Updated 9:30

According to unofficial results, Lisa Prewitt and Jude Prather have won seats 1 and 2 on San Marcos City Council, respectively. Prewitt finished the night with 1,682 votes or 75.9 percent to beat Bill Taylor 534 votes, which amounts to 24.1 percent. Prather finished with 68.75 percent, or 1,419 votes to beat Mason Murphy and Thom Prentice. Murphy finished with 398 votes, or 19.28 percent, compared to Prentice's 247 votes, which amounted to 11.97 percent. All precincts are reporting.

Taylor said he was disappointed in the result, but the voters had spoken.

"The business community didn't show up to support their candidate," Taylor said. "I wish Lisa all the best and I think she'll do a fine job."

Prather said he was planning to continue his focus on infrastructure and what he called "the basics." He also said he hoped to increase focus on San Marcos' parks and green spaces.

"What I would like to see is more interconnectivity through our neighborhoods through our green spaces," he said. "It would provide San Marcos that unique it factor."

Murphy said he would look for other capacities in which to serve.

"I definitely want to congratulate Jude on his victory, I got into this race because I wanted to serve the citizens of San Marcos," Murphy said. "I felt like if elected I could do a lot of good for this community, but I didn't get the votes tonight. The important thing is I will stay involved and served on boards and commissions."

Prentice said he was pleased with his campaign and was happy to raise issues such as global warming and Wall Street that do not typically get mentioned during city elections. Prentice also had praise for his opponents.

"I want to say Mason Murphy would be a fine city council member and I think Jude Prather is a thoughtful councilmember who has run a fine campaign," Prentice said.

Voters in San Marcos also passed 24 of 25 amendments to the city's charter. The lone failed amendment was Proposition 1, which would have allowed San Marcos City Council to appoint two commissioners who do not own property in the city to the Planning and Zoning Commission.

Most of the amendments included administrative details such as correction of spelling and grammar errors, but the approved amendments also included the following:

Proposition 5: Planning and zoning commissioners are now required to recommend updates to the city's master plan document every five years instead of 10.

Proposition 10: City Council members are prohibited from having a financial interest in the sale of city lands, materials, supplies or services.

Proposition 20: A cross-reference will now be required for qualifications for office for City Council members.

Proposition 22: The city will be required to make its budget documents available at the San Marcos Public Library, City Hall and on the city's website.

All results are unofficial until canvassed.

Posted 8:30 p.m.

According to unofficial early voting results, Jude Prather is leading Mason Murphy and Thom Prentice in the race for the Place 2 seat on San Marcos City Council, and Lisa Prewitt is leading Bill Taylor for the Place 1 seat.

Prather is leading with 695 votes, which amounts to 69.15 percent of the preliminary voting total, while Murphy's 18.91 percent and Prentice's 11.94 percent amount to 190 and 120 total votes, respectively.

Prewitt has received 73.78 percent, or 785 votes, compared with Taylor's 26.22 percent, which amounts to 279 total votes.

Prather has served on City Council since 2010. Prather said his campaign in 2010 focused on infrastructure improvements. He cited the replacement of clay pipes around the city and the burying of utility lines downtown as two of his proudest accomplishments.

"Three months of campaigning was nothing like three years of governing," Prather said. "The hard work is ahead of us. I ran on a campaign three years ago of getting back to basics. My goal is to get reelected and finish those basics."

Prewitt has owned a small business for 17 years and listed preservation of community and natural geography as two of her biggest priorities during the campaign.

Taylor is a former City Council member and is the current chairman of the San Marcos Planning and Zoning Commission. At a candidate forum in October, Taylor described himself as a friend of the business community.

"We've got some ground to make up, but we're optimistic," Taylor said.

All results are unofficial until canvassed.