Updated 7 a.m., Nov. 4
According to unofficial Hays County election reporting, Amanda Rodriguez has defeated Ryan Thomason for the San Marcos Mayor position.
Rodriguez, the current Place 6 City Council member, secured 72.86% of the votes to Thomason’s 27.14% with all precincts and Election Day locations reporting.
“I am humbled, honored and forever grateful to be your mayor, and I want to be clear: I am everyone's mayor,” Rodriguez said in a statement. “Whether you voted for me or not. Whether you supported me or not. Whether we agree or disagree. I will be your mayor, and I will be here to serve.”
Updated 10:23 p.m., Nov. 3
According to unofficial results from Hays County, Amanda Rodriguez is leading Ryan Thomason for the San Marcos Mayor position, with 72.37% of the vote to Thomason’s 27.63%, with 28 of 34 Election Day locations reporting.
Updated 9:22 p.m., Nov. 3
According to unofficial early Hays County election reporting, Amanda Rodriguez is leading Ryan Thomason for the San Marcos Mayor position, with 72.32% of votes to Thomason’s 27.68%, with 20 of 34 Election Day locations reporting.
Posted 7:30 p.m., Nov. 3
According to unofficial early Hays County election reporting, Amanda Rodriguez is leading Ryan Thomason for the San Marcos Mayor position, with 73.33% of the vote to Thomason’s 26.67%, with 1 of 90 precincts reporting.
What you need to know
Rodriguez is currently serving as the San Marcos Place 6 council member. Thomason is a former two-term council member.
A special election was called to elect a new council member to serve Rodriguez’s remaining term. According to unofficial early Hays County election reporting, Lisa Prewitt is leading Juan Miguel Arredondo and Bill Miller for the position, with 51.88% of the vote to Arredondo’s 35.46% and Miller’s 12.66%.
Current Mayor Jane Hughson decided not to run for reelection, opting instead to run for Place 3 council member against incumbent Alyssa Garza, according to previous Community Impact reporting.
The background
A candidate must receive over 50% of the total votes to secure the position. If no candidate receives 50% of the vote, the two with the highest percentages advance to a runoff election.
What’s next?
Community Impact will update this article as more election day vote totals are released. All results are unofficial until canvassed.
Visit https://communityimpact.com/voter-guide to see results from all contested local and state elections in your community.
