Posted 8:37 p.m.

With all local election results tallied, Jim Gentry and Toby Powell are headed to a runoff in the city of Conroe mayoral race, according to unofficial results. City Council Place 1 candidates Duane Ham and Tony Fuller are also headed to a runoff, while incumbent Seth Gibson has been re-elected to the Place 2 seat.

Gentry garnered 36 percent of the vote with 1,142 votes and Powell earned 33 percent with 1,057 votes. Mayoral race opponent Doris Hickman garnered 985 votes, or 31 percent.

“It is a whole new election, now we are going to have 900 votes out there that were cast toward the third party, and it is going to be who can get those votes,” Powell said. “I would like to congratulate Miss Hickman for a good showing in the race, she did a great job. Jim [Gentry] and his team did a great job as well.”

In the Place 1 race, Ham earned 1,197 votes, or 39 percent, while Fuller garnered 27 percent with 819 votes. Opponent Sandra Whisenhunt Walker earned 17 percent with 524 votes and Carl White earned 17 percent with 505 votes.

"After today's expression of democracy by the citizens of Conroe, I am reminded of a quote by Thomas Jefferson, 'A good citizen should take his stand where the public authority marshals him,'" Ham said. "It is my duty to serve the economic and public interests of the citizens and I look forward to interacting with them on the campaign trail as I fight for the opportunity to represent them in the municipal government."

Gibson earned 1,639 votes, or 58 percent, in the Position 2 race. Opponent Mark Frank garnered 17 percent with 491 votes, while Demetrius “Demond” White earned 15 percent with 423 votes and Cody Lovins earned 10 percent with 297 votes.

All results are unofficial until canvassed.