HUTTO — Jerrel Reynolds claimed victory over opponent Brandy McCool in the June 13 runoff election for Hutto City Council Place 1.
The results echoed the May 2 election, where Reynolds received the highest number of votes from among four candidates, and McCool garnered the secondhighest number, but neither claimed more than 50% of the ballots cast.
A total of 597 ballots were counted for the runoff by June 14, according to the Williamson County Elections Department.
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Potentially 73 more provisional or email votes could come in, but even if they favor McCool, it likely will not change the results.
Reynolds won by 74 votes, garnering a 55.54% majority.
The results remain unofficial until the votes are canvassed during a June 24 special-called Council meeting.
The new council member will be sworn in at the July 2 meeting.
Reynolds replaces Councilman Charles Warner, who chose not to run for reelection. Warner was appointed in January to fill the few months remaining on the term of Place 1 Councilman Brian Thompson, who stepped down in December.
After the election, Reynolds thanked McCool in a social media post, saying, “Running for office is not easy, and anyone willing to put themselves forward in service to Hutto deserves respect and appreciation.”
In a statement to the Taylor Press before the election, Reynolds said his focus is on accountability, infrastructure and responsible growth.
“If responsible planning allows for a no-new-revenue (tax) rate, I would support it. My priority is making sure residents are not carrying the burden alone, while also ensuring they are not left unprotected as our city grows and infrastructure demands increase,” Reynolds said.
