Unofficial primary election day results indicate there will be a runoff for the Hays County Tax Assessor-Collector between Democratic candidates Jessica Sanchez and Jennifer M. Escobar.
What you need to know
There were two other candidates in the running—Vianna Garza and Cynthia Millonzi.
With 95 of 95 precincts reporting, Sanchez led with 4,737 votes, making up 35.22% of the votes. Escobar trailed behind with 3,610 votes, which make up 26.84% of votes.
Millonzi received 3,590 votes, which made up 26.7 of total votes. Garza received 1,511 votes, making up the remaining 11.24% of total votes.
One more thing
No Republican candidate ran in the Republican primary for the position.
Posted 8 p.m. March 5
Hays County's early voting totals show Jessica Sanchez taking an early lead for Hays County Tax Assessor-Collector.
What you need to know
There are three other Democratic candidates in the running, including Jennifer M. Escobar, Vianna Garza and Cynthia Millonzi. No Republican candidate ran in the Republican Primary for the position.
What else?
In early voting, there were 7,156 ballots cast countywide, which represents 5.08% of Hays County's 175,737 voters.
According to early reports, Sanchez leads with 2,842 votes but Millonzi is trailing behind with 2,332 votes.
Polls closed at 7 p.m., although voters who were in line at 7 p.m. were still able to cast ballots.
What’s next?
Zero precincts are reporting at time of publication. Community Impact will update this article as more election day vote totals are released.
All results are unofficial until canvassed. Readers can visit communityimpact.com/voter-guide/election-results to see results from all local elections in your community.
