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2020 Elections

As of November 3, 2020 (A partir del 3 de Noviembre de 2020)

Position (Cargo)	Incumbent (Titular)	Candidates (Candidatos)	Unofficial Results (Resultados extraoficiales)
Council Position 1 (Posición del Consejo 1)	Teresa Vazquez-Evans	Teresa Vazquez-Evans ~~Robert Kelly -~~ Withdrew 04/16/2020	691
Council Position 3 (Posición del Consejo 3)	Kyle Burks	Doug Meisinger Carl Joiner	449 406
Council Position 5 (Posición del Consejo 5)	Isaac Saldaña	Isaac Saldaña	685

November 3, 2020 General Election (3 de Novembre de 2020 Eleccion General)

Notices/Documents (Avisos/Documentos):

Notice of Deadline to File for Place on the May 2020 Ballot
(Aviso de fecha límite para presentar solicitudes para un lugar en la boleta)
2020 Kemah Candidate Packet (Paquete del candidato)
Order of May 2020 General Election (Orden de Elección General)
Order postponing May 2020 Election
RESOLUTION 2020-07 - Ratification of Order postponing the May 2, 2020 Election
Robert Kelly - Withdrawal Letter from Council Position 1
Robert Kelly - Certificate of Withdrawal from Council Position 1
November 3, 2020 Election Recount Notice

Candidate Applications & Forms
Teresa Vazquez-Evans - Council Position 1 (unopposed)

Robert Kelly - Council Position 1 (Withdrew)

Doug Meisinger - Council Position 3
Doug Meisinger - Campaign Finance Report (10-05-2020)

Doug Meisinger - Campaign Finance Report (10-05-2020) Notary

Carl A. Joiner - Council Position 3
Carl A. Joiner - Campaign Finance Report (10-05-2020)

Carl A. Joiner - Campaign Finance Report (10-05-2020)

Carl A. Joiner - Campaign Finance Report (10-26-2020)

Carl A. Joiner - Campaign Finance Report (12-16-2020)

Isaac Saldaña - Council Position 5 (unopposed)

2019 Elections

May 4, 2019 General Election (4 de mayo de 2019 Eleccion General)

Notices/Documents (Avisos/Documentos):

N otice of Deadline to File for Place on the May 2019 Ballot
(Aviso de fecha límite para presentar solicitudes para un lugar en la boleta)
2019 Kemah Candidate Packet (Paquete del candidato)
Notice of Drawing for Place on May 4, 2019 Ballot
(Aviso para escogerorden de lugar en la votacion )
Order the May 2019 Election (Orden de Elección General)
Kemah General Election Notice May 2019 (Aviso de Elección General )

As of February 15, 2019 (A partir del 15 de febrero de 2019)

Position (Cargo)	Incumbent (Titular)	Candidates (Candidatos)	Unofficial Results (Resultados extraoficiales)
Mayor (El Alcalde)	Carl A. Joiner	Carl A. Joiner Terri Gale	199 227
Council Position 2 (Posición del Consejo 2)	Wanda Zimmer	Wanda Zimmer	342
Council Position 4 (Posición del Consejo 4)	Robin Collins	Joseph A. Wilson Robin Collins	187 231

Candidate Applications & Forms
Carl A. Joiner - Mayor

Carl A. Joiner - Campaign Finance Report (04-04-2019)

Carl A. Joiner - Campaign Finance Report (04-26-2019)

Carl A. Joiner - Campaign Finance Report (07-15-2019)

Terri Gale - Mayor

Terri Gale - Campaign Finance Report (04-04-2019)

Terri Gale - Campaign Finance Report (07-15-2019)

Wanda Zimmer - Council Position 2 (unopposed)
Joseph A. Wilson - Council Position 4

Joseph Wilson - Campaign Finance Report (04-04-2019)

Joseph Wilson - Campaign Finance Report (07-15-2019)

Robin Collins - Council Position 4

2018 Elections

May 5, 2018 General Election

Candidates:

All candidates ran unopposed.

Council Position 1: Teresa Vazquez-Evans
Council Position 3: Kyle Burks
Council Position 5: Matt Wiggins

Notices/Documents:

Kemah 2018 Candidate Packet
Notice of Deadline to File for Place on May 2018 Ballot
Order May 2018 General Election
Resolution 2018-02 Calling the May 5, 2018 General Election
Certification of Unopposed Candidates

2017 Elections

May 6, 2017 Election for Kemah Mayor and City Council

All candidates ran unopposed

Mayor - Carl A. Joiner

Council Position 2 - Wanda Zimmer

Council Position 4 - Robin Collins

Notices/Documents

May 2017 Council Candidate Packet

Notice of Deadline to File for Place on May 2017 ballot

Resolution 2017-01 - Calling the May 6, 2017, Election

Certification of Unopposed Candidates

Resolution 2017-01 - Cancelling the May 6, 2017, Election

Galveston County WCID #12 Elections

Bond passed

Consolidation passed

Notices/Documents
Calling the WCID12 Bond Election 2017
Notice WCID12 Bond Election 2017
Calling the WCID12 Consolidation Election 2017
Notice for WCID12 Consolidation Election 2017

2016 Elections

May 7, 2016 Election

Election Night Results - Unofficial
Summary:

Position 1:        Vasquez-Evans    234
                         Creely                    95
Position 3:        Burks                    259
Position 5:        Bowen                  110
                         Wiggins                213
Proposition 1:   For                         70
                         Against                 265
Click here to see detailed results for Kemah.

Click here to see full results for all of Galveston County.

Early Voting
April 25-29, 2016 8:00 am - 7:00 pm
May 2-3, 2016 7:00 am - 7:00 pm
Locations
Election Day
May 7, 2016 7:00 am - 7:00 pm
Locations

Notices

Notice of Deadline to File for Place on Ballot Kemah 2016

Order of General Election and Special Election
Notice of Drawing for Place on Ballot 2016
Kemah General and Special Election Notice May 2016

Information

Kemah Candidate Packet

Candidates (In order of application)

Teresa Vasquez-Evans - Position 1
Matt Wiggins - Position 5
Kyle Burks - Position 3
Cathy Bowen - Position 5
Marianne Creely - Position 1
Howard Phelps - Position 3 - WITHDRAWN (2/22/2016)

2015 Elections

Election Notices

Notices

Notice of November 3, 2015 Kemah Special Election (PDF)
Notice of May 9, 2015 General Special Election (PDF)

Results

Resolution 2015-16 - November 3, 2015 Special Election Results
Resolution 2015-10 - May 9, 2015 Election Results

2021 Elections

May 1, 2021 General Election (1 de mayo de 2021 Elección General)

For the May 1, 2021 Election, Kemah residents will be asked to vote for the positions of Mayor, Council Position 2 and 4.

The incumbents are displayed below.

Position	Incumbent
Mayor	Terri Gale
Council Position 2	Wanda Zimmer
Council Position 4	Robin Collins

Candidates interested in placing an application for a place on the May 1, 2021 General Election ballot may file their applications between Wednesday, January 13, 2021 through Friday, February 12, 2021.

Any person wishing to file for candidacy may pick up an application packet from the City Secretary's office. Additionally, the Candidate Packet can be viewed and downloaded here: May 1, 2021 Election Candidate Packet.

Candidate Filing Dates and Times:

Start Date: Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at 8:00am
End Date: Friday, February 12, 2021 at 5:00pm

Candidate Filing Office Hours:

Monday to Thursday: 7:30am to 5:30pm
Friday: 8:00am to 12:00pm (Office hours will be extended to 5:00pm on Friday, February 12th.)

Notice of Drawing for Place on Ballot 2021

Monday, February 22, 2021 at 10:00am
Notice of Drawing for a Place on the Ballot

Additional Important 2021 Election Dates:

First Day to Apply for Ballot by Mail: Friday, January 1, 2021
Last Day to Register to Vote (for 2021 City Officers' Election): Thursday, April 1, 2021

Notices/Documents (Avisos/Documentos):

Notice of Deadline to File Applications (Aviso de fecha límite para presentar solicitudes)
2021 Kemah Candidate Packet (Paquete de candidato a Kemah 2021)
Results of Drawing for Ballot Order - May 2021 Election
Kemah General Election Notice May 2021 (Aviso de Elección General)