May 2 is Election Day for municipal and school elections in Lubbock County.
Several city and school board positions are on the ballot this year, including Lubbock’s mayor and city council positions in Districts 1, 3, and 5; while voters in Slaton Independent School District will be deciding on two proposed school bonds.
Lubbock County hit a record low for early voters in May municipal elections for the past 20 years. In eight days of early voting, just over 7,800 voters cast ballots.
In 2024 – concurrent with a presidential election year, having more entities with elections, and a City of Lubbock proposition on the ballot – more than 26,000 Lubbock County voters participated in early voting.
The only other time since 2006 that Lubbock County early voting did not breach 10,000 voters was in 2014, with nearly 8,300 voters. The 2014 ballot also saw races for Lubbock City Council Districts 1, 3, and 5 – all of those races were contested, but the incumbent mayoral candidate was unopposed. 2014 also saw races for Frenship, Lubbock-Cooper, and Lubbock ISDs.
2026 early voting began with some complications in Lubbock County, the elections office reported “issues with the ballot marking devices” on the first day. The issues were resolved and voting hours were extended on several days of early voting.
Early voting was also eight days rather than nine this year because of the state-recognized holiday, San Jacinto Day on April 21.
Lubbock ISD was set to have several trustee board positions on the 2026 ballot, but cancelled its portion of the election earlier this year, because none of the races were contested.
Polling locations are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voters will need to present a photo ID, such as a Texas drivers license, personal ID card, passport, or election identification certificate.
You can find a list of Lubbock County polling locations and races below, and find a full sample ballot here.
City of Lubbock:
City of Lubbock Mayor
- Peggy Bohmfalk
- Stephen J. Sanders
- Mark McBrayer
- G. Todd Winans
You can hear from all four of Lubbock's mayoral candidates from KTTZ's Mayoral Candidate Forum here.
City of Lubbock Council Member, District 1
- Pat Kelly
- Christy Martinez
Listen to KTTZ’s conversations with Pat Kelly and Christy Martinez-Garcia or check out the transcripts.
City of Lubbock Council Member, District 3
- Adam Hernandez
- David Bruegel
- Gil Caley
KTTZ conducted interviews with each of the District 3 candidates. You can listen to those and read the transcripts here: Adam Hernandez, David Bruegel, Gil Caley.
City of Lubbock Council Member, District 5
- Jennifer Wilson
Lubbock-Cooper ISD:
Lubbock-Cooper ISD Trustee, Place 3
- BJ Lewis
Lubbock-Cooper ISD Trustee, Place 4
- Abel Rodriguez
- Trey Strong
Lubbock-Cooper ISD Trustee, Place 6
- Eric Sansom
- Jason L. Cannaday
- Shelbie Nacole
Lubbock-Cooper ISD Trustee, Place 7
- Koley Schaffner
City of Idalou:
City of Idalou Council Member, At-Large
- Ruben Gonzales
- Monte Blackburn
- Deagan White
- Darrell Fuller
- Joe Sisk
City of Abernathy:
City of Abernathy Council Member
- Melinda Timms
- Eva L. Cortez
- Robert Prater
- Matthew Speer
Abernathy ISD:
Abernathy ISD Trustee, At-Large
- Chance M. Rocha
- Kelsey Maxwell
- Kent Webb
- Matt Miller
- Cristalyn Sageser Parten
- Scott Bickel
City of Shallowater:
City of Shallowater Alderman Place 1, At-Large
- Ashley Carr
- McKenzie Braddock
City of Shallowater Alderman Place 5, At-Large
- Todd Howell
- Troy White
City of Slaton:
City of Slaton Mayor
- Clif Shaw
- Mike DeLano
Slaton ISD:
Slaton ISD Trustee, District 3
- Irma L. Jaramillo
- Alexander Tarin
- Luis Garcia
Slaton ISD, Proposition A (For or Against)
- The issuance of not to exceed $51,090,000 of Slaton Independent School District school building bonds for the purposes of designing, constructing, renovating, improving, upgrading, updating, acquiring, and equipping school facilities, the purchase of the necessary sites for school facilities, the purchase of new school buses, including projects related to safety and security, construction of a new elementary school and the levying of a tax sufficient to pay the principal and interest on the bonds and the cost of any credit agreements executed in the connection with the Bonds.
Slaton ISD, Proposition B (For or Against)
- The issuance of not to exceed $2,810,000 of Slaton Independent School District school building bonds for the purposes of designing, constructing, renovating, improving, upgrading, updating, acquiring, and equipping athletic facilities, including the football stadium, and the levying of a tax sufficient to pay the principal and interest on the bonds and the cost of any credit agreements executed in connection with the Bonds.
Hear more on the Slaton ISD bond propositions here.
New Deal ISD:
New Deal ISD Trustee, At-Large
- Brad Proctor
- Alex Saenz
- Casey Bigham
- Timothy Seeley
Roosevelt ISD:
Roosevelt ISD Trustee, Place 1
- Josue Renteria
- Travis McCallister
Lubbock County polling locations (Open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.):
- Abernathy City Hall – 811 Avenue D (Community Room), Abernathy, 79311
- Bacon Heights Baptist Church – 5110 54th St (2 Commons Room), Lubbock, 79414
- Broadview Baptist Church – 1302 N Frankford Ave (Fellowship Hall), Lubbock, 79416
- Calvary Baptist Church – 5301 82nd St (Mall Area), Lubbock, 79424
- Catholic Diocese of Lubbock – 4620 4th St (Archbishop Michael J Sheehan Hall), Lubbock, 79416
- C. E. Maedgen Elementary School – 4401 Nashville Ave (Door G3 Gym), Lubbock, 79413
- Celebration Christian Center – 8001 Upland Ave (Sanctuary), Lubbock, 79424
- Copper Rawlings Senior Center – 213 40th St (Social Hall), Lubbock, 79404
- Elks Lodge No. 1348 – 3409 Milwaukee Ave (Lodge Hall), Lubbock, 79407
- First Assembly of God Church – 3801 98th St (Classroom), Lubbock, 79423
- Frenship Heritage Middle School – 6110 73rd St (Library), Lubbock, 79424
- Frenship Terra Vista Middle School – 1111 Upland Ave (Door #1), Lubbock 79424
- Green Lawn Church of Christ – 5701 19th St (Entry Hall), Lubbock, 79407
- Idalou Community Center – 202 W 7th St, Idalou, 79329
- J. A. Hodges Community Center – 4011 University Ave (Social Hall), Lubbock, 79413
- Lauro Cavazos Middle School – 210 N University Ave (Door #2), Lubbock, 79415
- Lubbock-Cooper ISD Administrative Offices –13807 Indiana Ave, Lubbock, 79423
- Lubbock-Cooper North Elementary School – 3202 108th St (Gym), Lubbock, 79423
- Lubbock ISD Administration Office – 1628 19th St (Breezeway), Lubbock, 79401
- Mae Simmons Community Center – 2004 Oak Ave (Activity Room), Lubbock, 79403
- Maggie Trejo Supercenter – 3200 Amherst Street (Rodgers Community Center Social Hall), Lubbock, 79415
- New Deal Community Clubhouse – 309 S Monroe Ave, New Deal, 79350
- Parsons Elementary School – 2811 58th St (Gym), Lubbock, 79413
- Patterson Library – 1836 Parkway Dr (Community Room), Lubbock, 79403
- Preston Smith Elementary School – 8707 Dover Ave (Cafeteria), Lubbock, 79424
- Roosevelt ISD Arena (west concourse)– 1301 CR 3300, Lubbock, 79403
- Roy W. Roberts Elementary School – 7901 Avenue P (Gym), Lubbock, 79423
- Roscoe Wilson Elementary School – 2807 25th St (Gym), Lubbock, 79410
- Shallowater Community Center – 902 Avenue H, Shallowater, 79363
- Slaton Community Clubhouse – 750 W Garza St. (Community Room), Slaton, 79364
- South Plains Church of Christ – 6802 Elkhart Ave (Gym Area), Lubbock, 79424
- Sutherlands HomeBase – 3701 50th St (Near Lighting Section), Lubbock, 79413
- Texas Tech University Student Union Building – 15th St and Akron Ave, Lubbock, 79409
- Victory Life Church – 12401 Slide Rd (Main Entrance), Lubbock, 79424
- YWCA – 6501 University Ave – Front Room, Lubbock, 79413
You can also find this list from the Lubbock County Elections Office in English and Spanish here.