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McKinney election results: City council, school board and a new mayor on the ballot

The mayoral candidates debate on the stage to a full house Tuesday, March 19, 2025, in McKinney.
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Four candidates ran for mayor in McKinney's 2025 mayoral election.

The McKinney mayoral race will head to a runoff, as neither of the top two vote getters broke 50% of the total vote.

McKinney voters will choose a new mayor and select candidates for several open city council and school board seats this year.

Here are the uncertified results with all vote centers reporting.

City of McKinney

Mayor

Former city council member Bill Cox will likely head to a runoff in the four-person race to succeed George Fuller with about 47% of early and mail-in votes. Scott Sanford was next with about 41%.

City Council District 3

Mayor Pro Tem Geré Feltus led after early and mail-in voting, 54% to 46% against Tammy Warren.

City Council At-Large District 1

No candidate had more than 50% of early and mail-in votes in the five-person race to replace Charlie Phillips, who is term limited and ineligible to run again.

Ernest Lynch, a retired health care CEO, led with 29% of votes, followed by Jim Garrison with 20%, Brian J. Magnuson with 19%, Derrick Tarver with about 18%, and Taha Ansari with about 14%.

McKinney ISD

Board of Trustees, Place 1

Larry Jagours, who currently holds the seat, was reelected after running for another term unopposed.

He is a retired Methodist minister and McKinney High School alumni according to his MISD trustee bio. He announced his intent to run for another term on his Facebook page.

“Throughout my time on the board, I’ve worked hard to prioritize education, transparency, and the growth of our community,” Jagours said. “As we look to the future, I’m committed to continuing to serve and fight for our children, teachers, and families.”

Board of Trustees, Place 2

Kenneth Ussery led Deborah Klosky with about 62% of the early and mail-in vote.

Phillip Hassler, who currently holds the seat, was appointed in February 2020 to replace Ussery after he stepped down from the board due to moving outside of the seat’s district according to Community Impact.

Board of Trustees, Place 3

Corey Homer led against incumbent Chad Green with about 70% of early and mail-in votes.

The school board trustees voted to censure Green in 2022. The resolution to censure Green came after he violated MISD board policies and Texas law against political advertising when he displayed McKinney First banners and brochures at a school event. McKinney First is a conservative political action committee according to its website.

Caroline Love covers Collin County for KERA and is a member of the Report for America corps. Previously, Caroline covered daily news at Houston Public Media. She has a master's degree from Northwestern University with an emphasis on investigative social justice journalism. During grad school, she reported three feature stories for KERA. She also has a bachelor's degree in journalism from Texas Christian University and interned with KERA's Think in 2019.