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School Board Elections

results from the may 3, 2025 school board election

  • Drew McMurtre, Donald Isenburg, and Orville Gentry received the most voted for Lone Oak ISD Trustee.
  • Total number of votes cast - 1,205
  • Total number of votes cast for each candidate:
    • Gary Walker - 131
    • James R. Tague - 58
    • Donald Isenburg - 157
    • Drew McMurtre - 189
    • Bill Thomas - 120
    • Orville Gentry - 209
    • Mary Shockley - 101
    • Chase Stokes - 77
    • Cheryl Wright - 37
    • Justin Ramm - 126
  • Total number of votes cast by personal appearance on election day - 802
  • Total number of votes cast by personal appearance or mail during early voting - 403
  • Total number of counted and uncounted provisional ballots cast - 3 accepted, 0 unaccepted

Important Election Dates

2026 Election

  • Candidate Filing Period: January 14 - February 13, 2026 (7:30 AM - 4:30 PM)

  • Election Day: May 2, 2026

Candidates can pick up packets at the Administration Building or download forms below.

Lone Oak ISD Board of Trustees

Board members are elected at-large to three-year staggered terms, representing the entire LOISD community. The candidate who receives the most votes wins the seat—there are no runoff elections.

Current Board Members

  • Jeremy McClanahan, President (Term Ends: May 2027)

  • Clint Patterson, Vice President (Term Ends: May 2026) 

  • Lee Hogue, Secretary (Term Ends: May 2026) 

  • Orville Gentry, Trustee (Term Ends: May 2025) 

  • Nikki Haynes, Trustee (Term Ends: May 2027) 

  • Drew McMurtre, Trustee (Term Ends: May 2028) 

  • Gary Walker, Trustee (Term Ends: May 2028) 

District Contact Information

  • Mailing Address: 8162 Hwy 69 South, Lone Oak, TX 75453

  • Phone: 903-662-5427

  • Election Contact: Katy Turner - Email

Election Requirements & Eligibility

Candidate Application Requirements

To apply for a place on the ballot, candidates must:

  • Submit a written application with all required details including:

    • Name, date of birth, occupation

    • Residential address

    • Length of continuous residence in Texas and in the district

    • Public mailing address & email (if available)

    • Office sought and term details

    • Statements affirming eligibility (U.S. citizenship, no felony convictions, etc.)

  • Sign and have the application notarized.

  • File with the district’s election official (Katy Turner).

Eligibility Requirements

An individual is eligible to be a candidate for, or elected or appointed to, a Texas school board if the individual:

  • Is a United States citizen;
  • Is 18 years of age or older on the first day of the term to be filled at the election or on the date of appointment, as applicable;
  • Has not been determined by a final judgement of a court exercising probate jurisdiction to be totally mentally incapacitated without the right to vote;
  • Has not been finally convicted of a felony; 
  • Has resided continuously in the state for 12 months and in the territory from which the office is elected for six months immediately preceding the following date:
    • For an independent candidate, the date of the regular filing deadline for a candidate's application for a place on the ballot;
    • For a write-in candidate, the date of the election at which the candidate's name is written in' or
    • For an appointee to an office, the date the appointment is made;
  • Is registered to vote in the territory from which the office is elected on the date described above; and
  • Satisfies any other eligibility requirements prescribed by law for the office

Reference: Texas Election Code § 141.001, Texas Education Code § 11.066.

Election Materials & Forms

Resources for Candidates

Policies

For more information, contact Katy Turner at kturner@loisd.net or call 903-662-5427.