Early voting is taking place now at Huntsville City Hall and will continue through Tuesday May 5th.
Five positions with the City are up for grabs in this election.
City of Huntsville:
Mayor
City Council Ward 1
City Council Ward 2
City Council Ward 3
City Council Ward 4
J. Turner is running for his third term as Mayor of Huntsville. He is being challenged by local businessman Bill Gulley
For Ward 1, incumbent Tom Cole is being challenged by Jacob Spradlin.
Ward 2 incumbent Mac Woodward is being challenged by Wade Robert Dixon and Michelle Nelson.
Incumbent Clarence Griffin is challenged by Jack Wagamon in his bid for a third term on the council as the Ward 3 representative.
Wayne Barrett is unopposed in a seeking a second two-year term as the Ward 4 representative.
Polling places in the City Council election on May 9 will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
They are:
• Precinct 101, Ward 3 — Justice Center Building, 717 FM 2821 West.
• Precinct 102, Ward 1 — Walker County Annex, 1301 Sam Houston Avenue, Suite 101.
• Precinct 201, Ward 2 — First Presbyterian Church, 1801 19th St.
• Precinct 205, Ward 4 — Elkins Lake Recreation Corp., 634 Cherry Hills.
• Precinct 206, Ward 2 — Region VI Education Building, 3332 Montgomery Road (FM 1374).
• Precinct 301, Ward 3 — Martin Luther King Center, 300 Avenue F.
• Precinct 401, Ward 4 — University Heights Baptist Church, 2400 Sycamore Avenue.
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Three positions are up for grabs with the Huntsville Independent School District Board of Trustees.
Huntsville Independent School District:
Board of Trustee Position 7
Board of Trustee Position 6
Special election for Board of Trustee Position 2
For position 7 on the HISD Board of Trustees, incumbent Jim Langley is being challenged by Larry Thorton.
Patrick Antwi, who currently holds Position 6, is running unopposed in his race for Position 6.
Rissie Owens is running unopposed in his bid election to Position 2 in a special election.
HISD trustees appointed Owens on June 24, 2008, to fill Position 2 after they accepted David Baker’s resignation.
Position 2 also would be up for election in 2010.
Polling places in the May 9 HISD election will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
They are:
• Precincts 101-103-104 — Justice Center Building, 717 FM 2821 West.
• Precincts 203-204 — Walker County Fairgrounds, west of Huntsville off state Highway 30.
• Precincts 302-303-402-403 — Calvary Baptist Church, U.S. Highway 190.
• Precinct 404, HISD — Calvary Baptist Church, U.S. Highway 190.
• Precinct 304 — Riverside City Hall.