PRESS RELEASES - MAY 2008

May 8, 2008

How to Obtain Arlington Election Results on Saturday, May 10

The polls will open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. on Election Day, Saturday, May 10.
Unofficial results from Arlington elections will be available from the City of Arlington website at www.arlingtontx.gov. Unofficial election returns will also be accessible from the Tarrant County Elections website at www.tarrantcounty.com/evote.
Beginning at 7 p.m. Saturday, the City of Arlington will broadcast live from the Council Chamber, where early voting totals for the City Council election will be announced by Mayor Robert Cluck. Watch on the web at www.arlingtontx.gov/webcast. Unofficial election returns will be posted on the Access Arlington Bulletin Board on Cable Channel 16.

Where to Vote?

Polling locations in Arlington are posted on the City Secretary’s web page at www.arlingtontx.gov/citysecretary. Click on "Election Information".
For more information about the candidates, visit the Arlington Chamber of Commerce election website at www.voteforarlington.com.

Other Important Dates

Election results will be canvassed or officially certified on Tuesday, May 20, at the 6:30 p.m. Regular Meeting of the Arlington City Council. The oath of office will be administered at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 27, in the Council Chamber. Watch on the web at www.arlingtontx.gov/webcast.
If a runoff is necessary, the election would occur on Saturday, June 14. A runoff occurs when a candidate does not secure a majority or more than 50 percent of the total votes cast.

On the Ballot

City Council Candidates

District 1
Mel LeBlanc*

District 2
John Jenkins
Sheri Capehart*

At-Large District 6
Robert Shepard
Dennis Hackler
Joseph Farah
Brian Willett
Vera McKissic

At-Large District 7
Jimmy Bennett
Robert Martin
Michael Glaspie

Arlington ISD School Board Candidates

Place 6 Candidates
Bowie Hogg
Roger DeFrang
Carla Crow

Place 7 Candidate
Wayne Ogle*

Place 2 Candidates
Luis C. Castillo
Peter Baron
Alisa Simmons

*Incumbents