Educational Building at 1500 Salem Road for Precincts 202 and 208, as well as Austin County residents that are in Brenham ISD.
- Nancy Carol Roberts Memorial Library Meeting Room for Precincts 307, 316 and 320.
- Peter’s Lutheran Church of Gay Hill Education Building at 8201 Old Gay Hill Road for Precinct 311 (partial precinct, only eligible to vote for Brenham ISD).
- John Lutheran Church of Prairie Hill Education Building at 6605 Old Independence Road for Precinct 312 (partial precinct, only eligible to vote for Brenham ISD.
- Blinn College Student Center for Precincts 406, 414, 418 and 419, along with partial precincts 410 and 413 (only eligible to vote for Brenham ISD).
Burton ISD voters will have one Election Day polling place, that being the lobby of Burton High School at 917 North Main Street.
Through early voting, 1,470 out of a total of 20,830 registered voters participated in the Brenham ISD election. Meanwhile, 893 of 8,938 registered voters in the City of Brenham election voted early. Rothermel said this amounts to a 7 percent turnout for Brenham ISD and 10 percent turnout for the City of Brenham with Election Day remaining.
In the Burton ISD election, 73 people have voted early.
There is also a bond proposal for residents of the Pecan Glen Road District to vote on the issuance of $950,000 in bonds to construct, acquire, improve, maintain and operate roads in the district. The proposal, if passed, would only apply to landowners in the subdivision. During early voting, 53 of 87 registered voters participated.
Running in the Brenham ISD election are Board Vice President Melvin Ehlert against challengers Christine Giese and Jared Krenek, along with incumbent Tommie Sullivan against Michelle Walbeck. Board President Natalie Lange is unopposed.
For the Brenham City Council, Ward One incumbent Keith Herring will look to defend his seat against Shannan Canales, while At-Large Position 5 incumbent Clint Kolby faces Allan Colvin, and At-Large Position 6 candidates Leah Cook and Albert Buchanan are vying for the seat of Susan Cantey, who is not running for re-election. Atwood Kenjura is unopposed for the Ward 3 council seat of Andrew Ebel, who is also not seeking another term.
The Burton School Board features three candidates running for two at-large positions: incumbent David Warner, Sr., Boris Jumper, Sr., and Brian Hinze.
KWHI will have live election coverage tonight beginning at 7 p.m. on KWHI AM 1280, FM 101.7, and kwhi.com.