Election
BY ELLE BENT & KATY MCAFEE
Only 6.25% of Travis County’s 895,663 registered voters cast ballots for the May 4 election, according to data from the Travis County Clerk’s Office. This election saw a lower turnout than last May's 10.45% turnout. It included the Travis Central Appraisal District board of director race, disannexation propositions and more. Only 6.8% of Hays County’s 123,358 regis- tered voters cast ballots May 4, according to data from the Hays County Clerk’s Office. The ballot included a city council and mayoral race in Wimberley, school district elections for board seats at Dripping Springs ISD and Hays CISD, and a proposition from Hays County Emergency Services District 9. The Hays County election saw a lower turnout than last May’s 7.85% turnout. Election sees low voter turnout
Jett Hanna, Shenghao “Daniel” Wang and Dick Lavine won the election for three open seats on Travis Central Appraisal District’s board of directors in the district’s first-ever election May 4. The trio will begin their two-year terms in July. The remaining six board positions will be appointed by elected officials in December. The board is responsible for hiring the chief appraiser, approving the annual budget and contracts, and setting general policies. What they’re saying “Austin is a great place to live, and I just really grew to appreciate it even more with this cam- paign,” Hanna said. “And as far as the appraisal district is concerned, we just want to do things the right way. Make the appraisal fair, transparent and ethical in every respect.” 3 new TCAD board members elected
Results breakdown
Travis Central Appraisal District
Winner
Place 1
67.8% Jett Hanna 32.2% Don Zimmerman
Place 2
65.49% Shenghao “Daniel” Wang 8.27% Jonathan Patschke 26.23% Matt Mackowiak
Place 3
71.76% Dick Lavine 26.97% Bill May
SOURCE: TRAVIS COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE/ COMMUNITY IMPACT
“I’m looking forward to beginning the next job, which is, now that the campaign is over, learning more about the issues facing our community and helping all of our local governments continue to do the excellent work that they do,” Wang said.
DSISD board election results are in
Results breakdown
Dripping Springs ISD
Incumbent Winner
“I’m grateful for the vote of confidence in con- tinuing three more years of service,” Hetrick said. “I would like to congratulate [Reinold] and [DeLeon] and thank [Purdy] and [Adams] for their years of faithful service to DSISD.” Reinold and DeLeon were unavailable for com- ment as of press time. Elections for the DSISD board are held each May.
Voting totals from May 4 show Mary Jane Hetrick, Stefani Reinold and Shanda DeLeon won seats on the Dripping Springs ISD board of trustees. Hetrick received 22.5% of votes, Reinold received 20.86%, and DeLeon received 20.62%. Both Hetrick and Reinold are incumbents. Candidate Terri Purdy received 18.92% of votes, and candidate John Adams received 17.09% of votes.
Board of trustees
20.62% Shanda DeLeon 22.5% Mary Jane Hetrick 20.86% Stefani Reinold
17.08% John Adams 18.93% Terri Purdy
SOURCES: HAYS & TRAVIS COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE/ COMMUNITY IMPACT
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