2026 May 02 Joint Election - City and ISD

May 02, 2026 Joint Election, City Council seats, and Forney Independent School District Board Trustees.


Seats that are up for election:
  • City of Forney:
    • Mayor (Amanda Lewis)
    • Council Member Place 2 (Cecil Chambers)
    • Council Member Place 4 (Sarah Salgado)
    • Council Member Place 6 (Jason Roberson)

  • Forney ISD
    • President Greg Pharris
    • Mr. Scott Regan

If you want to be listed on a ballot, you must file your application between Jan. 18 and Feb. 17.  

Here are the application forms for City of Forney and the Forney ISD. You must also declare your campaign treasurer.

Note that you must be a registered voter, and the form must be notarized.

Applicants as of Jan. 27
MayorPlace 2
Mike Thomas Jeremy C. Haynes
Cecil Chambers


Leave your cell phones in your car! According to Texas state law, Sec. 61.014. USE OF CERTAIN DEVICES:
(a) A person may not use a wireless communication device within 100 feet of a voting station.
(b) A person may not use any mechanical or electronic means of recording images or sound within 100 feet of a voting station.


Copy of Official sample ballot from Kaufman County available here.



The local candidates are (incumbents shown as (I)):
  • Forney ISD







COUNTY OF KAUFMAN BOND ELECTION Proposition A

(Eleccionesde Bonos de la Condado de Kaufman Proposicion A)

  • The issuance of general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed $40,000,000 to pay for the construction and equipping of a new Kaufman County Juvenile Detention Center and the levy of taxes sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds.

    La emision de bonos de obligacion general por una cantidad que no exceda los $40,000,000 para pagar la construccion y equipamiento de un nuevo Centro de Detencion de Menores en el Condado de Kaufman y la imposicion de impuestos suficientes para pagar el capital y los intereses de los bonos.
    • For/Yes/Si
    • Against/No/No

Watch the Forney Chamber of Commerce Meet the Candidate video:



Early voting is available from Apr. 20 - 28 at these locations:

Location Room Address City Zip
Kaufman County Library Community Rm 3790 S. Houston St. Kaufman 75142
Forney Sub Courthouse Court Room200 E. Main St. Forney 75126
Terrell Sub Courthouse Training Center408 E. College St. Terrell 75160
Kemp Sub Courthouse Court Room103 N. Main St. Kemp 75143
Crandall/Combine Community Center Community Rm500 W. Lewis Crandall 75114
Forney ISD - Opportunity CentralTheater Vestibule680 Innovation BlvdForney 75126
Scurry-Rosser ISD 10705 St. Hwy. 34 Scurry 75158
Trinity Family Church 9670 CR 214 Talty 75160
Forney ISD Admin Building 600 S. Bois d'Arc St. Forney75126





Early voting times:

Apr. 20: Mon. 8:00 - 5:00
Apr. 21 - San Jacinto Day: Tue. POLLS CLOSED
Apr. 22 - 25: Wed. - Sat. 8:00 - 5:00
Apr. 26: Sun. 12:00 - 6:00
Apr. 27 - 28: Mon. - Tue. 7:00 - 7:00

later...
meeting_date: 
Saturday, 2026, May 2