Local elections results: Burnet and Llano counties
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Highland Lakes area voters chose new leaders and made big decisions in Burnet and Llano counties in the May 2 elections this past Saturday.
Below are the unofficial cumulative results from all of the local elections. These results will be confirmed in the coming days by the election offices of their respective government bodies.
Winners are listed in bold.
BURNET COUNTY ELECTIONS
Marble Falls City Council
Marble Falls City Council- Place 1
- Mark Mayfield– 219 votes, 71.57 percent
- Rhonda M. Brown- 87 votes, 28.43 percent
Total votes- 306
Marble Falls City Council- Place 3
- Dave Rhodes– 172 votes, 54.06 percent
- Lauren Haltom- 143 votes, 45.40 percent
Total votes- 315
Marble Falls City Council- Place 5
- Richard Westerman– 243 votes, 100 percent (unopposed)
Total votes- 243
Burnet City Council
Note: In the Burnet City Council elections, each voter was able to choose up to three candidates on their ballot to fill the three available full-term seats. The three candidates with the most votes won the seats.
Burnet City Council- Three full-term council seats
- Lee Carney– 267 votes, 24.36 percent
- Thomas “Sky” Hullum– 245 votes, 22.35 percent
- Anthony Francisco– 231 votes, 21.08 percent
- Cindia Talamantez- 220 votes, 20.07 percent
- Danny Lester- 133 votes, 12.14 percent
Total votes cast- 1,096
Burnet City Council- One unexpired council seat
- Crista Goble Bromley– 381 votes, 100 percent (unopposed)
Total votes cast- 256
Burnet Consolidated Independent School District Bond Election
BCISD- Proposition A
- For– 913 votes, 51.35 percent
- Against- 865 votes, 48.65 percent
Total votes cast- 1,778
BCISD- Proposition B
- For– 955 votes, 53.95 percent
- Against- 815 votes, 46.05 percent
Total votes cast- 1,770
Granite Shoals City Council
Granite Shoals City Council- Place 4
- Mark Henshaw– 134 votes, 79.76 percent
- Todd Sifleet- 34 votes, 20.24 percent
Total votes cast- 168
Granite Shoals City Council- Place 2
- Mike Pfister– 144 votes, 100 percent (unopposed)
Total votes cast- 144
Granite Shoals City Council- Place 6
- Catherine Bell– 146 votes, 100 percent (unopposed)
Total votes cast- 146
Bertram City Council and City of Bertram
Note: In the Bertram City Council election, voters were able to select up to two candidates for the available full-term seats on the council, and up to one candidate for the one-year unexpired term.
Bertram City Council- Two full-term alderman seats
- Andis Goble– 68 votes, 31.78 percent
- Randal Fisher– 51 votes, 23.83 percent
- Tracy Wilson- 46 votes, 21.50 percent
- Philomena Carr- 27 votes, 12.62 percent
- Jane Scheidler- 22 votes, 10.28 percent
Total votes cast- 214
Bertram City Council – One one-year unexpired term alderman seat
- Betty Predmore– 60 votes, 48.78 percent
- Robert Lane Shipp- 42 votes, 34.15 percent
- Mike Konarik- 17.07 percent
- Total votes cast- 123
Bertram City Council- Mayor
- John Baladez– 121 votes, 100 percent (unopposed)
Total votes cast- 121
City of Bertram- Proposition A
- Against– 95 votes, 63.33 percent
- For- 55 votes, 36.67 percent
Total votes cast- 150
LLANO COUNTY ELECTIONS
Llano Independent School District Board of Trustees
LISD Board of Trustees- Place 4
- Chris Carrell– 995 votes, 52.87 percent
- Penny Wimberly- 887 votes, 47.13 percent
Total votes cast- 1,882
LISD Board of Trustees- Place 5, one-year unexpired term
- Michelle Chance– 1,058 votes, 56.76 percent
- Charles Bowen- 806 votes, 43.24 percent
Total votes cast- 1,864
LISD Board of Trustees- Place 3
- J.D. Baker– 1,461 votes, 100 percent (unopposed)
Total votes cast- 1,461
Llano City Council
Note: In the Llano City Council election, voters were able to choose up to three candidates to fill the three available full-term seats. The top three candidates with the most votes took the available seats.
Llano City Council- Three full-term alderman seats
- Addie Wootan– 373 votes, 26.05 percent
- Travis E. Allen– 351 votes, 24.51 percent
- Kelli Tudyk– 286 votes, 19.97 percent
- Steve Duncan- 169 votes, 11.80 percent
- Les McDaniel- 134 votes, 9.36 percent
- Michael Herrera- 119 votes, 8.31 percent
Total votes cast- 1,432
Llano Municipal Utility District No. 1 Board of Directors
Note: In the Llano MUD No. 1 Board of Directors Election, voters could select up to three candidates to fill the available three seats on the board.
Llano MUD No. 1 Board of Directors- Three full-term directors seats
- John Buford- 53 votes, 32.32 percent
- Gary Shaw- 46 votes, 28.05 percent
- Raymond A DuPont- 43 votes, 26.22 percent
- Cheryl Gilligan- 22 votes, 13.41 percent
Total votes cast- 164