May 6, 2023 general election & June 24, 2023 Runoff election overview

Qualifications of Mayor, Councilmembers, and other officers and employees as outlined in the City of Amarillo Charter, Art. V, Sec. 4:
  • The Mayor and each Councilmember shall be resident citizens of the City of Amarillo, have the qualifications of registered voters therein and shall have been a resident citizen of the City of Amarillo for a period of twelve (12) months immediately preceding such election.
  • The Mayor, Councilmembers and other officers and employees shall not be indebted to the City; shall not hold any other public office of emolument and shall not be interested in the profits or emolument of any contracts, job, work or service for the municipality, or interested in the sale to the City of any supplies, equipment, material or articles purchased.
  • Any officer or employee of the City who shall cease to possess any of the qualifications herein required shall forthwith forfeit office and any such contract in which any officer or employee is or may become interested may be declared void by the Council.
  • No officer or employee of the City (except policemen and firemen in uniform, or wearing an badge), shall accept any frank, free ticket, passes or service, or anything of value, directly or indirectly from any person, firm or corporation, upon terms more favorable than are granted to the public.
  • Any violation of this section shall be a misdemeanor, and on conviction of such violation, such office or employment shall be forfeited
Runoff Election

A runoff election was ordered for June 24, 2023 for Councilmember, Place 1 and Councilmember, Place 4. The City of Amarillo will contract with the Potter County Election Administrator and the Randall County Election Administrator to conduct the runoff election.

The next General Election for City of Amarillo Mayor and Councilmember Places One through Four will be held on May 6, 2023 at various polling location within Amarillo City limits. The City of Amarillo contracts with the Potter County Election Administrator and the Randall County Election Administrator to conduce the voting, but a candidate’s required election documents are filed with the City Secretary’s office.

All information on this page is specific to the 2023 City of Amarillo, Texas General Election and the related Runoff Election. Please contact stephanie.coggins@amarillo.gov or (806)378-3014 for any election related questions.

PositionCandidate Name(s)
Mayor / AlcaldeTonya C. Winston
Don Collins
Sam Burnett
Jeffrey McGunegle
Cole Stanley
Freda Powell
Councilmember No. 1 / Miembro del Consejo Lugar 1Ray White
Margie Gonzales
Dean Crump
Sherie Wood
Kelsey Richardson
Josh Craft
Chip Hunt
Councilmember No. 2 / Miembro del Consejo Lugar 2Don Tipps
Misty Vigil
Gabriel McHenry-Herrera
Councilmember No. 3 / Miembro del Consejo Lugar 3Katt Massey
John Adair
Tom Scherlen
Councilmember No. 4 / Miembro del Consejo Lugar 4Les Simpson
Claudette Smith
John Ingerson
Hobert Gunny Brown

OFFICIAL – IN ORDER HOW THEY WILL APPEAR ON THE BALLOT

(Ordered by place and then by date filed) 

CANDIDATEPLACEAPPLICATION FILED
 Freda PowellMayorApplication_Mayor_Powell_R
 Tonya C. WinstonMayorApplication_Mayor_Winston_R
 Jeffrey McGunegleMayorApplication_Mayor_McGunegle_R 
 Sam BurnettMayorApplication_Mayor_Burnett_R 
 Don CollinsMayorApplication_Mayor_Collins_R 
 Cole StanleyMayorApplication_Mayor_Stanley_R 
 Margie GonzalesOneApplication_P1_Gonzales_R 
 Ray WhiteOneApplication_P1_White_R 
 Kelsey RichardsonOneApplication_P1_Richardson_R 
 Josh CraftOneApplication_P1_Craft_R
 Sherie WoodOne Application_P1_Wood_R
 Dean CrumpOneApplication_P1_Crump_R
 Chip HuntOneApplication_P1_Hunt_R 
 Don TippsTwoApplication_P2_Tipps_R
 Gabriel McHenry-HerreraTwoApplication_P2_McHenry-Herrera_R 
 Misty VigilTwoApplication_P2_Vigil_R 
 Tom ScherlenThreeApplication_P3_Scherlen_R 
 Katt MasseyThreeApplication_P3_Massey_R 
 John AdairThreeApplication_P3_Adair_R
 Hobert Gunny BrownFourApplication_P4_Brown_R
 Les SimpsonFourApplication_P4_Simpson_R 
 John IngersonFourApplication_P4_Ingerson_R 
 Claudette SmithFour Application_P4_Smith_R

Final unofficial results posted as of 8:51 p.m. on June 24, 2023

Election Results FINAL 06-24-23