Get real-time Central Texas election results for key Austin area races
It's Election Day in Texas, and voters who haven't cast an early or absentee ballot are heading to the polls to cast their votes.
Austin and Central Texas voters will head to the polls Saturday to decide several city special elections and school bond issues.
Polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m.
Check back for live results and real-time data.
While you won't find results in Sunday's print edition, you can expect to see the latest developments online.
Travis County election results: See live results here.
Bastrop County election results: See live results here.
Hays County election results: See live results here.
Williamson County election results: See live results here.
Check back often for the latest results.
Central Texas school board elections: Who is running? Meet the candidates before voting.
Bastrop
Blanco (scroll down to the 'Sample Ballots' section)
Burnet (scroll down to the 'Elections and Sample Ballots' section)
Caldwell (scroll down to the 'Sample Ballots' section)
Fayette (scroll down to the 'May 3, 2025 Sample Ballot' section)
Gillespie
Hays
Lampasas
Lee
Llano (scroll down to the 'May 3, 2025 Joint General Election' section)
Mason (sample ballots are not yet posted)
Milam (sample ballots are not yet posted)
San Saba (sample ballots are not yet posted)
Travis
Williamson
— Statesman reporter Marley Malenfant contributed to this report.
This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Live Texas election results for key Travis County, Austin area races
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