Election
BY SAMANTHA DOUTY
Winner Thakur, Elad win respective races for 2 Frisco City Council seats Two Frisco City Council races went to a runoff election following the May 3 election. On June 7, two new council members were elected. The new members are expected to be sworn into office during a June 17 City Council meeting. For more election coverage, go to www.communityimpact.com/voter-guide. SOURCES: COLLIN COUNTY ELECTIONS, DENTON COUNTY ELECTIONS ADMINISTRATION/COMMUNITY IMPACT Incumbent
Frisco
Collin County
Burt Thakur, running for Place 2, and Jared Elad, running for Place 4, won in their respective races for Frisco City Council, according to voting totals from Collin and Denton counties. Thakur won over incumbent Tammy Meiner- shagen in the race for Frisco City Council Place 2. Thakur garnered 54.82% or 7,405 votes over Meinershagen’s 6,102 votes. Elad won over Gopal Ponangi in the race for Frisco City Council Place 4. Elad earned 52.68% or 7,162 votes over Ponangi, who received 6,434 votes. Bill Woodard held the Place 4 City Council seat and he was first elected in June 2016. He is leaving the council because he reached his terms limit.
Runoff election voter turnout
Frisco City Council, Place 2
54.82% Burt Thakur 45.18% Tammy Meinershagen
Voted: 13.23% Didn't vote: 86.77%
52.68% Jared Elad 47.32% Gopal Ponangi Frisco City Council, Place 4
Denton County
Runoff election voter turnout Voted: 6.23%
Didn't vote: 93.77%
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