The latest polling data shows Jude Prather narrowly beating Mark Rockeymoore with 1,923 votes, or 50.42% for city council place 6.
Incumbent Mark Gleason gained 2,070 votes, or 54.13%, keeping challenger Zach Sambrano at bay for his place 5 seat.
Voter turnout in Hays County clocked in at 11.8%, or 18,259 voters out of 155,158 registered voters in the county.
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Early returns from election day and early voting totals show San Marcos residents in city council member place 5 keeping incumbent Mark Gleason and electing Jude Prather to replace outgoing council member Melissa Derrick in place 6.
Gleason received 1,133 votes, or 59% of the total, to challenger Zachariah Sambrano who received 772 votes, or 41%.
Prather received 1,027 votes, or 54% of the total, to Mark Rockeymoore who was also vying to replace Derrick in place six. Rockeymoore received 871 votes, or 46% of the vote.
Voter turnout in Hays County clocked in at 9,683 voters out of 155,158 registered voters in the county, or 6.2%.
All results are unofficial until canvassed.
Visit our online Voter Guide for all local election results in your community. Community Impact Newspaper will continue to update this story as votes come in.
