Greg "Gregorio" Casar took the District 4 seat for Austin City Council with 2,851 votes, or 64.62 percent, according to unofficial results.

Casar's opponent, Laura Pressley, garnered 1,561 votes, or 35.38 percent.

"My first priority is listening to and working with a diverse group of constituents in District 4," Casar said. "It's not just about my agenda but about what the families in my district need."

Posted 7:23 p.m., CST

According to early voting results, community organizer Gregorio "Greg" Casar is winning the race for the District 4 seat on Austin City Council with 1,681 votes, or 63.53 percent. His opponent, small-business owner Laura Pressley, has 965 votes, or 36.47 percent.

Casar said his campaign message focused on getting the community to work together. His top priorities for the district are addressing property taxes, transportation, quality jobs, education and public safety.

"Were pleased by the early results but anything can happen so we'll keep watching attentively until all of the ballots are counted," Casar said.

All results are unofficial until canvassed.

In the Nov. 4 election Casar and Pressley beat out six other candidates to get to the Dec. 16 runoff race. The other candidates in the Nov. 4 race were Katrina Daniel, Monica Guzmn, Louis C. Herrin III, Marco Mancillas, Sharon Mays and Roberto Perez Jr.

None of the candidates for District 4 received 50 percent or more of the votes, which resulted in a runoff election between the two leading candidates in the race, Casar and Pressley.

After the new City Council is established, five council members will be randomly selected to serve initial two-year terms, and five will serve initial four-year terms. The initial terms allow future council elections to be held every two years. Future council terms will last four years. This election represents the first time voters can choose City Council members from 10 geographic districts, meaning voters can only vote for candidates from their district. The mayor will still be elected at-large, meaning anyone can vote for the mayor.

District 4 is the densest City Council district in Austin with about 79,000 residents living in about 12 square miles. Neighborhoods in District 4 include Heritage Hills, Highland, the North Austin Civic Association—bounded by US 183, Metric Boulevard, Kramer Lane and Lamar Boulevard—the North Lamar/Georgian Acres neighborhood, Ridgetop, Skyview, St. Johns, Windsor Hills and Windsor Park.