Our recommendations in all May 1 elections We interviewed candidates in 28 local elections. Here are summaries of each race. Your friends at The Dallas Morning News' editorial board have provided for you a way to research candidates in May 1 election races that matter to you. Read our Voter Guide at voterguide.dallasnews.com.(Eric Gay / The Associated Press) District 6: Michael Wood (R) Michael Wood, 34, set himself apart in a huge field of 23 candidates that will likely result in a runoff to fill the seat of late Congressman Ron Wright, who died of COVID-19 in February. Wood is a Fort Worth businessman and military veteran who we think embodies key conservative principles of limited government, low taxes, reducing debt, reforming entitlement programs, religious liberty, free trade and support of Second Amendment rights. But what sets him apart from other Republicans is his willingness to tackle hard truths about his own party. Wood said the GOP has become a “cult of personality” and said the behavior of former President Donald Trump after last year’s election loss was what motivated him to run. We don’t agree with Wood on all points but we like his chances in this traditionally red district.