Kempner cancels its May 7 election

Elections are canceled in Kempner as both seats were uncontested.
Elections are canceled in Kempner as both seats were uncontested.

Incumbents David Richardson and Thomas Combs were declared elected for another term on the Kempner City Council on Tuesday, as the council members voted unanimously to cancel the May 7 municipal election. No contested seats would have been on the ballot.

Both men were present for the March 8 council meeting. At the close of the candidate filing period Feb. 18, only Richardson and Combs had filed fo…