*Unofficial results report by Bexar County Elections Department as of May 1st, 11:17 PM.
2021 Election Dates
Election Date
Saturday, May 1st, 2021
Helotes City Hall Early Voting Hours
April 19th – April 23rd 8am to 6pm
April 24th 8am to 8pm
April 25th Closed
April 26th – April 27 8am to 8pm
*Source: City of Helotes municipal website. Helotes-tx.gov/city-department/elections
For all of Bexar County Early Voting Locations, visit Bexar County’s Elections Department webpage
Voting Locations
Candidates
Mayoral, City Council Places 3 and 5 incumbents and challengers.
Incumbents
Mayoral Incumbent
Tom Schoolcraft
Term May 2019 – May 2021
Image Source: https://www.helotes-tx.gov/departments/city-council/
Interview Status: No Response as of January 22nd 2021, 4:47 PM CST
Place 3 Incumbent
Bert Buys
Term May 2019 – May 2021
Image Source: https://www.helotes-tx.gov/departments/city-council/
Interview Status: No Response as of January 22nd 2021, 4:47 PM CST
Place 5 Incumbent
Paul Friedrichs
Term May 2019 – May 2021
Image Source: https://www.helotes-tx.gov/departments/city-council/
Interview Status: No Response as of January 22nd 2021, 4:47 PM CST
Challengers
Mayoral Challenger
Rich Whitehead
Term if elected May 2021 – May 2023
Image Source: Candidate Provided via Email
Place 3 Challenger
Matthew McCrossen
Term if elected May 2021 – May 2023
Image Source: https://matthewmccrossen.com
Place 5 Challenger
Matthew Merchant
Term if elected May 2021 – May 2023
Image Source: Campaign Submission via Email
Election Polls
May 1st, 2021 General Election Poll 2 of 2
This poll will run until May 1st 7pm CST during the time period when begin publishing our candidate interview questions part 2.
You must enter your street name (no numbers), subdivision name or neighborhood name to complete the poll. This is a validation check on-top of our automated applications.
*Not a scientific poll.
2021 General Election Poll 1 Results
Campaign General Communication Log
This section is new for 2021. Helotes News will post the general communication log to the candidates for public transparency.
2021 04 06 – 11:30 PM CST – Email Subject Line: Helotes Candidates Interviews Part 2. Emailed candidate interviews part 2 to the candidates who completed the part 1 interview. Recipients: Whitehead, McCrossen & Merchant.
2021 03 30 – 12:29 PM CST – Email Subject Line: Invitation to Meet the Candidates Forum April 17th, 2021 at Pedrotti’s Ranch. Emailed invitation and preliminary details about the Helotes News Meet the Candidates Forum. Recipients: Helotes Mayoral, Council Place 3 & 5, NISD D7 candidates.
2021 01 24 – 2:37 PM CST – Email Subject Line: Helotes News Candidate. Emailed PDF and MS Docx versions of 2021 General Election candidate questionnaires for mayoral and councilmember candidates. Informed all candidates about how we indicate who is participation and not. Provided details on changes we are making to the Helotes News Election Center landing page. Recipients: Schoolcraft, Whitehead, Buys, McCrossen, Friedrichs & Merchant.
2021 01 20 – 6:46 PM CST – Email Subject Line: 2021 General Election Campaign Photos. Emailed candidates based off the Helotes City’s website who had valid applications for a place on the ballot asking for campaign photo headshot to replace publicly available headshots we pull from government and social media sites. Gave notice that Candidate Interview Part 1 will be emailed soon. Recipients: Schoolcraft, Whitehead, Buys, McCrossen, Friedrichs & Merchant.