City canvasses May 2025 election results
SAN ANGELO, Texas (Concho Valley Homepage) — City of San Angelo officials canvassed the results of the May 3 election and scheduled a runoff election for a contested City Council seat during a special meeting held on Wednesday, May 14.
During the meeting, the City Council provided final vote counts for each of the races and proposals citizens cast their ballots on during the May 3 election. District 4 Councilmember Lucy Gonzales spoke on behalf of the City Council when canvassing the votes.
The City Council unanimously voted to pass the ordinance canvassing the results for San Angelo ISD's Proposition A, also known as Bond 2025. The $397 million bond passed with 5,435 votes in favor of it and 4,813 votes against it.
Gonzales stated that the five candidates running in the mayoral election received the following amounts of votes:
Gary Jenkins — 1,704 votes, or 17.21% of total votes
Trinidad Aguirre — 2,407 votes, or 24.31% of total votes
Josh Burleson — 293 votes, or 2.96% of total votes
Thomas 'Tom' N. Thompson — 5,095 votes, or 51.45% of total votes
Juan Acevedo — 403 votes, or 4.07% of total votes
The City Council officially declared Thompson to be the next mayor of San Angelo. Once sworn into office, he is to serve a four-year term.
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The City Council determined Patrick Keely would become the next District 4 councilmember, having garnered 507 votes, or 67.33% of the race's total votes, during the May 3 election. His opponent, Jamal Schumpert, received 246 votes, or 32.67% of the total votes.
The City Council ordered a runoff election for the District 2 councilmember race between Dudra Butler and Joe Self, the two candidates who received the most votes during the May 3 election, since no candidate received a majority of the vote. Butler received 432 votes, or 33.7% of the total votes, and Self received 485 votes, or 37.83% of the total votes.
The District 2 councilmember runoff election is scheduled to occur on June 7. According to the information available on the Tom Green County website, early voting for the election is scheduled to last from May 27 to June 3 during the following 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.
For more information on local elections, visit Concho Valley Homepage's .
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