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Voter guide · Nov 3, 2026

Dumas Mayor & City Council Election 2026

2 of 8 council seats are on the ballot, with 4 candidates running. Updated Oct 20, 2026. Every claim links to its source. How we check

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The candidates

Listed alphabetically by last name. Every position links to its source.

Dumas voters choose a mayor from two candidates and a Ward 4, Position 2 council member from two candidates; three other council candidates are unopposed.

Absentee ballot application deadline · Oct 27

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Also on your Nov 3 ballot

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Already on the council, not on the ballot

Whoever you elect will govern alongside these members.

What the next council decides

01Sales tax for the hospital3 sourced facts

Where it standsThe city sends sales tax money to the hospital and has leased the hospital to Delta Memorial Hospital Association.

What's on the tableHow much city sales tax keeps going to hospital debt and upkeep.

02City bookkeeping3 sourced facts

Where it standsThe state's 2023 audit report on Dumas lists several findings about city accounting and records.

What's on the tableHow the next mayor and council fix the audit findings.

03Housing repairs and affordable housing3 sourced facts

Where it standsThe city applied for a HUD PRO Housing grant to plan for affordable housing and housing preservation.

What's on the tableWhat the city does to keep homes repaired and housing affordable.

04City budget and services3 sourced facts

Where it standsIn 2023 the general fund took in $5,140,191, including $2,845,337 in sales taxes.

What's on the tableThe yearly budget for police, ambulance, sanitation, streets and parks.

1 note on these statements

City Clerk Norma Jean Esaw and City Attorney Brooks A. Gill are unopposed on the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot. KVOM · Oct 19, 2026

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    The seat math

    7 stay (not up this year): Tironeka Brown, Roy Dalton, Diane Fisher, Don E. Livingston, Amber Madison, Lerone Thomas, Romona Weatherford2 on this ballot

    8 council seats plus a mayor who doesn't vote on council items. The council decides by a 5-vote majority.

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