City & town

City of Wichita Falls Mayor

Vote for: 1
Candidates: 2
Election: Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: The mayor presides over the Wichita Falls City Council, which passes city ordinances and adopts the city budget and tax rate.

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Scott Poenitzsch

No party listed

Business executive; winery operator in Iowa Park

The gist

Pledges to recruit new businesses and investment
Proposes new direction for downtown and other areas

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Pledges to recruit new businesses and investment
Wichita Falls mayoral candidate Scott Poenitzsch launches campaign
News coverage · KAUZ (News Channel 6) · Jun 24, 2026 · newschannel6now.com
“I think there are opportunities to be more business-friendly.”
Proposes new direction for downtown and other areas
Wichita Falls mayoral candidate Scott Poenitzsch launches campaign
News coverage · KAUZ (News Channel 6) · Jun 24, 2026 · newschannel6now.com
“If you look at our downtown core and some of the other areas, we need help and vision”

Tim Short

No party listed

Mayor of Wichita Falls; local business owner

The gist

Pledges continued economic development and Sheppard AFB ties
Supports advancing the Lake Ringgold water supply project

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Pledges continued economic development and Sheppard AFB ties
Wichita Falls Mayor Tim Short announces bid for second term
News coverage · KAUZ (News Channel 6) · Jul 28, 2026 · newschannel6now.com
“I kept it on the three things of economic development, strengthening that relationship with Sheppard”
Supports advancing the Lake Ringgold water supply project
Wichita Falls Mayor Tim Short announces bid for second term
News coverage · KAUZ (News Channel 6) · Jul 28, 2026 · newschannel6now.com
“doing all I could to move forward with the generational water source with Lake Ringgold”

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