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2023 Board Election
2023 Election Results
Results from the May 6, 2023, election for McKinney ISD Board of Trustees Places 4, 5 and 6 confirm that incumbents Amy Dankel (Place 4), Lynn Sperry (Place 5) and Stephanie O’Dell (Place 6, At-Large) will continue to serve as McKinney ISD Board of Trustees members.
Place 4 | |
Brittany Hendrickson | 44.29% |
Amy Dankel | 55.71% |
Place 5 | |
Lynn Sperry | 59.58% |
Rachel Elliott | 40.42% |
Place 6 | |
Jim Westerheid | 32.14% |
Stephanie O’Dell | 55.95% |
Serena Ashcroft | 11.91% |
2023 Election Information
The 2023 School Board Election is scheduled for May 6, 2023 from 7 a.m. – 7 p.m., for places 4, 5 and 6.
Early voting begins Monday, April 24 – Saturday, April 29 from 8 a.m-5 p.m., and continues with extended hours on Monday, May 1 and Tuesday, May 2 from 7 a.m.- 7 p.m.
About the Board of Trustees
The McKinney ISD Board of Trustees is comprised of seven board members who are elected by the general public to serve for overlapping terms of four years each. MISD Board members are not compensated for their service on the board. Elections for board seats are conducted annually each May. The candidates run for specific places on the board (Place 1, Place 2, etc.), but they represent the McKinney ISD as a whole. Once elections are finalized the Board elects a president, vice-president and secretary for one-year terms.
Eligibility & Requirements
To be eligible to be a candidate for, or elected or appointed to, the office of school board member, a person must:
- Be a United States citizen.
- Be 18 years of age or older on the first day of the term to be filled at the election or on the date of appointment, as applicable.
- Have not been determined by a final judgment of a court exercising probate jurisdiction to be totally mentally incapacitated or partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote.
- Have not been finally convicted of a felony from which the person has not been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disabilities [but see Ineligibility below].
- Have resided continuously in the state for 12 months and in the territory from which the office is elected for six months immediately preceding the following date:
- For an independent candidate, the date of the regular filing deadline for a candidate’s application for a place on the ballot.
- For a write-in candidate, the date of the election at which the candidate’s name is written in.
- For an appointee to an office, the date the appointment is made.
- Be registered to vote in the territory from which the office is elected on the date described at item 5, above.
Election Code 1.020, 141.001(a); Education Code 11.066; Gov’t Code 601.009; Tex. Const. Art. XVI, Sec. 14
Filing Information
Candidate packets may be obtained from the McKinney ISD Administration Building, 1 Duvall Street, McKinney, Texas 75063. Packets are available beginning in January of scheduled election years (January 2023 for the May 2023 School Board Election).
Board Member Candidates
Listed are the candidates that submitted their forms to run for school board in 2023.
Amy Dankel – Place 4 – Incumbent
- Application for a Place on the Ballot
- Code Of Fair Campaign Practices Form
- Campaign Treasurer Appointment Form
- Campaign Finance Report
- 2nd Campaign Finance Report
- Final Campaign Finance Report
Brittany Hendrickson – Place 4
- Application for a Place on the Ballot
- Declaration of Intent
- Campaign Treasurer Appointment Form
- Campaign Finance Report
- 2nd Campaign Finance Report
- 3rd Campaign Finance Report
- Final Campaign Finance Report
Rachel Elliott – Place 5
- Application for a Place on the Ballot
- Declaration of Intent
- Campaign Treasurer Appointment Form
- Campaign Finance Report
- 2nd Campaign Finance Report
- 3rd Campaign Finance Report
- Final Campaign Finance Report
Lynn Sperry – Place 5 – Incumbent
- Application for a Place on the Ballot
- Code Of Fair Campaign Practices Form
- Campaign Treasurer Appointment Form
- Campaign Finance Report
- 2nd Campaign Finance Report
- Final Campaign Finance Report
Serena Ashcroft – Place 6
- Application for a Place on the Ballot
- Code Of Fair Campaign Practices Form
- Campaign Treasurer Appointment Form
- Amendment: Campaign Treasurer Appointment Form
- Campaign Finance Report
- 2nd Campaign Finance Report
Stephanie O’Dell – Place 6 – Incumbent
- Application for a Place on the Ballot
- Code Of Fair Campaign Practices Form
- Campaign Treasurer Appointment Form
- Campaign Finance Report
- 2nd Campaign Finance Report
- Final Campaign Finance Report
James Westerheid – Place 6
- Application for a Place on the Ballot
- Declaration of Intent
- Campaign Treasurer Appointment Form
- Campaign Finance Report
- 2nd Campaign Finance Report
- 3rd Campaign Finance Report
- Final Campaign Finance Report
Board Election Policy Links
- Eligibility and Qualifications: Policy BBA(LEGAL)
- Election Date and Method of Election: Policy BBB(LOCAL)
- Filing Information and Deadline: Policy BBBA(LEGAL)
- Placement of Signs: Policy GKD(LOCAL)
Election Documents
- Political Signage Guidelines
- Internet Posting Requirements for Political Subdivisions
- Notice of Drawing for Place on Ballot
- Notice of General Election
- Notice of Voting Order Priority for Voters with Certain Disabilities
Previous Board Election Information
Need Help?
If you need additional assistance with the content on this page, please contact McKinney ISD team member Missie Pearce by phone at 469-302-4070 or by email here .