ACCD Board of Trustees Election Information

 

ALAMO COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (ACCD)
TRUSTEE MAY 4, 2024 ELECTION RESULTS

The candidates for single member Districts 5 and 7 (Gerald Lopez, District 5) and (Yvonne Katz, District 7), were unopposed and were certified as unopposed so that the May 4, 2024 elections for those districts were cancelled. Mr. Lopez will succeed Roberto Zarate as trustee for District 5. Dr. Yvonne Katz will continue another six-year term as trustee for District 7.

At a Special Meeting on May 14, 2024, the ACCD Board of Trustees canvassed the unofficial results of the Uniform General Election held on May 4, 2024, for Trustee for single-member District 6. The report of the unofficial results was signed and certified by the Bexar County Elections Administrator and is posted below at “Official Notices/Board Orders.” The summary of the votes cast for the two candidates is as follows:

 

ACCD GENERAL ELECTION, TRUSTEE DISTRICT 6:

  Total Votes Vote % Election Day Votes Absentee Votes Early Voting Votes
Gene Sprague 1,830 53.90% 743 463 624
Nicolette M. Ardiente 1,565 46.10% 565 516 484
Total Votes Cast 3,395 100% 1,308 979 1,108

 

At the Special Meeting, the Board declared the results official and declared Gene Sprague the winner for the Trustee position for District 6. Gerald Lopez and Yvonne Katz, the sole candidates for Trustee positions for Districts 5 and 7, respectively, had previously been certified as unopposed and declared the winners for those districts. Their elections were cancelled as required by the Texas Election Code.

After canvassing the election results, the new Trustees were sworn into office. The Honorable Ray Lopez, Texas State Representative, administered the Oaths of Office to Gerald Lopez (Trustee District 5), Gene Sprague (Trustee District 6) and Yvonne Katz (Trustee District 7). Dr. Gene Sprague and Dr. Yvonne Katz will serve new six-year terms.

Gerald Lopez succeeds Roberto Zarate as Trustee for District 5. Mr. Zarate was appointed in 2003 to serve an unexpired term of office. After completing four subsequent six-year terms as ACCD Trustee, Mr. Zarate did not run again for office. His 26 years of service and contributions to the Alamo Colleges and its education mission will be honored at the Board’s Regular meeting on Tuesday, May 21, 2024.

After Gerald Lopez was sworn-in, Clint Kingsbery, Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees, conducted the Special Meeting to elect new officers. The following were elected:

William Clint Kingsbery (District 8) – Chair
Joe Alderete (District 1) – Vice Chair
Anna Uriegas Bustamante – Secretary
Gloria Ray – Assistant Secretary