DAYTON – It was a night filled with ideas, hopes and, for at least a couple of participants, a difference of opinion as hopefuls for mayor and city council fielded questions about their candidacy.
Amid all of the hustle and bustle of the recent winter storm, a slew of candidates filed the necessary paperwork for a place on the ballot in the May 1 General Elections for local municipalities and school districts.
The Cities Dayton, Ames, Hardin and Plum Grove will all have contested races, while the cities of Liberty, Cleveland, Devers, Kenefick and Daisetta will have no elections this May. There are questions regarding the election status of Dayton Lakes and North Cleveland at this time, at least from an official perspective at the Liberty County Office of Elections.
As for the local area schools, there will be elections held in Liberty ISD and Hardin ISD, while there will not be any elections in Dayton ISD, Cleveland ISD, Hull-Daisetta ISD or Devers ISD. Voters in Tarkington ISD and West Hardin CISD both hold elections every other November in even-numbered years.