Elections

May 1, 2027 General Election

Office	Current Officeholder	New Term
Mayor	Gunther Tilbortion	May 2027 – May 2029
Council Place 1	Cletus Krenek	May 2027 – May 2029
Council Place 3	Hector Ybarra	May 2027 – May 2029
Council Place 5	Dwayne Lovelady	May 2027 – May 2029

All positions are elected at large, and the candidate with the most votes wins. If every race is unopposed, Council may declare the candidates elected and cancel the election (Election Code §2.053). Any Charter amendments Council places on the ballot will be posted here once ordered.

Key Dates

Date (2027)	Deadline or Event
Wednesday, January 13	First day to file for a place on the ballot
Monday, January 18	City Hall closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. No filings accepted
Tuesday, February 2	Council orders the election
Friday, February 12, 5:00 p.m.	Last day to file for a place on the ballot
Tuesday, February 16, 5:00 p.m.	Last day to withdraw, and last day to file as a write-in candidate
Thursday, February 18, 10:00 a.m.	Drawing for ballot position, Council Chambers
Thursday, April 1	Last day to register to vote. 30th-day campaign finance reports due
Monday, April 19	Early voting begins
Tuesday, April 20	Last day for the Early Voting Clerk to receive a ballot-by-mail application
Friday, April 23	8th-day campaign finance reports due
Tuesday, April 27	Early voting ends
Saturday, May 1	Election Day, 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, May 11	Council canvasses the results at a special meeting

Running for Office

To be a candidate, you must:

• Be a United States citizen and at least 18 years old.
• Be a registered voter of the City by the filing deadline.
• Have lived in Texas, and in the city limits, for at least 12 months before February 12, 2027.
• Not have been finally convicted of a felony, unless pardoned or otherwise released from the disability.
• Not have been found by a court to be mentally incapacitated.

File in person at the City Secretary’s office in City Hall, 150 E Brisket St, Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Your application must be sworn before a notary or include an unsworn declaration. The City charges no filing fee and requires no petition (Charter §4.03).

The candidate packet includes:

1. Application for a Place on the City Officer General Election Ballot
2. Appointment of a Campaign Treasurer by a Candidate (Texas Ethics Commission Form CTA). File it before you accept any contribution or spend any money.
3. Campaign finance report forms and the filing schedule
4. The Code of Fair Campaign Practices (signing it is optional)
5. A copy of the Home Rule Charter and the city limits map
6. Political sign rules
7. The Water Tower Paint Ad Hoc Committee status report (one page)

Political signs may not be placed in City rights-of-way, on City property or on the Dongvile Water Tower. Electioneering is prohibited within 100 feet of a polling place entrance during voting hours.

Early Voting

All early voting takes place at the Dongvile Public Library Community Room, 140 W Queso St.

Dates	Hours
Monday, April 19 – Friday, April 23	8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 24 – Sunday, April 25	No early voting
Monday, April 26 – Tuesday, April 27	7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.

The Library is normally closed on Mondays. On April 19 and April 26, only the Community Room will be open.

Election Day

On Saturday, May 1, 2027, vote from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Dongvile Public Library Community Room, 140 W Queso St. The City has one polling place, and every City voter votes there. If you’re in line at 7:00 p.m., you may vote.

View the polling place on the map

Voter Registration and ID

The deadline to register for the May 1 election is Thursday, April 1, 2027. In Brisket County, the voter registrar is the Brisket County Elections Administrator, (936) 555-0160. Voter registration applications are also available at the City Secretary’s office.

When you vote in person, bring an acceptable photo ID, such as a Texas driver’s license, Texas personal ID card or U.S. passport. If you can’t reasonably get one, ask the election officials about the Reasonable Impediment Declaration.

Ballot by Mail

You may vote by mail if you are 65 or older on Election Day, have a disability, will be outside Brisket County during early voting and on Election Day, are expected to give birth within three weeks before or after Election Day, or are confined in jail but otherwise eligible.

Send your application to the Early Voting Clerk, Margie Dubose, City Secretary, P.O. Box 1887, Dongvile, TX 76969. You may also fax it to (936) 555-0199 or email it to [email protected]. If you fax or email it, mail the original so it arrives within four business days. Applications must be received by Tuesday, April 20, 2027.

Campaign Finance Reports

Candidates and officeholders file reports with the City Secretary under Election Code Chapter 254. Reports are open for public inspection and are posted below.

Report	Due
Semiannual report	January 15, 2027
30th day before the election (opposed candidates)	April 1, 2027
8th day before the election (opposed candidates)	April 23, 2027
Semiannual report	July 15, 2027

Past Results

May 2, 2026 General Election

Canvassed May 12, 2026. Registered voters: 6,174. Ballots cast: 903 (14.6 percent).

Office	Candidate	Votes	Percent
Place 2	Peggy Sue Tatum	571	65.4%
Place 2	Bobby Ray Tubbs	302	34.6%
Place 4	Juanita Cardenas (unopposed)	802	100.0%
Place 6	Francine Goodnight	648	75.4%
Place 6	Dustin Lackey	211	24.6%

May 3, 2025 General Election

Canvassed May 13, 2025. Registered voters: 6,112. Ballots cast: 1,471 (24.1 percent).

Office	Candidate	Votes	Percent
Mayor	Gunther Tilbortion	812	56.6%
Mayor	Royce Holloway	618	43.1%
Mayor	Wendell Peterkin (write-in)	4	0.3%
Place 1	Cletus Krenek (unopposed)	1,206	100.0%
Place 3	Hector Ybarra	761	53.7%
Place 3	Darlene Pruitt	655	46.3%
Place 5	Dwayne Lovelady	744	52.2%
Place 5	Lyle Voelkel	681	47.8%

Write-in votes for people who did not file a declaration of write-in candidacy are not counted (Election Code §146.031). In 2025, the Early Voting Ballot Board set aside 17 such votes for Mayor, all cast for “the goat on FM 1337.”

Last updated October 1, 2026