BISD, City of Breckenridge, Fort Griffin SUD holding Early Voting April 22-24, 27-28; Election Day set for May 2

April 20

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By Carla McKeown/Breckenridge Texan

Local registered voters will have a chance to elect their government representatives for the school district, city commission and Fort Griffin Special Utility District, beginning with Early Voting this week and wrapping up with Election Day on May 2.

Early Voting will be held at each individual organization, but on May 2, the school district and city will work together to provide one combined polling place for the two entities. Each organization will have separate ballots.

Citizens must be registered to vote and must live in the district to vote in a specific election. For example, to vote for Breckenridge Mayor or City Commissioner, the voter must live within the city limits of Breckenridge; those Stephens County residents who do not live in the city will not be able to vote in the city election. Likewise, only people who live in the Fort Griffin Special Utility District will be able to vote in that election.

Stephens County has six school districts – Breckenridge, Moran, Woodson, Albany, Ranger and Graham. The Breckenridge ISD is the predominant school district in the county, and everyone who lives within the city limits of Breckenridge is in the Breckenridge ISD and can vote in that school board election. However, some county residents who live on the outer edges of the county may be in other school districts. For example, in the northwest corner of the county, residents might live, pay taxes in and vote in the Woodson ISD. The southwest corner of Stephens County is in Moran ISD, and the southeast corner is in Moran ISD. One spot on the western county line, just west of Eolian, is in the Albany ISD, and a small area southwest of Eliasville is in the Graham ISD. See the map below that shows the geographic boundaries for the school districts in Stephens County.

Your voter registration card should show which school district you are registered to vote in. If you don’t have access to your voter registration card, you can check with the Stephens County Clerk’s office to see if you are registered to vote and, if so, in which district. Additionally, where you live also determines to which school district you pay property tax, and that will be the same district that you can vote in.

Basically, living outside the Breckenridge city limits means that you cannot vote in the City election and you may or may not be able to vote in the BISD election, depending on which part of the county you live in. If you are registered to vote and live in the city limits, you should be able to vote in both the BISD election and the City election.

This map from the Texas Education Agency’s school district locator shows the geographic boundaries of Breckenridge ISD, shaded in bright blue. Those who live in Stephens County but not in the blue area will not be eligible to vote in BISD’s election. (Click to enlarge)

BISD Election

The Breckenridge ISD election features four seats on the Board of Trustees with three places uncontested and four candidates for the fourth position.

Early voting started today, Monday, April 20, and will continue at the BISD Administration Office, located at 208 N. Miller St. Voting hours are scheduled from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on the following dates:

Wednesday, April 22, through Friday, April 24
Monday, April 27, and Tuesday, April 28

There will be no voting on Tuesday, April 21, in observance of San Jacinto Day, a state holiday.

For those wanting to vote on Election Day, Saturday, May 2, the election will be held in conjunction with the City of Breckenridge, at the BISD Athletics Facility (aka “the big gym”), located at 607 W. Second St. The polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

The candidates for each place are:

Trustee Place 3: Ty Bartoskewitz
Trustee Place 4: This seat features four candidates: Paul Lippe, Leslie Hamilton, Tonya Wright-Taylor, and Kenneth Taylor
Trustee Place 6: Nic McClymond
Trustee Place 7: Chad Townson

City of Breckenridge Election

The City of Breckenridge’s 2026 General Election, featuring a crowded mayoral race and two contested commission seats, is underway.

Early voting is taking place at City Hall, located at 105 N. Rose Ave. Polls, which opened today, April 20, will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the following dates:

Wednesday, April 22, through Friday, April 24
Monday, April 27, and Tuesday, April 28

There will be no voting on Tuesday, April 21, in observance of San Jacinto Day, a state holiday.

Election Day, which will be held as a joint session with the Breckenridge Independent School District, is set for Saturday, May 2. Registered voters can cast their ballots from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Breckenridge ISD Athletics Facility at 607 W. Second St.

The offices up for election and the respective candidates include:

Mayor:

Bob Sims
Paul Huntington Jr.
Brent Ensey
Kord Trammel

Commissioner Place 1:

Blake Hamilton
John Green

Commissioner Place 2:

Justin Rose

Fort Griffin Special Utility District

The Fort Griffin Special Utility District is holding an election for three at-large board members.

Early Voting started today, April 20, and will continue from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on April 22-23; from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on April 24; and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on April 27-28. On Election Day, May 2, the polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

For Early Voting and on Election Day, voting will be held at: