Per unofficial vote totals from Dallas and Denton counties, the race between William J. Meridith and Penny Mallet for Place 2 on Lewisville City Council is headed to a runoff.
Mallet received 1,980 votes, for 41.52%, while Meridith got 1,753 votes, for 36.76%. The third candidate Ainsley Stelling received 1,036 votes, for 21.72%, and will not advance to the next election, which will take place June 15.
“It’s unfortunate that we’re headed to a runoff and we’re going to have to go through this whole exercise again,” Meridith said. “My campaign will move forward with a positive outcome with a win for the city of Lewisville.”
Unofficial voting totals included 57,812 votes cast, or 9.01%, out of Denton County’s 641,470 registered voters. Dallas County unofficial voting totals have 80,129 ballots cast, or 5.6%, out of the county’s 1,430,934 million registered voters.
Updated 11:03 p.m.
With unofficial voting totals coming in from Dallas and Denton counties, the race for Place 2 on Lewisville City Council is headed to a runoff election between incumbent William J. Meridith and Penny Mallet.
Mallet received 1,979 votes, for 41.52%, while Meridith received 1,752 votes, for 36.76%. A third candidate Ainsley Stelling received 1,035 votes, for 21.72%, and will not advance to the next election, which will take place June 15.
Unofficial voting totals included 57,812 votes cast, or 9.01%, out of Denton County’s 641,470 registered voters. Dallas County unofficial voting totals have 61,654 ballots cast, for 4.31%, out of the county’s 1.43 million registered voters with 229 out of 442 precincts reporting.
What they’re saying
“I hate that we’re headed to a runoff because it’s costing the community so much money, so let’s get it over with and move on,” Mallet said.
Meridith could not be reached for comment.
Updated 9:43 p.m. May 4
Unofficial voting totals are coming in for Dallas and Denton counties for the election of the Place 2 member on Lewisville City Council.
Challenger Penny Mallet still leads the race with 1,979 votes, or 41.52%. Incumbent William J. Meridith has 1,752 votes, or 36.76%, while Ainsley Stelling has 1,035 votes, or 21.72%.
Posted 7:58 p.m. May 4
Dallas and Denton counties have released early voting totals related to the election for Place 2 on Lewisville City Council.
What you need to know
Lewisville had two ballot items for the election, including Place 2 on Lewisville City Council with three candidates in the running.
According to unofficial early voting results, Penny Mallet leads the race for Place 2 with 1,412 votes. Incumbent William J. Meridith has 1,364 votes, and Ainsley Stelling has 763 votes.
What else?
In early voting, there were 47,622 ballots cast countywide, which represents 3.33% of Dallas County's 1,430,934 million registered voters. Early voting ballots in Denton County totaled 42,141 countywide, which represented 6.57% of the county's 641,470 registered voters.
Totals from ballots cast May 4 have yet to be released. 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?
Community Impact will update this article as more election day vote totals are released. All results are unofficial until canvassed.
Visit communityimpact.com/voter-guide/election-results to see results from all local elections in your community.
