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City council, school board and bond fates were decided late Saturday night.
In unofficial results from the Bastrop County Elections Office, May 6 winners included incumbent Forest Dennis retaking his Ward 4 seat on the Elgin City Council. Joining him will be newcomer YaLecia Love.
Dennis won 53.97% of the vote in a close race against Ward 4 opponent Stephanie Lippke. Love came away with 79.65% in Ward 2 over Jennifer Flores.
Elgin ISD's District 2 candidates had a four-vote margin by evening's end. Bastrop County's last tally Saturday night put Cheryl Renee Reese's 87 votes ahead of John Altmiller's 83 votes and poised for a 51.18% victory.
A list of those results as well as from Bastrop, Smithville and McDade are as follows:
ELGIN CITY COUNCIL
• Ward 2
— Jennifer Flores, 20.35% (23 votes)
— YaLecia Love, 79.65% (90 votes)
• Ward 4
— Forest Dennis, 53.97% (102)
— Stephanie Lippke, 46.03 (87)
ELGIN ISD
• District 2
— John Altmiller, 48.82% (83)
— Cheryl Renee Reese, 51.18% (87)
BASTROP CITY COUNCIL
• Mayor
— Deborah Jones, 28.56% (377)
— Lyle Nelson, 31.21% (412)
— Dock Jackson, 32.5% (429)
— Elizabeth Northcutt, 7.73% (102)
• Place 2
— Cynthia Sanders Meyer, 54.36% (698)
— Christine Long, 15.5% (199)
— Gary Moss, 30.14% (387)
• Place 3
— Kevin Plunkett, 64.03% (808)
— Carrie C. Caylor, 35.97% (454)
BASTROP ISD
• Place 3
— Billy Moore, 56.46% (1,753)
— Joseph B. Thompson, 43.54% (1,352)
• Place 4
— Priscilla K. Ruiz, 59.95% (1,811)
— Greg Mueller, 40.05% (1,210)
• Prop A
— For, 54.05% (1,847)
— Against, 45.95% (1,570)
SMITHVILLE CITY COUNCIL
• Place 1
— Tyrone Washington, 54.9% (315)
— Mitchell Jameson, 45.41% (262)
• Place 3
— Jimmy Jenkins, 56.36% (319)
— Monica Poss, 43.64% (247)
McDADE ISD
• Prop A
— For, 51.82% (128)
— Against, 48.18% (119)
• Prop B
— For, 42.51% (105)
— Against, 57.49% (142)
• Prop C
— For, 44.53% (110)
— Against, 55.47% (137)
