The towns of Refugio, Woodsboro, Bayside and Austwell; the three school districts, the hospital district, and Refugio County WCID #2 each have positions with terms that will expire.
After the deadline for a place on the ballot, candidates may file as a write-in candidate until Monday, March 16.
The positions up for election and candidates who have filed as of press time include:
Refugio
Mayor Rey Jaso (I), William H. Bill Rayburn, Richard Ramirez, Jennifer Ragle, write-in candidate
Alderman, place 1, Karen Watts (I)
Alderman, place 2, Ruben Garcia (I), Garrett Engelking
Woodsboro
Mayor George Hernandez (I), Joseph Hernandez, Carl Arnold (Larry Jochetz withdrew his name from the mayor’s race and filed to run again for alderman, place 1)
Alderman, place 1, Larry Jochetz (I), Erasmo Escamilla
Alderman, place 2, Debra Bolcik, (I), Elizabeth Gonzales
Alderman, place 5, Jimmy Blaschke (I-unexpired term), Cynthia Fernandez
Bayside
Councilmember, place 1, Eugene Fricks (I)
Councilmember, place 4, Leonard Spanjers (I)
Councilmember, place 5, Gloria Derrough (I)
Austwell
Commissioner Sandra Mahan (I), Donald Denton
Refugio ISD
Trustee, single member district 2, Rene Garcia
Trustee, single member district 4, Dr. Gary Wright, Addie Ochoa, write-in candidate (Incumbent Rita Trojcak withdrew her name from the race)
Only registered voters in single-member districts 2 and 4 are eligible to vote in the May 9 election.
Woodsboro ISD
Trustee, place 3, Calvin Wilson (I), Amanda Nixon, Mario Hernandez
Trustee, place 4, Henry Fierova (I), Keith Doug Chesnutt, Raymond Cisneros
Trustee, place 5, Jeff Gillespie (I), James Jochetz
Austwell-Tivoli ISD
Board member, place1, Angela Lutz
Board member, place 2, Chris Camacho
Refugio Memorial Hospital District
Director, place 5, Jerry Lockett (I)
Director, place 6, Ronald Boerner (I)
Director, place 7, Kenneth Wright (I)
Refugio County WCID #2
Director Edward J. Ermis (I)
Director Robert Neil Haertig (I-unexpired term)
