Unofficial polling information from the May 3 elections for Bastrop City Council Places 1 and 5 show Perry Lowe and John Kirkland as the winners in their respective races.
Early and Election Day voting shows Perry Lowe garnered 70.05% of ballots cast for Place 1, representing 870 votes. Candidate Cecelia Serna received 29.95% of ballots cast, representing 372 votes.
For Place 5, John Kirkland received 56.07% of ballots cast, representing 716 votes, with Cheryl Lee receiving 43.93% of votes, representing 561 votes.
The city's municipal code states that the candidate with the majority of votes shall be declared elected to the position, representing 50.01% or greater.
Community Impact reached out to Lowe and Kirkland for comment regarding the outcome of the election, but did not receive a response ahead of publication time.
What else?
All results are unofficial until canvassed.
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Posted 8:30 p.m.:
Bastrop residents cast ballots in the May 3 election to determine who will next serve in Places 1 and 5 on the city’s council.
In a nutshell
Preliminary polling information reported after 7 p.m. representing ballots cast during early voting April 22-29, show Perry Lowe leading in the polls for Place 1, and incumbent John Kirkland for Place 5.
The specifics
Unofficial polling information from early voting shows Lowe garnered 70.54% of early ballots cast for Place 1, representing 855 votes. Challenger Cecelia Serna received 29.46% of early ballots cast, representing 357 votes.
For Place 5, Kirkland received 56.26% of early ballots cast for Place 5, representing 701 votes. Challenger Cheryl Lee received 43.74% of early ballots, representing 545 votes.
About the candidates
- Place 1: Lowe is a lifelong Bastrop resident, retail reset manager and has worked for the city of Austin in a variety of capacities. Serna is a retiree with experience in vendor management, project development, training and education.
- Place 5: Kirkland is a principal engineer who has previous experience as an acting mayor pro tem, and sat on the Bastrop Ecnonomic Development Corp. Lee is a data analyst, certified municipal officer and former planning and zoning commissioner. Both serve on the city's council.
Community Impact will update this article as more election day vote totals are released. All results are unofficial until canvassed.
Visit communityimpact.com/voter-guide/election-results to see results from all local elections in your community.
Amanda Cutshall contributed to this report.
