Incumbent Gerald Anderson has been re-elected to the Taylor City Council to represent District 1.
“I’m proud that the community had put their trust in me once again, and I’m honored to continue to serve my hometown,” Anderson said. “The voters spoke loud and clear that they want to keep making progress. I look forward to continuing to work hard to make Taylor a safe and prosperous city for all.”
Anderson defeated opponent Stan Werner with 63.16% of the votes. Werner had 112 votes, 36.84%, to Anderson’s 194 votes.
“Thank you to the people who have stood behind me and supported me. What started as simply trying to motivate my opponent to do better along with the powers that be, turned into a legitimate attempt to turn the Taylor City Council into a more fiscally conservative unit,” Werner said. “The citizens of District 1 have spoken, and we will all accept these results for what they are. I sincerely hope that the council will do what is best for the future of this city.”
Granger
In Granger, the top three vote getters were Mark Matoska – 32.48%, Ron Marx – 25.99% and Lori Gick – 23.43%. Rosie Sweeting ended the race with 18.10% of the votes.
Granger ISD Proposition A passed with 59.64% of the vote. The Granger ISD Proposition A included renovations and upgrades to the existing elementary campus, baseball and softball fields, a new secondary high school campus, a new football stadium with a track, weight room and fieldhouse, the purchase of additional land and the purchase of buses.
Thrall In Thrall, Clay Karch was elect
In Thrall, Clay Karch was elected to join the city council. Karch received 63.95% of the vote, while his opponent Fernando Rodriguez received 36.05%.
At Thrall ISD, Brian Drummond – 35.70%, and Wesley West – 35.02% were the candidates with the most votes. Blake Marek received 29.27% of the vote.
Only one of the two bond propositions passed for the school district.
Proposition A narrowly passed with 53.58% of the voters in favor of the proposition and 46.42% of the voters against it. Proposition A includes general education facilities. Plans for a new Elementary campus (including playgrounds, gym space, cafeteria, and parking), addition to the High School campus (including classrooms, gym space, and parking), renovation of current Elementary campus to convert to a Middle School, and athletic facility upgrades including a new Weight room, Tennis courts, Baseball, and Softball upgrades.
Proposition B failed with 55.04% of the voters against of the proposition and 44.96% for the proposition. Proposition B included the Tiger Stadium facility. Plans for bleacher expansion, parking, and field/facility improvements are included in this bond proposal.
Hutto
Mike Snyder was re-elected as the mayor for the city of Hutto. He earned 63.1% and his opponent Amanda ‘Mandi’ Villarreal Salvo received 36.39% of the votes.
Randle Clark had 61.72% of the votes to win the seat in Place 3 over Ida Weaver who had 38.28% of the votes.
Amberley Kolar has won the seat for Place 6. She had 52.96% of the vote, while her opponent Nicole Calderone had 47.04% of the vote.
At Hutto ISD, the top three candidates to receive votes were Terrence Owens, Shannon Jacobs and Billie Loguidice. Owens received 26.31% of the votes, Jacobs had 20.23% and Loguidice had 19.26%.
Their opponents were Ashley McCombs – 14.78%, Stevie Nicole Jones – 9.97% and Jason McCombs – 9.45%.
Look for more information about the election in the Wednesday, May 11 e-edition of the Taylor Press.
