The Amarillo Pioneer

05/09/2025

A lawsuit seeking to close Republican primaries in Texas has been filed in Amarillo federal court with the Texas GOP — and one local familiar face — listed as the plaintiffs.

Local conservative politician Chip Hunt has joined forces with the Republican Party of Texas to sue the state government seeking to close primary elections. Currently, primary elections in Texas are open, meaning that any voter can vote in either the Republican or Democratic primary (though they ma

26/08/2025

A familiar face will be challenging U.S. Rep. Ronny Jackson next year.

U.S. Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-Amarillo) has drawn his first announced challenger. On Tuesday, former City Councilman Mark Nair announced that he will seek the Democratic nomination for Congress in 2026. Nair, a tech business consultant, served on the Amarillo City Council from 2015 to 2017. Nair has a

04/05/2025

UPDATE: RANDALL COUNTY HAS ALL OF THEIR NUMBERS IN.

Here are additional calls since our earlier post:

Amarillo City Council Place 3 is going to a runoff between Scherlen and Prescott.

Doyle Corder wins reelection, securing the final seat to for grabs on the Amarillo ISD Board.

City of Canyon Prop A passes.

Jerry Lane wins reelection as Mayor of Palisades.

Hondo Casarez beats incumbent Amelia Salazar on the Board of Aldermen for Palisades. All other incumbent Aldermen win reelection.

Taylor Bell wins in the race for Mayor of Lake Tanglewood.

Lankfoed, Glenn, and Crockett win three of the five seats up for Lake Tanglewood's Board of Aldermen. The final two seats are too close to call.

Below are our initial calls from earlier this night:

As we wait on final numbers from Randall, here are our calls so far:

Cole Stanley wins another term as Mayor of Amarillo.
Tim Reid wins the open seat for City Council Place 1.
Don Tips wins reelection for Place 2.
Les Simpson wins reelection for Place 4.

Incumbents Paul Proffer and David Woodburn win two of the three seats up on the AC Board. The last seat is too close to call.

Tom Warren II joins incumbents Don Powell and David Nance, filling three of the four seats up for election to the Amarillo ISD Board. The last seat is too close to call.

Incumbent Nikki Forrest wins one of the three seats up for election to the River Road ISD Board. The other two seats are too close to call.

Incumbent Lee Peterson wins reelection to the Panhandle Groundwater Conservation District Board.

03/05/2025

Tonight, we’re tracking local city council, school board, college board, and water board races. Our first election results should roll in around 7:15. Follow along here!

View our live election results at the link below:

04/04/2025

Riding the strength of several donations exceeding $10,000, Jason Herrick has brought in more than $300,000 in contributions since launching his campaign for mayor.

Amarillo mayoral candidate Jason Herrick is bringing in some big money ahead of the May 3rd municipal election. According to campaign finance reports filed Thursday, Herrick reported raising $317,683.98, with $274,205 of that coming in monetary contributions. The majority of the rest of his contrib

02/04/2025

The Amarillo Economic Development Corporation and the controversial Range project were two issues on the minds of voters during Tuesday night’s debate.

What should the future be for the Amarillo Economic Development Corporation? That was one of the primary topics on the minds of candidates and votes alike during Tuesday’s city council debate at First Family Church. The debate, sponsored by High Plains Republican Women, saw numerous candidates for

31/03/2025

Good morning everyone!

We wanted to let you all know that we have, unfortunately, decided to cancel this year’s candidate forum. We have had difficulty this year coordinating our moderator team’s schedules and several recent scheduling conflicts have made our event impossible to put on.

We are planning on making it up to all of you, either by hosting some type of virtual event or perhaps by scheduling some short one-on-one interviews with the candidates.

Thank y’all.

Amarillo Pioneer Team

26/03/2025

Our 2025 Voter Guide is live!

The Amarillo Pioneer’s 2025 Local May Election Voter Guide is live! Our election team has been hard at work collecting responses on key issues directly from the candidates themselves. The full election guide can be found at this link. Races currently features in the voter guide include: Mayor

24/03/2025

Though the Herrick campaign initially denied filming in the parking lot, they now say they can neither confirm nor deny the location.

An ad released by mayoral candidate Jason Herrick appears to have been in part filmed in the parking lot of an adult video store. The ad features Herrick driving while talking about his platform. At several points, Herrick appears to be dramatically interrupted after hitting potholes. While most o