03-05-2025
Live blog: San Angelo voters cast ballots for City Council races, bond propositions
Follow this live blog for a look at the results of San Angelo elections on Saturday. Election Day returns are considered unofficial until canvassed.
It's a big election for San Angelo residents who will weigh in on races for City Council, a coliseum bond proposition and a school bond proposition.
Polls shut down at 7 p.m. Saturday for in-person voting on Election Day in San Angelo. If you haven't made it to the polls or sent in your ballot, go here for information on where to vote and deadlines for mail in ballots.
Check back with for more on the races as election returns come in.
Residents will cast ballots to choose a new mayor and three City Council members for seats 2, 4 and 6. All of these races are competitive except for District 6 where Mary Coffey is the only candidate on the ballot.
Here are candidates:
Mayor
Gary Jenkins
Trinidad Aguirre Jr.
Joshua Burleson
Thomas 'Tom' N. Thompson
Juan Acevedo
Single-member District 2
Dudra Butler
John Bariou
Joe M. Self Jr.
Single-member District 4
Patrick Keely
Jamal Schumpert
Single-member District 6
Mary Coffey
Voters will also vote for or against a proposed $41.66 million bond issue for San Angelo Coliseum improvements and a $397 million San Angelo ISD bond measure for school and security improvements.
If approved, the bonds are expected to bring a hike in tax bills except for certain property owners.
Voters will make their voices heard on a proposed bond measure for school renovations and additions to address aging facilities, a modern replacement for Glenn Middle School and installation of safety and security upgrades in the district, according to
San Angelo voters have not approved a bond measure for their schools since 2008, according to the website.
The San Angelo Coliseum bond proposition would pay for doubling seating capacity to over 10,000 to meet a longtime demand for more seating and ratchet up the facility's economic impact, according to The bond issue would also enhance accessibility and expand restroom capacity by 60%.
The San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo Association, which has been marketing and promoting the bond measure, would take over the maintenance and operations of the coliseum under a lease agreement after the improvements are made, according to the website. The city would retain ownership of the coliseum.
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Trish Choate is the executive editor for the Abilene Reporter-News, San Angelo Standard-Times and Wichita Falls Times Record News. Contact Trish with news tips at tchoate@ Read her recent work here.
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