A husband-and-wife team will run unopposed for two Bandera City Council seats, while a three-way race is shaping up for mayor in the Nov. 3 municipal election.
Five candidates have filed for the three city offices on the ballot.
Incumbent Mayor Denise Griffin is seeking a second term and will face challengers Cindy Coffey and Timothy Galarnyk.
Griffin was first elected mayor in 2024 and is seeking another term leading the city.
Coffey previously served with the city and has run unsuccessfully for City Council in 2023 and 2025.
Galarnyk, an independent forensic investigator, also has filed to run for mayor.
The two City Council candidates, husband and wife Allen Jehle and Dr. Randi Mellon, are running unopposed for the seats being vacated by Lynn Hogan Palmer and Jeff Flowers.
Jehle is a senior cybersecurity developer whose professional background includes software development, cybersecurity and technology infrastructure.
Mellon is a local dentist who owns and operates Tooth Scootin' Boogie.
Voters will select Bandera’s mayor and City Council representatives in the Nov. 3 election.
Residents can register to vote, verify their registration status and obtain additional election information through the Texas Secretary of State’s voter portal at goelect.txelections.civixapps.com/ivis-mvp-ui/#/login.
Early voting will be conducted at the Bandera County Annex, Lakehills Area Library and Medina Annex from Oct. 19 through Oct. 30.
Early voting hours will be 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 19-23 and 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 26-30. Weekend early voting will be available only at the Bandera County Annex on Oct. 24 and 25.
Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Election Day, Nov. 3.
Election Day polling locations are:
Precinct 101
Bandera High School Band Hall, 474 Old San Antonio Hwy., Bandera
Precinct 102
Pipe Creek VFD, 1331 FM 1283, Pipe Creek
Precinct 203
Lakehills Library, 7200 FM 1283, Lakehills
Precinct 204
Lakehills Civic Center, 11225 Park Road 37, Lakehills
Precinct 305
Bandera County Annex, 1212 Hackberry St., Bandera
Precinct 306
Medina Annex, 161 E. Parker St., Medina
Precinct 407
Bandera ISD Transportation Bus Barn, 1576 Hwy. 173 S., Bandera
Precinct 408
Tarpley Community Center, 232 Valentine Lane, Tarpley
Precinct 409
Lakeshore Volunteer Fire Department, 9019 Wharton Dock Road, Bandera
Precinct 410
Vanderpool Volunteer Fire Department, 32647 FM 187, Vanderpool
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