Nine candidates have signed up out of 22 positions open for elections this spring with about two weeks to go in the filing period.
The cities of Clarendon, Hedley, and Howardwick; the Clarendon and Hedley school districts; the Clarendon College District; and the Donley County Hospital District are all scheduled to have elections this May.
The Clarendon CISD Board of Trustees has two positions open. The three-year terms of Chrisi Tucek and Mike Word are expiring, and Word has filed to run again.
The Donley County Hospital District Board of Directors has four positions up this year, and all but one of the incumbents have filed to run again – Jan Farris, Place 4; Nikki Adams, Place 5; and Mark C. White, Place 6. Lori Howard, Place 7, has not yet filed as of Tuesday morning.
One of three regents up for election this year on the Clarendon College board has filed to run again. Chris Matthews is seeking re-election, and Carey Wann and Dr. Guy Ellis had not yet filed as of Tuesday morning.
The City of Howardwick has all its incumbents filed to run for re-election. Aldermen Terry Barnes, Mary Grady, and Johnny Hubbard have declared for their two-year seats on the city council.
The Clarendon City Council also has three full two-year terms up for election this year. The terms of Tom Thompson, Chris Topliff, and Chelsi Shadle are expiring. Thompson has filed for re-election, and Shadle has recently submitted a letter of resignation as her family is moving to house outside the city limits.
Hedley has two aldermen’s positions and the mayor’s seat up for election. Those are two year terms and are currently held by Mayor Trisha Chambless and Aldermen Aaron Hanes and Clinton Pierce.
Hedley CISD has three full terms and one partial term available. The full three-year terms of Troy Monroe, Shauna Herbert, and Tangela Copelin are up, and there are two years remaining on the unexpired term now held by Shawn Willoughby.
All local boards are elected at-large, but hospital board candidates must file for a specific place on the board. Candidate applications are available from the administrative offices of each entity.
Filing continues through Friday, February 13. Elections are scheduled to be held Saturday, May 2, 2026.
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