Lori Kirkpatrick

Dallas ISD District 2 Stunner as Marshall Upends Kirkpatrick in Runoff

By Bethany Erickson / June 10, 2017 /

Last month, Dallas ISD District 2 Trustee Dustin Marshall found himself upside down in the general election, with challenger Lori Kirkpatrick besting him by 291 votes. However, she was 23 votes shy of the required 50 percent, so both geared up for more campaigning and a runoff election. What a difference a month makes. Although…

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Dallas ISD District 2 Candidates Gear Up for Runoff Early Voting

By Bethany Erickson / May 30, 2017 /

With less than 300 votes separating incumbent Dustin Marshall and challenger Lori Kirkpatrick in the May election for Dallas ISD District 2 trustee, voters will make their way to the polls again for a runoff election — beginning with early voting, which starts today. Just kidding. A handful of voters will make their way to…

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Election 101: Dallas ISD District 2 Race Pits Two Against Incumbent Marshall

By Bethany Erickson / April 26, 2017 /
election

Before we start on District 2, let’s get this out of the way first: Are you going to vote for school board and city council elections? Did you know that right now you can vote pretty much anywhere in the county, making it super convenient to vote on say, during your lunch break? I bring…

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Dallas Elections Attract Bumper Crop of Filers

By Bethany Erickson / February 20, 2017 /
election

Fourteen Dallas City Council seats and three Dallas Independent School District trustee seats are up for grabs on May 6. I’ll start saying this early — as I always do: It can cost somewhere around $1 million to hold an election, and in most May Dallas elections, we see less than 10 percent of voters…

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