On Nov. 10, the Hays County Commissioners Court accepted the canvassed Nov. 3 general election votes, officially declaring the final results in the local races.
Check out the results from the county and cities of San Marcos, Kyle and Buda.
The results
Hays County
Democratic candidate Michelle Gutierrez Cohen defeated Republican candidate Geoffrey Tahuahua and Independent candidate Liz 'Sumter' Gajdos for the Hays County Judge position. Cohen received 59.66% of the vote, Tahuahua 36% and Gajdos 4.34%.
Democratic candidate Johnny Flores won the Hays County Commissioners Court Precinct 2 seat with 69.19% of the vote. Republican opponent Abby Gibson secured 30.81% of the vote.
Democratic candidate Angie Unger secured the Hays County Commissioners Court Precinct 4 seat with 50.87% of votes, followed by Republican candidate Rob McClelland with 49.13% of votes.
City of San Marcos
Amanda Rodriguez defeated Ryan Thomason for the San Marcos Mayor position. Rodriguez, the current Place 6 City Council member, secured 72.82% of the votes to Thomason’s 27.18%.
In the San Marcos Place 3 council member race, incumbent Alyssa Garza defeated Jane Hughson, with 65.74% of the vote to Hughson’s 34.26%.
In the San Marcos Place 4 council member race, Heather Hunter won over incumbent Shane Scott, with 67.46% of the vote to Scott’s 32.54%.
In the San Marcos Place 6 council member race, Lisa Prewitt secured the position over Juan Miguel Arredondo and Bill Miller, with 51.19% of votes to Arredondo’s 35.21% and Miller’s 13.59%.
City of Kyle
Incumbent Melisa Medina won the Kyle City Council District 2 race with 56.4% of the vote, defeating challenger Miguel A. Zuniga’s 43.6%.
The city of Kyle mayoral and the District 4 races will go to a runoff, to be held Dec. 12. No candidates received over 50% of the vote, so the top two candidates from the general election will participate in the runoff.
Incumbent Yvonne Flores-Cale will face off with Robert Rizo in the mayoral runoff. Flores-Cale secured 49.95% of the vote, and Rizo earned 37.99% of the vote.
Leah Kaufman and Kenneth Rocha will face off in the District 4 runoff. Kaufman secured 47.01% of the vote, and Rocha earned 27.55% of the vote.
City of Buda
Jessie Clayton secured the Buda City Council Single Member, District B seat with 71.43% of votes. Opponent Irving Davis secured 28.57% of the vote.
George M. Torres Jr. won the Buda City Council Member At-Large, Position 1 seat with 52.11% of votes, followed by Jessica "Jess-Ebee" Ebisch with 24.27% and Joshua Edmond with 23.62%.
Also of note
The city of Kyle will hold an election on Dec. 12 to fill the recently vacated District 3 seat, according to previous Community Impact reporting. The race will feature five candidates:
