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Lone Oak ISD canvass certifies Gentry, Isenberg and McMurtre as school board winners
Summary
At a May 9 special meeting, the Lone Oak ISD canvassing authority verified vote totals from the May 3 trustee election and declared Orville Gentry, Donald Isenberg and Drew McMurtre the three winners. The canvass recorded 1,205 total votes, including nine absentee ballots and three accepted provisional ballots.
The canvassing authority for Lone Oak ISD met May 9, 2025, at the district administration building to verify and officially declare the results of the May 3 school trustee election. "As the presiding officer of the canvassing authority for the Lone Oak ISD Board of Trustees election held on May 3th, 2025, I hereby verify that the following are the total number of all votes received for each candidate," the presiding officer read during the meeting.
The tally presented at the meeting lists the following totals: Orville Gentry 209, Drew McMurtre 189, Donald Isenberg 157, Gary Walker 131, Justin Ramm 126, Bill Thomas 120, Mary Shockley 101, Chase Stokes 77, James R. Tague 58 and Cheryl Wright 37. The record states there were 9 absentee ballots, 394 early votes, and 802 votes cast on election day for a total of 1,205 votes, including three accepted provisional ballots. Based on those totals, the canvass declared that Gentry, Isenberg and McMurtre "will fill the 3 open positions on the LOISD Board of Trustees."
The meeting record also notes attendance: Orville Gentry and Donald Isenberg were listed as present; several other trustees were recorded as absent. "The canvass is now complete," the record states, and the meeting was adjourned at 9:40 AM.
The canvass entry appears in the official meeting record as agenda item 2; no formal motion or roll-call vote is recorded in the transcript of this special meeting beyond the written certification of totals.
