The city of San Marcos has officially called a runoff election to take place Dec. 11 for the Place 4 and Place 5 City Council races. Triggered when no candidate for either race received more than 50 percent of the vote, in the runoff election the two candidates with the most votes will face off again. In the competition for San Marcos City Council Place 4, Shane Scott received 47.04 percent of the vote while Mark Rockeymoore received 30.77 percent. In the Place 5 election Joca Marquez had 43.48 percent of the vote, while Rick Henderson had 33.21 percent. To get to know the candidates, see Community Impact Newspaper Q&A's for Place 4 and Place 5. Early voting will begin Nov. 26 and run through Dec. 7, but days and hours vary by polling location. See the map and list below or the city's website for details.
EARLY VOTING: Hays County Government Center, 712 S. Stagecoach Trail Nov. 26-29, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Nov. 30 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Dec. 1, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Dec. 3-6, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Dec. 7, 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Hays County Health Dept., 401-A Broadway St. Dec. 1, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Dec. 3, 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Dec. 4, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Texas State University LBJ Student Center, 700 Student Center Drive Nov. 28-30, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. ELECTION DAY, DEC. 11 Pct. 110/113 Hays County Health Dept., 401-A Broadway St. Pcts. 111/112 Dunbar Center, 801 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive Pcts. 413/414/416/417 Allenwood Homes, 1201 Thorpe Lane Pcts. 315/316/317 Stone Brook Senior Center, 300 S. Stagecoach Trail Pct. 120 San Marcos Housing, CM Allen Homes, 820 Sturgeon Pcts. 318/330/334 Crockett Elementary School, 1300 Girard St. Pct. 336 Brookdale, 1720 RR 12 Pcts. 332/415/447 Travis Elementary School, 1437 Post Road