San Marcos - Buda - Kyle Edition | November 2025

Election

BY AMANDA CUTSHALL

Hays County voters weigh in on city, school board elections About 20% of registered Hays County voters took to the polls to weigh in on elections across San Marcos, Buda and Kyle on Nov. 4, according to the county elections office. Officials certified the results on Nov. 10. Candidates who earned the majority of votes in each race were elected outright, while the top two vote-getters in races without at least 50% of the vote will advance to a runoff election on Dec. 13 to determine the winner. In addition to council races and the city of Kyle’s next mayor, each municipality proposed charter amendments—Buda had eight, San Marcos had 12 and Kyle had 17. All charter amendments passed, except those listed below.

Results breakdown

Incumbent

Council District 3

Council Place 2

Winner

Headed to runoff

62% Claudia Zapata 38% Miguel Zuniga

35% Josh Paselk

Buda elections

26% Barbara Montana-Escobar 27% Saul Gonzales 8% Christopher L. Polanco 5% Brandon Oles

Council Single Member District C

Mayor

43% Kimberly Goodman 14% Emily Jones 43% Jeffrey Morales

42% Robert Rizo

17% Donny Wills 32% Yvonne R. Flores-Cale 9% Andrea Villescaz

Proposition C

Proposition A

57% Against 43% For

52% Against 48% For

Proposition N

61% Against 39% For

Proposition I

Kyle elections

73% Against 27% For

San Marcos elections

Council District 1

40% Bear Heiser 23% Courtney Goza 27% Kyle LeVell 10% Ellen Ermis

Hays county elections

Council Place 1

57% Matthew Mendoza 43% Chase Norris

61% Against 39% For Hays CISD tax rate election

Council District 2

58% Melisa Medina 42% Paul Hill

For more election coverage, go to www.communityimpact.com/voter-guide.

NOTE: SOME NUMBERS MAY NOT TOTAL 100% DUE TO ROUNDING

HAYS COUNTY ELECTIONS OFFICE/COMMUNITY IMPACT

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