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Updated 11:50 a.m. Feb. 8
Annette Sponseller reacted to her victory in the race for Leander City Council Place 4.
"I’m excited to be elected," Sponseller told Community Impact."We’ve got a lot of work to do, and I can’t wait to get started."
Posted 7:41 a.m. Feb. 8
Unofficial results show Annette Sponseller garnered 52.21% of ballots cast in the race for Leander City Council Place 4 with 3088 votes. Challenger Andy Eis received 40.44% with 2392 votes.
The details
Polls closed at 7 p.m. in the Feb. 7 special election. Leander residents cast ballots to determine the city's newest council member. The winner will hold the position for the remainder of the current term, which ends in 2027.
The position of mayor was also on the ballot. Na’Cole Thompson, the current Place 4 council member and mayor pro tem, stepped down to run for mayor.
About the candidates
Community Impact spoke to both of the candidates—Annette Sponseller and Andy Eis—ahead of early voting. Find the Q&A here.
Stay tuned
All results are unofficial until canvassed.
