With 30 of 600 voting centers in Harris County reporting, Dwight Boykins is maintaining the lead for Houston City Council, At-Large Position 4, with 24.19% of the vote, or 23,319 votes. Alejandra Salinas trails with 21.21%, or 20,441 votes, followed by Jordan Thomas at 15,98% or 15,400. The remaining 12 candidates have received less than 10% of the vote.
If no candidate ends up with more than 50% of the vote, the top two vote-getters will move on to a runoff in December.
Additional votes are also coming in from Fort Bend and Montgomery counties, where small parts of the city of Houston extend.
Early voting results from Harris County show Dwight A. Boykins has taken the lead in the Nov. 4 race for Houston City Council, At-Large Position 4, with Alejandra Salinas close behind.
Results, which are unofficial until canvassed at a later date, show Boykins has 24.73% of votes, or 22,663 votes, while Salinas has 21.03% of votes, or 19,273 votes.
Jordan Thomas is next in line with 15.76% of the votes, unofficial results show. The other candidates on the ballot received less than 10% of the vote after early voting. Meet the candidates
Boykins previously served six years under two mayors as a city council member for District D. In a Q&A with Community Impact, he said his core priorities included implementing a community policing and mentoring program, coordinating with state officials and stakeholders to better protect Houston from future storms, expanding senior assistance and protecting the Build Houston Forward Infrastructure Program.
Salinas is an attorney and said her priorities include governing with compassion, listening with respect, leading with transparency and serving with integrity.
To see a full list of questions and answers for all candidates, click here.
Something to note
Houston City Council members are limited to serving two terms of four years each, with each term beginning on Jan. 2. Only five members are elected At-Large, or city-wide, while the other 11 are elected to serve geographic districts.
At-Large Position 4 was previously held by Letitia Plummer, who resigned her position in July to announce her candidacy for the Harris County Judge position, which will be held during the March 3 primary elections.
What’s next
All results are unofficial until canvassed. For more information about voting in Harris County, visit www.harrisvotes.com.
Visit communityimpact.com/voter-guide/election-results to see results from all local elections in your community.
