Jefferson County Clerk Laurie Leister prepares the demo ESS ballot recording machine, which remained in the office for poll workers to continue training on the new systems before early voting starts Monday. Photo made Thursday, October 20, 2022 Kim Brent/Beaumont Enterprise
Kim BrentFiling for a place on the ballot for the May 6 election closed for Southeast Texas elections on Friday.
Jefferson, Orange and Hardin counties all have multiple city council to school board or port commission elections.
Several races and elections that are uncontested, including Port of Beaumont and the West Orange and Lumberton city councils.
Elections, such as the Beaumont City Council and Port Artrhur ISD School Board, have several open seats with multiple candidates.
Jefferson County
Beaumont City Council
Mayor
- Incumbent Robin Mouton
- James Daryl Eller, Jr.
- Roy West
At-large (two positions)
- Incumbent Albert "AJ" Turner
- Incumbent Randy Feldschau
- Biguita Hernandez-Smith
- Michael Cooper
- Terry Preston Roy
Ward I
- Incumbent Taylor Neild
- Taher Quraishi
Ward III
- Incumbent Audwin Samuel
- Carlton Sharp
- Geary Senigaur, Jr.
Beaumont ISD School Board
District IV Trustee
- Incumbent Kevin Reece
- Brian Nepveux
- Thomas Sigee
At-large Trustee (two positions)
- Incumbent Robert Dunn, Sr.
- Incumbent Denise Wallace-Spooner
- Carl Lambeth, Jr.
- Mikelle Patillo
Port Arthur City Council
District I
- Willie "Bae" Lewis, Jr.
- Tierrany S. Decuir
District II
- Tiffany L. Hamilton
- Armando Ruiz
District III
- Charles Joseph
- Charlie Lewis
- Doncane Beckcom
- Wanda Lewis Bodden
District IV
- Incumbent Kenneth Marks
- Allen "Opie" Valka
- Harold L. Doucet
- Alicia Jacobs, Jr.
Position V
- Cal J. Jones
- Matthews Christian, Jr.
- Thomas J. Kinlaw
- Allen Jacobs, Jr.
Position VI
- Donald Ray Frank
- Chuck Vincent
Port Arthur ISD
Two open seats
- Incumbent Kenneth Lofton, Sr.
- Johnny Brown
- Nina Stelly
- Regina Drake
- Lloyd Marie Johnson
Nederland City Council
Ward I
- Brent Duplant
- Curtis Stratton
- Blaine Seymour
Sabine Pass Port Authority
Three open seats
- Incumbent Lin Berg
- Incumbent Suzette Chumley
- Incumbent Ricky Keltz
- Becky Dolan
Orange County
Orange City Council
At-large Place VI
- Incumbent Paul Burch
- Henry Junior Leger
West Orange-Cove CISD
Two open seats
- Incumbent Ruth Hancock
- Incumbent Tommy Wilson, Sr.
- Nia Lewis
Bridge City City Council
Place III
- Bryant Champagne
- Kenneth Prosperie
Vidor City Council
Ward VI
- Victoria M. Jones
- Kathryn Weldon
- Lisa M. Harris
Vidor ISD
Position IV
- Incumbent Billy Jordan
- Natalie Long
Position V
- Incumbent Brooke Gilthorpe
- Rodney White
Position VII
- Incumbent Michael Helms
- Bret Howard
- Jeremiah Harrington
Hardin County
Kountze City Council
Place III
- Incumbent Mary Coleman Adams
- Jim Shirey
Place V
- Incumbent Kim Price
- Barbara Sanders Greer
**Hardin-Jefferson ISD, Lumberton ISD and City of Silsbee did not respond to comment by press time
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