Election
BY LIZZY SPANGLER & MATT STEPHENS
Three new faces join Conroe City Council following runoffs
On June 25, three new Conroe City Council members, including the city’s new mayor, were sworn in following their wins in the June 15 runoff. What happened? Duke Coon, David Hairel and Shana Arthur won their respective runoff races for Conroe City Council on June 15, according to Montgomery County election results. Coon, who ran for mayor, defeated Place 1 coun- cil member Todd Yancey with 54.09%. Yancey garnered 45.91%, according to election results. “Conroe, thank you for the trust you’ve placed in our conservative leadership team,” Coon said in a June 17 Facebook post. In a statement posted to Facebook June 21, Yancey thanked his supporters. “There is nothing more important to me than my faith, family, and our community, and I take great pride in knowing that all were an integral part of our efforts these past several months,”
Yancey said. In the race for Place 1, Hairel received 52.87% while fellow candidate Susan Johnson received 47.13% of the vote, according to election results. “Thank you to all of the citizen voters,” Hairel said in a June 16 Facebook post. Incumbent Curt Maddux, who was running for Place 2, lost his reelection bid to Arthur after receiving 46.1%. Arthur garnered 53.9%, according to election results. “From the bottom of our hearts, thank you,” Shana Arthur said in a June 15 Facebook post. Maddux also thanked his supporters in a state- ment posted to Facebook June 21. “Conroe is my home, and it’s where I’ll continue to work to make our town better for future genera- tions,” Maddux said. Conroe City Council canvassed the election results and swore in the new council members during a special meeting June 25.
Results breakdown
Incumbent
Winner
Conroe
Mayor
45.91% Todd Yancey 54.09% Duke W. Coon
City Council, Place 1
52.87% David Hairel 47.13% Susan Johnson
City Council, Place 2
53.9% Shana Arthur 46.1% Curt Maddux
SOURCE: MONTGOMERY COUNTY ELECTIONS OFFICE/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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