3 incumbents return to board

By Sandy Morris

Three incumbents were returned to the Shackelford County Hospital District board in the only locally contested race, with results posted at the end of the official Election Day on Saturday, May 1.

The race drew less than 10 percent of the 2,167 active registered voters in the county with only 137 ballots cast.

A total of 36 votes were taken during the early voting period, 84 ballots were turned in on election day, and 17 ballots were returned by mail. 

Results

A total of four candidates ran for the three at-large seats on the hospital board including incumbents Mike Folsom, Jo Ann Estridge, Leslie Belcher, and challenger Mary D. Boland.

Folsom received a total of 113 votes, followed by Estridge with 94. 

Belcher received 67 votes, narrowly edging out Boland with 66.

The board met on Wednesday, May 5 to canvass the election results. 

The winning candidates will be sworn in during the hospital board’s next regular meeting in May.