Bob Kehr, Christene "Chris" Krupa Downs, Steve Lavine and Vidal Quintanilla have won seats on Plano City Council.
What you need to know
In the Place 2 race, Kehr received 10,748 votes, or 55.68%, while Douglas Reeves and Carson K. Underwood received 23.37% and 20.95% of the vote, respectively.
"I feel just very grateful," Kehr said. "This is my first time to run for office, and now I understand that this is really a team sport—I'm grateful for all of the people who have supported me. I'm more committed than ever to make sure the city continues to be a place that we all want to live, work and play."
Downs garnered 54.96% of the vote in the Place 4 race, beating Cody Weaver.
"I appreciate the support, it's a little surreal," Downs said. "I appreciate the community embracing the notion of being kind."
In the Place 5 race Lavine received 10,922 votes, 57.7%, while Gary Cary received 8,007 votes.
"[I'm] very happy, not just for myself but for all of [the winners]," Lavine said. "We're all looking forward to serving the community across council and school board."
Quintanilla won the Place 8 race, garnering 10,177 votes to Hayden Padgett's 8,705.
Updated 10:42 p.m. May 3
Bob Kehr, Christene "Chris" Krupa Downs, Steve Lavine and Vidal Quintanilla are maintaining leads in Plano's City Council races with 36 of 59 vote centers reporting.
The specifics
- Kehr has 9,617 votes in the Place 2 race, leading Carson K. Underwood's 3,925 and Douglas Reeves 4,250 votes
- Downs has received 53.58%, while Cody Weaver has received 46.42% of the votes in the Place 4 election
- Lavine is leading the Place 5 race with 9,796 votes to Gary Cary's 7,577
- Quintanilla is leading with 9,152 votes to Hayden Padgett's 8,168 votes in the Place 8 race
Early voting numbers show Bob Kehr, Christene “Chris” Krupa Downs, Steve Lavine and Vidal Quintanilla leading in Plano’s City Council races.
What you need to know
- Kehr leads Carson K. Underwood and Douglas Reeves in the Place 2 election with 53.62% of the votes.
- Downs leads Cody Weaver in the Place 4 race with 52.26% of the vote.
- Lavine currently has 7,075 votes, or 54.78%, and is leading the Place 5 vote over Gary Cary.
- Quintanilla has garnered 6,468 votes, or 50.25%, and leads Hayden Padgett in the Place 8 race.
What else?
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.
