Leffingwell wins Place 3 seat in special election

Frank Leffingwell leads the race for Round Rock City Council Place 3, according to early voting results.

Leffingwell has received 606 votes, or 85.11 percent of the total votes. Opponent Chris Koob trails with 106 votes, or 14.89 percent of the ballots cast. All results are unofficial until canvassed.

Early voting ran from Jan. 7–20. The 711 voters that cast an early ballot represent 1.3 percent of the eligible voting population.

The candidates are vying for a chance to complete the term of former Councilman Joe Clifford, who resigned his position Nov. 13. The next full-term election for the Place 3 seat will be held May 9. Round Rock city council members serve at-large.

Koob said he is a principal engineer and manager at Qualcomm, where he designs microprocessors for cell phones.

Koob said Round Rock is too dependent on revenue from Dell Inc., and he would work to diversify the city's tax base if elected. Koob also expressed concern about the necessity of red-light cameras, which he said do not benefit the community but do cost it money.

Leffingwell is president of Leffingwell Law PC and a 30-year resident of Round Rock. He said maintaining the city's quality-of-life and city-service standards during the current period of growth will be a challenge.

"We will need leaders who not only have a proven track record in the community but also a familiarity with city and regional issues," Leffingwell previously said in an email.

Leffingwell served as head of the Round Rock Planning and Zoning Commission, but he resigned the position to run for City Council.