Sunday, May 11, 2008
May election leaves much of DFW running off into June
Email
|
Print
|
Tell us your story
|
Comment
|
With a number of three or more candidate races in Saturday's elections, many towns still have questions as to who will fill certain council and school board seats.
Don't start congratulating just yet.
Perhaps one of the more bizarre runoffs involved the Wilmer mayoral race. Brian Sliter, a registered sex offender, withdrew from the race back in March, but a loophole kept his name on the ballot. Now Don Hudson and Teresa Bain will be forced into a runoff election because 25 people in Wilmer (7%) voted for Sliter. As a result, neither legitimate candidate received more than 50%.
Other mayoral races entering into runoffs include Denton and White Settlement. In Denton, incumbent Mayor Perry McNeill received 39% of the vote, while challenger Mark Burroughs outdid him with nearly 49% of the vote. White Settlement mayoral challenger Jerry R. Burns received about 48.5% of the vote and will face off against incumbent Mayor James O. Ouzts, who took 40.4%.
Several council races remain undecided today, including Arlington, Frisco, Grapevine, McKinney, Mesquite, Oak Point, and Southlake.
(The original posting of this story included ISD races that were undecided, but ISD races do not proceed to a runoff election. We have removed that section of this story to alleviate any confusion.)
The runoff elections for all City Council positions will take place on Saturday, June 14.
Related stories
- Pegasus News Week in View: Friday the 13th Father’s Day Edition (June 12, 2008)
- Early voting begins June 2 for June 14 runoff election (June 2, 2008)
- Pegasus News Week in View: DIY edition (May 15, 2008)
See more stories in:
Find...
Today
The Impressionists Impressively, Impressionist impressionists interpret impressions and impress them on you. More info
Blogs
- Web obsession of the day: Thai lightbulb ad
Square Pegs - Facebook: Fort Worth does not exist
Square Pegs - iPhone mania tease
Square Pegs
Latest comments
- Peter Stawicki on Peppers and cilantro now under investigation by the FDA in relation to salmonella outbreak: You have alligators in your vents too??? I thought I was the only one. They seem to work their way o...
- Peter Stawicki on UPDATED: James Fantroy faces one month in jail for embezzlement: No Frankstongal - he is currently in Jail - Reported a week or two ago (June 25th I guess) Sadly he ...
- Peter Stawicki on Dennis Miller brings political satire to Bass Performance Hall on August 9: I went to see Dennis in Richardson for the KSKY show he had last year and I can honestly say the man...
- frankstongal on UPDATED: James Fantroy faces one month in jail for embezzlement: June 25th? Next year?...
Latest reviews
- kellicamp on Cadillac Pizza Pub: I had been to the pub on a Friday night a few weeks ago when the place was packed. It took about 50 ...
- Colby Walton on Mi Cocina (Southlake): On a par with the other Mi Cocinas (Highland Park Village, Las Colinas) we’ve been to. Tasty margari...
- Colby Walton on Silver Fox Steakhouse (Grapevine): Outstanding appetizers (crabcakes, shrimp) and steaks put this restaurant near the top of my “favori...
Post a comment
(Requires free PegasusNews.com account.)