With Election Day results rolling in for Williamson County, results show voters have opted to re-elect Ron Garland as the District 4 Georgetown City Council member. Meanwhile, Ben Butler leads the race for the District 3 seat.
With all precincts reporting in District 4, Garland received 574 votes, or 65.83% of the vote, while his opponent Dave Richardson received 298 votes.
As of 10:25 p.m. May 3, Butler has received 824 votes for the District 3 seat in Georgetown, or 66.51% of the vote, while candidate Joe Orsak has received 415 votes.
According to information from Williamson County, eight of nine precincts in District 3 are reporting Election Day results.
What they’re saying
Garland said he’s excited to continue serving his community and working with the mayor and city manager. Garland said his No. 1 priority in his second term is rolling up his sleeves when it comes to local and regional water opportunities.
“We've now got to finish and follow through and make sure that the things we've started come to fruition,” Garland said.
Butler said top priorities for his first term include staying ahead of growth, solving traffic problems and standing behind police and first responders.
“I am very thankful for all the people that have supported me, and I'm looking forward to being able to see what I can do to serve our community and find a reasonable solution to a lot of the problems that are facing us," Butler said.
Georgetown City Council consists of seven council members who each serve three-year terms, according to the city charter.
Posted 8:03 p.m. May 3
Early voting results are in for two contested Georgetown City Council races, with the majority of voters showing support for Ben Butler and incumbent Ron Garland to take the District 3 and District 4 seats, respectively.
What we know
According to unofficial early voting results, Butler leads the District 3 race with 67.01% of the vote, or 650 votes, while candidate Joe Orsak has received 320 votes.
Garland has received 66.24% of the vote, or 465 votes, for the District 4 seat, while candidate Dave Richardson has received 237 votes.
Garland was first elected to serve on City Council in 2022 after running unopposed, according to previous Community Impact reporting. District 3 incumbent Mike Triggs was elected in 2019 and did not file for re-election earlier this year.
What else?
In early voting, there were 8,955 ballots cast countywide, which represents 3.19% of Williamson County's 280,561 eligible voters in the May 3 election.
Totals from ballots cast May 3 have yet to be released. Polls closed at 7 p.m., although voters who were in line at 7 p.m. were still able to cast ballots.
Stay tuned
Community Impact will update this article as more election day vote totals are released. All results are unofficial until canvassed.
Visit www.communityimpact.com/voter-guide/georgetown to see results from all local elections in your community.
