Live election results: Here’s who’s leading for Grapevine-Colleyville school board
Three challengers are leading in their bids for seats on the Grapevine-Colleyville school board after early voting, according to unofficial results.
Place 5 Matthew White has 53.62% of the vote and A.J. Pontillo has 46.38%, according to unofficial results.
Place 6 Lindsey Sheguit has 52.56% of the vote and Dianna Sager has 47.44% according to unofficial results.
Place 7 Darrell Brown has 52.74% of the vote and Mary Humphrey has 47.27% according to unofficial results.
The Grapevine-Colleyville school board trustee race had residents taking sides on whether incumbents A.J. Pontillo, Dianna Sager and Mary Humphrey should continue representing them or if it’s time for new faces Darrell Brown, Lindsey Sheguit and Matthew White.
The district, like others in Tarrant County, is facing declining enrollments, increased infrastructure costs and a growing rift along partisan lines.
Pontillo was elected to the board in 2023 and has lived in Grapevine for 30 years. He ran his campaign on campus safety, defending academic excellence and fiscal responsibility.
Sager, a retired educator and GCISD coach, emphasized financial stability and responsibility and educational excellence.
Humphrey is also a retired educator and ran on advocating for teachers, improving student outcomes and fiscal responsibility.
In Place 5, White, an attorney and former educator, challenged Pontillo. White wants to bring families to the district.
In Place 6, Sheguit, a prosecutor and former GCISD student, faces Sage. Sheguit ran on balancing the budget, community collaboration, creating a student-centered district and leadership based on compassion and following the law.
In Place 7, Brown ran against Humphrey. Brown is an educator and former religious leader who ran on bringing financial stability and stewardship to the district and ensuring school safety and better support for staff and students.
Supporters of the incumbents say they like the direction the district has been taking and feel the school closures are necessary as enrollments go down and costs continue to rise.
Opponents of the current board don’t want to see any more school closures or program cuts and feel the district is growing increasingly partisan, with the True Texas Project furthering its agenda by endorsing candidates who align with its agenda rather than trustees prioritizing staff and students outcomes.
Recently, the board came under fire after former Colleyville Heritage High School Principal James Whitfield, said someone on the school board leaked his name as a candidate for superintendent in violation of the Texas Government Code. Whitfield was previously accused of promoting Critical Race Theory and left the district in 2023.
In a letter shared online, a group of nine former GCISD trustees endorsed Darrell Brown, Lindsey Sheguit and Matthew White to replace the incumbents. The letter stated the trio’s collective experience is needed to rebuild the community trust and lead the future of the district.
This story was originally published May 2, 2026 at 7:13 PM.