With 100% of the precincts reporting, Courtney Goza leads incumbent Bear Heiser with about 50.80% of the vote.
Kyle voters are deciding a pair of races in the Dec. 13 runoff election, including the District 1 seat on Kyle City Council.
Early voting and absentee ballot totals were posted to the Hays County Elections website shortly after 7 p.m.
What we know
As of 7 p.m. Dec. 13, Courtney Goza led incumbent Bear Heiser with about 51.45% of the vote. Heiser, a consultant, has three years of experience on Kyle City Council, and previously told Community Impact how he plans to involve residents in the decision-making process.
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“There is no one magic-bullet way of getting resident feedback,” he said. “It’s a combination of surveys, in-person events along with one-to-one contact. Those are the best ways to gauge sentiment. Ultimately, though, what it boils down to is whether or not we are effectively communicating what we are trying to accomplish.”
Goza, meanwhile, is a commercial and residential realtor who launched her campaign to help more residents feel heard by Kyle City Council.
“I have seen so many decisions where I thought they made poorly educated choices,” she previously told Community Impact. “I want to restore the people’s voice.”
Some background
The District 1 seat on Kyle City Council resulted in a runoff election, as Kyle operates under a majority-vote system—meaning candidates must receive 50% plus one vote to win.
During the Nov. 4 election, Heiser led all candidates with approximately 39.56% of the vote, while Goza had about 26.94% of the vote, according to official results posted to the Hays County Elections website on Nov. 10.
What’s next?
Community Impact will update this article as more Election Day vote totals are released. All results are unofficial until canvassed.
