HomeMy WebLinkAbout01.04.2018 Council Six Representative
City of Plainview NEWS
901 Broadway St.
Plainview, TX 79072
October 4, 2018
Plainview City Council Authorizes
Runoff for City Council District Six
Representative
The City Council called a special election today authorizing the runoff between Lionel Garcia
and Evan Weiss for City Council District Six Representative. Early voting for the runoff election
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will be held at City Hall (901 Broadway) beginning Monday, October 29 – Friday, November 9
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from 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. with two dates – Thursday, November 1 and November 11,
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scheduled for 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Election day will be held on Saturday, November 15 from
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7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. at Plainview Adult Activity Center (Senior Citizen’s Center) at 2813 W. 8
Street.
Four candidates ran for the position. Evan Weiss received 47 votes (44.34%), Lionel Garcia
received 40 votes (37.74%), Dora Sifuentes Sanchez received 17 votes (16.04%) and David Velez
received 2 votes (1.89%)
According to the Election Code, if no candidate for a particular office receives the votes
necessary to be elected in an election requiring a majority vote (more than 50%), a runoff
election for that office is required.
If anyone has any questions, please contact Belinda Hinojosa, City Secretary.
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