Collin Fall 2025

Election Day is May 3

by | May 1, 2025 | Latest

Murphy voters will head to the polls Saturday May 3.

Voting is open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Murphy Community Center, 205 N. Murphy Road.

Three members of the Murphy City Council face challengers in the general election Saturday, May 3.

Candidates for Place 1 include incumbent and Mayor pro tem Elizabeth Abraham who is opposed by Nadeem Khan.

Place 4 Councilmember Ken Oltmann faces challenger Chris Stout and Deputy Mayor pro tem Jené Butler is being challenged for Place 6 by Qasim Rasul. Place 2 Councilmember Scott Smith has no opposition.

Murphy voters in the Plano ISD school district will also vote for four at-large candidates who will serve for four years. Place 1 incumbent Lauren Tyra is running unopposed. Place 2 candidates are Sam Johnson and Xiomar Pierre; Place 3 candidates include longtime incumbent and board president Nancy Humphrey who will face challenger Harper Weaver. The race for Place 6 includes Andrew Rettke, Elisa Klein and Dash Weerasinghe.

The nine-member Collin College Board of Trustees has three seats up this year. Trustees serve six year terms. In Place 4, Staci Weaver and Tamara Thomas have filed for the seat previously occupied by Greg Gomel. Place 5 incumbent Raj Menon is running unopposed. Place 6 incumbent Stacy Arias filed for reelection but withdrew from the race leaving Justin Adcock unopposed.

For more stories about the Murphy community see the next print, or digital edition of the Murphy Monitor. Subscribe today and support local journalism

NTMWD 2025

0 Comments

Public Notice - Subscribe

Related News

Sign up for youthpreneur training

Sign up for youthpreneur training

Registration is open for the 2025 Murphy Chamber of Commerce Entrepreneurship & Innovation Bootcamp for students ages 8 to 15. Participants will gain skills in entrepreneurship, communication and public speaking, financial literacy and sales and marketing. The...

read more
Leaders of the PESH Panther pack

Leaders of the PESH Panther pack

Plano East Senior High co-salutatorian Bipul Kumar Padhy, left, valedictorian Prisha Prakash Bhat, center, and co-salutatorian Nikhil Raghu. Courtesy photo Plano East Senior High School’s top three graduates -- Valedictorian Prisha Prakash Bhat and Co-salutatorians...

read more
Awards gala honors educators

Awards gala honors educators

Elementary Paraprofessional of the Year Lily Courtney reacts after hearing her name announced at the district’s annual banquet held Friday, May 2 at the Plano Event Center. Courtesy Wylie ISD Wylie ISD honored some of its most dedicated and passionate educators during...

read more
Annual event celebrates music, community

Annual event celebrates music, community

Bluegrass Heritage Foundation founder, Alan Tompkins, left, can often be found playing the upright bass with the band Hillbilly Fever, or playing banjo with Bobby Giles and the Texas Gales. Bluegrass music returns to Olde City Park this month for a beloved Wylie...

read more
Everything’s bigger in Collin County

Everything’s bigger in Collin County

Seven Texas cities, including four from Collin County, lead the nation in percentage of population growth, according to U.S. Census Bureau’s Vintage 2024 data released Thursday, May 15. The Census Bureau said Princeton ranked No. 1 with a 30.6% growth rate, up from...

read more
Thirteen Panthers sign NLOI

Thirteen Panthers sign NLOI

Thirteen seniors at Plano East High School signed a National Letter of Intent on Wednesday, May 14 to play college athletics. Photo by David Wolman / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] During this school year, Plano East has had 33 student-athletes...

read more
Public Notice - Subscribe