2010 Political Chat

Tim Barnwell called this evening to say he has dropped out of the mayoral race in Providence Village.

Barnwell said he's looking for work and wouldn't have the large amount of time to volunteer in order to do a good job.

Peter Wright, one of the six candidates for mayor in Providence Village, has withdrawn from the race, according to Denton County Elections Administrator Frank Phillips.

After the filing deadline closed, Denton County's elections administrator Frank Phillips sent me an email with the full slate of candidates for Providence's first election.

Six people are running for mayor, including Tim Barnwell, Rich Garon, Bentley Parker, Brian Roberson, Dorothy Walker, and Peter Wright.

Eleven people are running for five spots on the town council, including Eddie Army, Kathi Brown, Bruce W. Dudley, Tawny N. Laney, Ernie Law, Mark McCullough, Crystal Miller, Clint Shipp, Nate Tandberg, Mike Thompson, and Ken Winzen Sr.

I plan to write a story about the race sometime next week. The election will be Saturday, June 19.

The Denton City Council meets at 6:30 tonight to canvass results from the May 8 election and swear in the winners.

The only new face this year is James King, an insurance agent who defeated four other candidates to take the at-large Place 6 seat Joe Mulroy is leaving because of term limits. Mayor Mark Burroughs (Place 7) and Mayor Pro Tem Pete Kamp (Place 5) each overcame an opponent to win re-election.

A reception will precede the meeting at 5:30. Both events are at City Hall, 215 E. McKinney St.

Kevin Roden at ThinkDenton.com has some interesting analysis today on the May 8 Denton City Council election. Read it here.

Place 3
Glenna G. Harris, 2,120, 60.24%
Sheryl English, 1,399, 39.76%
Place 5
Charles Stafford, 2,212, 64.15%
Calvin D. Evans, 1,236, 35.85%

Place 5
Eliborio "EliGemini" Beltran, 515, 18.19%
Pete Kamp, 2,317, 81.81%
Place 6
Phillip Kregel, 223, 7.50%
Jason Bunch, 34, 1.14%
Eric Mach, 89, 2.99%
Hatice I. Salih, 972, 32.71%
James King, 1,654, 55.65%
Mayor, Place 7
Bob Clifton, 617, 20.92%
Mark A. Burroughs, 2,332, 79.08%

Place 4
Ken Scribner, 252, 59.43%
Donna Johnson, 172, 40.57%
Place 5
Bobby Blagg, 167, 37.61%
Cristy Koonce, 277, 62.39%

Place 3
Pat Burns, 218, 74.66%
James "Steve" Kenney, 74, 25.34%
Place 4
Lezlie Macelroy, 211, 71.04%
Micky Nortman, 86, 28.96%

Mayor
Erich Ransleben, 87, 100.00%
Place 2
Dave Hill, 93, 100.00%
Place 4
Charles "Chock" Brumley, 93, 69.92%
C.D. "Chuck" Terwilliger, 40, 30.08%
Proposition 1
For, 80, 57.55%
Against, 59, 42.45%

Place 6
Chris Lyles, 90, 100.00%
Place 7
Cory Anthony, 56, 51.38%
Scott McCarty, 34, 31.19%
Wayne Bengston, 19, 17.43%

City Council
Jim Almond, 135, 17.60%
Keith Palmer, 228, 29.73%
Colleen L. Cameron, 163, 21.25%
Lynn Harpold, 241, 31.42%
Proposition
For, 228, 86.36%
Against, 36, 13.64%

Place 3
Glenna G. Harris, 1,873, 60.03%
Sheryl English, 1,247, 39.97%
Place 5
Charles Stafford, 1,959, 64.25%
Calvin D. Evans, 1,090, 35.75%

Place 5
Eliborio "EliGemini" Beltran, 430, 17.35%
Pete Kamp, 2,048, 82.65%
Place 6
Phillip Kregel, 198, 7.62%
Jason Bunch, 27, 1.04%
Eric Mach, 77, 2.96%
Hatice I. Salih, 832, 32.01%
James King, 1,465, 56.37%
Mayor, Place 7
Bob Clifton, 522, 20.20%
Mark A. Burroughs, 2,062, 79.80%

Place 3
Pat Burns, 125, 76.69%
James "Steve" Kenney, 38, 23.31%
Place 4
Lezlie Macelroy, 122, 73.49%
Micky Nortman, 44, 26.51%

Place 1
Cindy Spencer, 56, 100.00%
Place 4
Cindy Aughinbaugh, 68, 73.91%
Dan Perrenoud, 24, 26.09%
Place 5
Charles Grimes, 56, 100.00%

Place 1
Joseph Hall, 42, 39.25%
Paul Meine, 65, 60.75%
Place 3
Michael Wilkes, 52, 43.70%
Bert Witherspoon, 67, 56.30%
Place 5
Christine Rodriguez, 79, 100.00%

Mayor
John Monroe Smith Jr., 278, 100.00%
Place 2
Tom Bont, 128, 37.43%
Richard DuPree, 214, 62.57%
Place 4
Paul Kenney, 238, 71.04%
Blanche Dillon, 97, 28.96%
Proposition
For, 292, 84.88%
Against, 52, 15.12%

Alderman
Gracie Egan, 61, 32.45%
James N. Farrell, 68, 36.17%
Ryan Litherland, 59, 31.38%
Ballot Proposition 1
For, 102, 81.60%
Against, 23, 18.40%
Ballot Proposition 2
For, 73, 58.87%
Against, 51, 41.13%

Place 4
Ken Scribner, 232, 62.03%
Donna Johnson, 142, 37.97%
Place 5
Bobby Blagg, 140, 35.90%
Cristy Koonce, 250, 64.10%