At meetings last night, both San Marcos and Buda city councils adopted official voting times and locations for their respective runoff elections. During the November election, candidates in some races failed to receive at least 50 percent of votes in the races for San Marcos mayor, City Council Place 2 and City Council Place 3 as well as Buda City Council Place 1. Both cities will begin early voting Dec. 1 and hold their Election Day on Dec. 13. The adopted dates fall later than original proposals due to the Thanksgiving holiday and office closures, city staff said.

San Marcos

The following San Marcos candidates will face off in runoff elections: San Marcos mayor Ruben Becerra John Thomaides In the Nov. 8 election, Becerra received 4,231 votes, or 34.5 percent of the total, and Thomaides received 3,903 votes or 31.82 percent of the total. San Marcos Place 2 Saul Gonzales Shane Scott In the Nov. 8 election, Gonzales received 3,932 votes, or 35.52 percent of the total, and Scott received 3,387 votes, or 30.6 percent. San Marcos Place 3 Jason Dalton Montgomery Ed Mihalkanin In the Nov. 8 election, Montgomery received 2,730 votes, or 28.35 percent, and Mihalkanin received 2,724 votes, or 28.28 percent of the total. During early voting Dec. 1-9, voters in San Marcos can cast ballots at any polling location in the city. On election day, Dec. 13, voters must cast their ballots at their precinct's polling place. To learn your precinct, see the county's precinct map. The main early polling location for early voting will the Government Center, 712 S. Stagecoach Trail, San Marcos. Thursday, Dec. 1, 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 5,  7 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6 through Friday, Dec. 9, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Additional early voting locations include the Hays County Health Department and the LBJ Student center on the Texas State campus. Hays County Health Department, 401-A Broadway St., San Marcos Saturday, Dec. 3, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 5, 7 a.m.-7 p.m LBJ Student Center, 700 Student Center Drive, San Marcos Tue.-Wed. Dec. 6-7, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Election Day, Dec. 13 locations: Precincts 110 and 113 Hays County Health Department, 401-A Broadway St., San Marcos Precincts 111 and 112 Dunbar Center, 801 Martin Luther King Drive, San Marcos Precincts 413, 414, 416 and 417 Allenwood Homes, 1201 Thorpe Lane, San Marcos 315, 316 and 317 Hernandez Intermediate School, 333 Stagecoach Trail, San Marcos Precincts 120 San Marcos Housing, CM Allen Homes, 820 Sturgeon, San Marcos Precincts 318, 330 and 334 Crockett Elementary School, 1300 Girard St., San Marcos Precinct 336 Brookdale (formally Horizon Bay at San Marcos), 1720 Old RR 12, San Marcos Precincts 332, 415 and 447 Travis Elementary School, 1437 Post Road, San Marcos

Buda

The following Buda candidates will face off in runoff elections: Buda Place 1 Lee Urbanovsky John Hatch In the Nov. 8 election, Urbanovsky took 47.62 percent of the vote, with Hatch receiving 1,736 votes, or 43.88 percent. During early voting Dec. 1-9, voters in Buda can cast ballots at any polling location in the city. On election day, Dec. 13, voters must cast their ballots at their precinct's polling place. Precinct 224 Buda City Hall, Council Chambers, 121 S. Main St., Buda Thursday, Dec. 1, 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 5, 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Tue.-Fri., Dec. 6-9, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Election Day—Tue., Dec. 13, 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Precinct 228, Tom Green Elementary, 1301 Old Goforth Road, Buda Wednesday, Dec. 7, 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8, 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Election Day—Tuesday, Dec. 13, 7 a.m.-7 p.m.