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Arlington will vote for a new mayor, city council and school board members in the May 1 elections

Eight candidates are vying to replace Mayor Jeff Williams, who cannot run for reelection because of term limits.

Local elections are approaching with early voting beginning this month.

In Arlington, a crowded mayoral race has drawn eight candidates, including business owners as well as current and past city council members. Candidates are seeking to replace Mayor Jeff Williams, who cannot run due to term limits.

Fourteen residents filed to run for City Council, and nine people are running for Arlington ISD school board seats.

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Here’s what you can expect to see on your ballot for the May 1 election. Early voting begins on April 19 with a list of voting locations and times available here.

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Mayoral race

  • Doni Anthony, sales
  • Kelly Rashad Burke, business owner
  • Michael Glaspie, minister and former District 8 City Council member
  • Cirilo (CJ) Ocampo Jr., GIS
  • Jim Ross, business owner
  • Marvin Sutton, District 3 City Council member, retired
  • Jerry Warden, talent purchasing agent, will appear on the ballot but has been ruled ineligible to run for mayor
  • Dewayne Washington, programmer
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City Council

District 3

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  • Tamiko Brown, teacher/educator
  • Nikkie Hunter, healthcare administration
  • Alixis Lupien, clothing designer
  • Diana Saleh, account manager
  • Dora Tovar, business owner

District 4

  • B.W. McClendon, Jr., pastor and school teacher
  • Nehal Mehta, business owner
  • Anne Nwaefulu, attorney
  • Andrew Piel, attorney, incumbent
  • Cheyenne M. Zokaie, attorney

District 5

  • Rebecca Boxall, architect
  • Kennedy Jones, pastor and engineer

District 8

  • Chris “Dobi” Dobson, dog sitter/walker
  • Barbara Odom-Wesley, retired, incumbent

Arlington ISD Board of Trustees

Place 1

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  • Sam Abu
  • Sarah McMurrough
  • Watson Robinson, Jr.
  • Polly Walton, incumbent

Place 2

  • Melody Fowler, incumbent
  • Michael Perkins

Place 3

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  • Daphne Jackson
  • Aaron Reich, incumbent
  • Richard Weber