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MAY 3, 2025 GENERAL ELECTION

This page provides key information, including important dates for May 3, 2025 General Election candidates and voters, election notices, and details about the application and voting processes.

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  • City Secretary
    Stephanie Coggins
  • stephanie.coggins@amarillo.gov
  • 806-378-3014
  • 806-378-9394
  • 623 S Johnson St
    3rd Floor - Suite 3500
    P.O. Box 1971
    Amarillo, TX 79105
  • Office Hours:
    Monday – Friday
    8:00 am – 5:00 pm

May 3, 2025 General Election Overview

The 2025 City of Amarillo General Election will be held Saturday, May 3, 2025. The following positions are up for election in the 2025 General Election for a two-year term:

  • Mayor
  • Councilmember Place One
  • Councilmember Place Two
  • Councilmember Place Three
  • Councilmember Place Four
Resolution Canvassing the May 3, 2025 General Election (No. 05-13-25-1)
Resolution Canvassing the June 7, 2025 Runoff Election (No. 06-16-25-1)
Resolution Affirming and Further Clarifying Resolution NO. 05-13-25-1 (NO. 07-08-25-2)
Resolution Affirming and Further Clarifying Resolution NO. 06-16-25-1 (NO. 07-08-25-3)
ELECTION NOTICES

Notice of Deadline to File an Application for Place on the Ballot (SOS Form 2-1)

Notice of General Election – May 3, 2025

Notice of Public Test of Automatic Tabulating Equipment – Potter County, Texas

CANDIDATE INFORMATION
2025 GENERAL ELECTION IMPORTANT DATES
January 1, 2025First day to Apply for Ballot by Mail
January 15, 2025First day to file an Application for a Place on the General Election Ballot
January 28, 2025City Council to consider resolution ordering the General Election
February 14, 2025 at 5:00 p.m.Last day to file an Application for a Place on the General Election Ballot
February 20, 2025Drawing for place on the ballot
April 3, 2025Last day to Register to Vote in the May 3, 2025 General Election
April 22, 2025First day of Early Voting by Personal Appearance
April 22, 2025Last day to Apply for Ballot by Mail (Received, not Postmarkede)
April 29, 2025Last day of Early Voting by Personal Appearance
May 3, 2025Election Day (Poll hours: 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM)
May 13, 2025Canvass election results and swear in newly elected officials; order runoff election (if necessary)
June 7, 2025Runoff Election Day (if necessary)

Additional election-related dates and information are available at https://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/index.shtml

Candidate Applications received for the May 3, 2025 Regular Municipal Election (Updated as of: 02/14/2025 at FINAL)
OFFICIAL – IN ORDER HOW THEY WILL APPEAR ON THE BALLOT
CANDIDATES FOR MAYOR (ALCALDE)
NAME DATE ACCEPTED APPLICATION
Misty DeAnn Collier January 28, 2025 Application_Mayor_Collier_R
Jason Herrick February 7, 2025 Application_Mayor_Herrick_R
Luke Johnson Marek February 14, 2025 Application_Mayor_Marek_R
Cole Stanley February 14, 2025 Application_Mayor_Stanley_R
CANDIDATES FOR COUNCILMEMBER PLACE ONE (Miembro del Consejo Lugar 1)
NAME DATE ACCEPTED APPLICATION
Tim Reid February 12, 2025 Application_Place_1_Reid_R
Wendy K. Flores February 14, 2025 Application_Place_1_Flores_R
Sherie Wood January 16, 2025 Application_Place_1_Wood_R
Patrick Miller January 15, 2025 Application_Place_1_Miller_R
CANDIDATES FOR COUNCILMEMBER PLACE TWO (Miembro del Consejo Lugar 2)
NAME DATE ACCEPTED APPLICATION
Don Tipps February 10, 2025 Application_Place_2_Tipps_R
CANDIDATES FOR COUNCILMEMBER PLACE THREE (Miembro del Consejo Lugar 3)
NAME DATE ACCEPTED APPLICATION
David Prescott February 10, 2025 Application_Place_3_Prescott_R
Nune Perez February 14, 2025 Application_Place_3_Perez_R
Tom Scherlen February 10, 2025 Application_Place_3_Scherlen_R
CANDIDATES FOR COUNCILMEMBER PLACE FOUR (Miembro del Consejo Lugar 4)
NAME DATE ACCEPTED APPLICATION
Les Simpson January 15, 2025  Application_Place_4_Simpson_R
Leif Kertis February 14, 2025 Application_Place_4_Kertis_R
Sylvia Elaine Stephens February 14, 2025 Application_Place_4_Stephens_R

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City of Amarillo: Property Taxes Rebated Per Year by Agreement Type 

Overview 

The chart shows the dollar amounts of property taxes rebated per year over the last five fiscal years, broken down by agreement type. There were no Chapter 380 property tax rebates in the first two years listed. The total amount increased slightly each year, with a more significant increase in the most recent year. 

Values 

Numerical values presented on the image: 

 

Fiscal Year 2020/2021 

Fiscal Year 2021/2022 

Fiscal Year 2022/2023 

Fiscal Year 2023/2024 

Fiscal Year 2024/2025 

Chapter 311 

$533,080 

$547,426 

$574,947 

$591,249 

$821,350 

Chapter 380 

$0 

$0 

$37,387 

$39,172 

$61,013 

Presentation 

The bar chart shows the amount of property taxes rebated in the past five fiscal years, broken down by agreement type. The horizontal axis shows each of the past five fiscal years and the vertical axis shows the dollar amount rebated. For each fiscal year there is vertical column, comprised of two stacked columns, each of which representing the different agreement types. 

City of Amarillo: Number of Tax Abatements Granted Per Year 

Overview 

The chart shows the number of businesses that received a tax abatement from the City of Amarillo in the past five fiscal years. The 2020/21 and 2021/22 fiscal years each had four active abatements, 2022/23 had five, and 2023/24 and 2024/25 each had seven. 

Values 

Numerical values presented on the image: 

 

Fiscal Year 2020/2021 

Fiscal Year 2021/2022 

Fiscal Year 2022/2023 

Fiscal Year 2023/2024 

Fiscal Year 2024/2025 

Active Abatements Per Year 

4 

4 

5 

7 

7 

Presentation 

The bar chart shows the number of businesses that received a tax abatement from the City of Amarillo in the past five fiscal years. The horizontal axis shows each of the past five fiscal years and the vertical axis shows the number of active abatements each year. Each year has one column, with the height indicating number of active abatements in that year.

Amount of Taxes Abated Per Year 

Overview 

The chart shows the dollar amounts abated over the past five fiscal years from Chapter 312 tax abatement agreements. Each fiscal year shows a larger dollar amount abated, with minor growth over the first three years, a higher increase in the fourth year, and minor growth again in the fifth year. 

Values 

Numerical values presented on the image: 

 

Fiscal Year 2020/2021 

Fiscal Year 2021/2022 

Fiscal Year 2022/2023 

Fiscal Year 2023/2024 

Fiscal Year 2024/2025 

Taxes Abated by City of Amarillo 

$510,061 

$623,017 

$679,849 

$965,261 

$1,143,899 

Total Abated by All Entities Including City of Amarillo 

$1,569,512 

$1,926,332 

$2,103,099 

$2,884,936 

$2,959,496 

Presentation 

The bar chart represents the amount of taxes abated over the past five fiscal years. The horizontal axis shows each of the past five fiscal years and the vertical axis shows the dollar amount abated. The bar representing taxes abated by the City of Amarillo is sightly offset to the side of the bar representing the amount abated by all participating tax entities for each fiscal year. This shows that the amount abated by the City of Amarillo is a part of the total amount abated by all entities.

City of Amarillo: Taxes Rebated Per Year by Type 

Overview 

This chart shows the dollar amounts rebated by the City of Amarillo from economic development incentive agreements over the past five fiscal years. Each year is broken down by rebate type, including property tax rebates, hotel occupancy tax rebates, and sales tax rebates. Each fiscal year shows a slight increase in total dollars rebated, with a more drastic increase in the most recent fiscal year. 

Values 

Numerical values presented on the image: 

 

Fiscal Year 2020/2021 

Fiscal Year 2021/2022 

Fiscal Year 2022/2023 

Fiscal Year 2023/2024 

Fiscal Year 2024/2025 

Property Tax Rebates 

$533,080 

$547,426 

$612,334 

$630,421 

$882,363 

Hotel Occupancy Tax Rebates 

$686,747 

$753,112 

$794,828 

$871,423 

$808,348 

Sales Tax Rebates 

$0 

$21,046 

$55,528 

$45,881 

$368,716 

 

Presentation 

The bar chart represents the amount rebated by the City of Amarillo for each type of tax rebate over the past five fiscal years. The horizontal axis shows each of the past five fiscal years and the vertical axis shows the dollar amount rebated. The different rebate types are stacked vertically in each fiscal year, with the height representing the total dollar amount rebated.