Early Voting Underway in East Texas

EAST TEXAS — Early voting began today in local elections around East Texas. The last day to vote early is May 3, and election day is May 7. Here’s a snapshot of the elections scheduled in Tyler and Longview:

Tyler candidates:

Mayor – Martin Heines, Joel Rando and Michael Williams
City Council, District 6 – John Nix and Clark Hampe
Tyler ISD Board, District 6 – Rev. Fritz Hager and Marc Loredo
Go to http://www.smith-county.com/ for more information on the city and school board elections.

Longview:

City Council, District 5: Bernd “Dutch” Deblouw, Gary D. Nice, and David W. Wright
City Council, District 6: Karen K. Maines, Patrick L. O’Rear, and Steven C. Pirtle Sr.
You can go to https://www.longviewtexas.gov/ for more information on the city elections.

Longview ISD Board, Place 5: John Preston and Shandreka “Shan” Bauer
Go to http://w3.lisd.org/ for more information on the LISD election.