UPDATED 11:10 p.m.
Both Williamson County and Travis County are reporting all election day results as of 10:55 p.m.
These results confirm incumbent Council Member Kathryn Pantalion-Parker won her Place 1 re-election bid with 58.19% of the vote, or 3,468 votes.
The races for Place 3 and Place 5 will head to a runoff election as no single candidate received more than 50% of votes. The city has not yet confirmed the runoff election day.
David McDonald and Juan Alanis advanced to the Place 3 runoff with 43.14% and 23.47% of the vote, respectively.
In the Place 5 race, incumbent Council Member Chris Czernek advanced to the runoff with 43.5% of the vote. He will be joined by Bill Louden, who received 29.67% of vote.
All results are unofficial until they are canvassed and certified. View all election results from your community here.
UPDATED 10:11 p.m.
As of 9:47 p.m., Williamson County is reporting election day voting results from all 27 polling locations. Travis County is not reporting all election day results as of 10 p.m.
Incumbent Leander Council Member Kathryn Pantalion-Parker continues to lead in the race for Place 1 with 57.63% of votes, or 3,189 votes. Her challenger, Trey Schisser, has received the remaining 42.37% of votes, or 2,345 votes.
No single candidate has gained a majority of votes in the Place 3 or the Place 5 races, signaling the top two vote-getters in these elections will head to a runoff.
In the Place 3 election, David McDonald leads with 42.54% of votes, or 2,359 votes. The next highest vote-getter is Juan Alanis with 23.62% of the vote, or 1,310. Other candidates Steve Hanes and Roslyn Littles have received 21.33% and 12.51% of the vote, respectively.
Place 5 Incumbent Chris Czernek is leading that race with 42.75% of the vote, or 2,392 votes. Bill Louden has the next most votes at 1,694 or 30.28%. Annette Sponseller has received 26.97%, or 1,509 votes.
All results are unofficial until they are canvassed and certified. Find the most updated election results here.
POSTED 7:34 p.m.
Leander voters cast ballots for three City Council positions during the May 7 election.
As of 7 p.m., early voting results have been reported from both Williamson and Travis counties. Early voting results include ballots cast via mail and in-person from April 25-May 3.
In the race for Place 1, incumbent Kathryn Pantalion-Parker has received 58.39% of the early vote. Pantalion-Parker, who works in sales, is serving her first term on City Council. Her challenger, Trey Schisser, a director of information technology security, trails with 41.61% of the vote.
In the four-way race for Place 3, no single candidate has a majority of the votes. David McDonald leads with 44.32%, followed by Juan Alanis with 22.71%, Steve Hanes with 20.81% and Roslyn Littles with 12.16%. McDonald has 25 years experience in city government, according to a Q&A he did with Community Impact Newspaper.
Place 3 incumbent Jason Shaw is not on the ballot for re-election.
Incumbent Chris Czernak, who was also elected to City Council in 2019, is leading the race for Place 5 with 44.66% of the early vote. Challengers Bill Louden and Annette Sponseller trail with 29.98% and 25.37% of the vote, respectively.
The Place 3 and Place 5 races will go to a runoff with the two highest vote-getting candidates unless a single candidate in each race receives more than 50% of the vote. A date for the runoff has not yet been set, according to the city.
All members of the Leander City Council serve at large, meaning each member represents the entire city. As a result, all Leander residents can vote for all of the seats up for election. Council members serve three-year terms.
During the early voting period, 7.02% of registered voters in Williamson County cast ballots. Travis County recorded a 6.75% early-voting turnout rate.
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