What to know about early voting in the June 7 runoff in San Angelo
Early voting for a San Angelo City Council runoff race is set for late May and early June, according to a city media release.
Dudra Butler and Joe Self Jr. will face off in a June 7 runoff election for the District 2 seat. They were the top two vote-getters Saturday on Election Day. No candidate in the three-way field, including John Bariou, garnered the necessary 50% plus at least one vote to avoid a runoff.
Early voting for the runoff election will be in the Keyes Building, 113 W. Beauregard Ave.
Here are the dates and times:
May 27-31: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
June 1: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
June 2-3: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Polling locations and election information for Election Day on June 7 will be available at votetomgreencounty.gov, city officials said in the media release.
While the District 2 race is still up in the air, San Angelo residents also voted in races for a new mayor, two other City Council members, a $397 million San Angelo ISD bond measure and a $41.66 million city coliseum bond.
A runoff election for the District 2 seat on the San Angelo City Council is set for June 7.
Here are unofficial results from Saturday's election provided by local officials:
A SAISD bond measure to finance a program to renovate facilities, build a new middle school and install new security features was approved with 54.6% of the vote.
A city bond measure to pay for CRC Roofers Coliseum renovations approved with 53% of the vote.
Thompson was elected mayor with 51% of the vote.
Patrick Keely was elected District 4 City Council member with 67% of the vote.
Mary Coffey, who ran opposed, was elected District 6 City Council member.
Saturday's city election results are unofficial until officials canvas them at a May 14 City Council meeting at the McNease Convention Center, 501 Rio Concho Drive. Keely and Coffey will be sworn into their elected positions at a May 20 regular City Council meeting also at the convention center.
SAISD is expected to canvass election results during a meeting in May, according to a district calendar of board meeting activities.
More: Live blog: Two bonds and a runoff — San Angelo voters have spoken
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Trish Choate is the executive editor for the Wichita Falls Times Record News, San Angelo Standard-Times and Abilene Reporter-News. Contact Trish with news tips at tchoate@gannett.com. Read her recent work here. Her X handle is @Trishapedia.
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