Three local races headed for runoffs Taylor, Hutto challenges will be settled June 7
Three East Williamson County political races will see runoffs next month to determine the winners.
They include the Taylor City Council District 4 seat, and Hutto City Council places 3 and 6.
The runoff election is June 7, with the candidate who receives the most votes being named to the slot.
May 8 is the last day to register for voting in the runoff. May 27 through June 3 is the early voting period.
The runoff was triggered when office seekers failed to receive 50% of the vote plus one in the May 3 general election.
TAYLOR
Taylor’s next District 4 representative will be decided June 7.
Heather Long leads the race with 43.43% of the vote, but will face Marie Bloemer, who is in second place with 29.64%.
Shannon Quicksall (26.39%) and Gordon Pettey (0.38%) also ran for the spot, which is currently held by Robert Garcia.
After serving three terms on the council, Garcia chose not to run for reelection. He won in 2016 and was reelected in 2019 and 2022.
Greg Redden will be the new District 1 councilman after receiving 79.29% of the votes cast, compared to 20.71% for his opponent, Gail F. Samuels.
Redden and Samuels vied for the spot currently held by Gerald Anderson, who chose not to run again after serving a pair of three-year terms.
TAYLOR ISD
Incumbent Taylor Independent School District Place 3 trustee Cheryl Carter is destined to retain her seat on the board. She earned 77.14% of the vote, while challenger Janet Curtis claimed 22.86% of the vote.
HUTTO
The City Council races will have runoffs.
Those are Place 6, currently held by Amberley Kolar, and Place 3, served by incumbent Randal Clark who decided not to run again.
Kolar leads the Place 6 challenge with 42.34% of the vote, while opponent Aaron King is in second place with 29.65% of the ballots cast. Brandon DeLeon (23.45%) and Erin McGowan (4.56%) also ran for the seat on the dais.
Place 3 will see a runoff between Cory Denena (44.07%) and Jim Morris (42.90%).
Monekia Kea (13.03%) also ran.
Like Taylor, Hutto’s council members serve three-year terms.
In a tightly contested mayoral race, incumbent Mike Snyder (51.53%) squeaked by challenger Henry Gideon, who received 48.47% of the vote.
The race came down to a narrow margin of 64 votes – 1,077 for Snyder, 1,013 for Gideon.
THRALL ISD
Two Thrall Independent School District incumbents are keeping their seats on the board.
In a race for two seats with three challengers, incumbents Wesley West (38.79%) and Brian Drummond (35.15%) held off challenger Mark Jarosek (26.06%).
GRANGER
Mayor Monica Stojanik trailed behind opponent Bruce Waggoner by eight votes, or 80-72. With the challenger garnering 52.63% of the ballots cast and Stojanik at 47.37%, Granger’s new mayor is Waggoner.
