Early voting for two College Station City Council members facing re-election begins today, and the election day is on May 9.
Lynn McIlhaney and Dave Ruesink are each seeking to stay on the council, with McIlhaney campaigning for Place 4 and Ruesink for Place 6.
Douglas Cummings, a local manager for Federal Express, and Katy-Marie Lyles, the director of college ministries at A&M Methodist Church, are challenging McIlhaney.
Two Texas A&M students are opposing Ruesink: Cliffton Eggers, a senior engineering technology major, and Chandler Salome, a senior mechanical engineering major.
Early voting continues through May 5.
Live election night coverage will be broadcast on College Station’s access channel 19.
The two early voting locations are the College Station City Hall and College Station School District Administration Building
To vote by mail, residents must contact the early voting clerk to request an application or download one online at http://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/voter/reqabbm.shtml.