Unofficial polling information from the Bastrop ISD Trustee, Place 5 election shows Chris Dillon will remain on the school board.
Early and election day voting shows Chris Dillon garnered 51.02% of ballots cast for Bastrop ISD Trustee, Place 5, representing 1,374 votes. Candidate John Eason received 48.98% of ballots cast, representing 1,319 votes.
Community Impact reached out to Dillon for comment regarding the outcome of the election, but did not receive a response ahead of publication time.
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Posted 8:30 p.m.:
Bastrop ISD voters cast ballots in the May 3 election to determine who will next serve in Place 5 on the district’s board of trustees.
In a nutshell
Preliminary polling information reported after 7 p.m. representing ballots cast during early voting April 22-29, show John Eason and incumbent Chris Dillon nearly splitting the vote for Place 5.
The specifics
Unofficial polling information from early voting shows Eason garnered 48.68% of early ballots cast for Place 5, representing 1,253 votes, while Dillon received 51.32% of early ballots cast, representing 1,321 votes.
About the candidates
Dillon is a local attorney and the current vice president of the board. He has served as a trustee since 2018.
Eason has served as pastor of Bastrop’s Celebration Community Church for over 30 years, and is challenging Dillon for Place 5.
Stay tuned
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.
