Results from May 7 elections ELECTION RESULTS Klein Quinn wins mayor seat; June runo set in Tomball
Incumbents win re-election in Magnolia
BY KAYLI THOMPSON
position to run for mayor, Position 5 was left open. Two candidates—Randy Parr, the city’s retired re chief, and Matthew Martinez—ran for that seat with Parr winning 68.96% of votes, according to uno cial results from the city. “I’m looking forward to a lot of hard work. There’s things we need to address with a new mayor, and we still have a runo election. ... It’s still up in the air as to how we move forward,” Parr said in a phone interview. Position 3 will be decided by a runo election June 4 between incumbent Chad Degges—who received 43.51% of votes—and Dane Dunagin, who received 39.79% of votes. Sheryl Martinez, received 162 votes. Early voting for city residents will be held May 23-27 and May 31 at City Hall.
Tomball’s rst contested election in 12 years resulted in a new mayor, a runo election and the city’s retired re chief elected to council. Lori Klein Quinn won the seat for mayor over incumbent Gretchen Fagan on May 7. “I’m excited. I’m ready to get started. I’m a little scared, very humbled at the outpouring of support,” Klein Quinn said in a phone interview May 9. Klein Quinn said her plans as mayor include getting more young people involved in the process of govern- ment and on boards and commissions to help make decisions for the city. She was sworn in May 16. Fagan had served as mayor since 2007 and was on council from 2004-07, according to city information. With Klein Quinn stepping down from her council
BY VANESSA HOLT & KAYLI THOMPSON
Incumbents in Magnolia ISD board of trustees and City Council races retained their seats May 7, according to uno cial election results from Montgomery County. In MISD, Position 1 incumbent Dacia Owens received 61.31% of the votes, while challengers Irma Dunmire and Jordan Miles received 24.46% and 14.23%, respec- tively, of votes cast. In the Position 2 race, incumbent Sonja Ebel received 61.33% of votes cast, while challengers Sharon Craig and Debbie Crawford received 27.35% and 11.32% of votes cast, respectively. In the Position 3 race, incumbent Gary Blizzard received 63.75% of votes cast to challenger Keith Grant’s 36.25% of votes. In the city of Magnolia, incumbent Brenda Hoppe won the race for City Council Position 4 with 93 votes, while challenger Frank M. Parker III received 84 votes. Incumbent Jack Lee Huitt Jr. won Position 5 with 96 votes, while challenger Cathy Yowell received 70 votes.
VOTER TURNOUT
13%
1,042 ballots cast Tomball City Council election
7,729 registered voters
TOMBALL’S RUNOFF Dane Dunagin and incumbent Chad Degges are in a runo election for City Council Place 3. Voters can cast a ballot at City Hall, 401 Market St.
EARLY VOTING: May 23, 25-27, 31 from 7:45 a.m.-5 p.m.; May 24 from 7:45 a.m.-7:45 p.m. SOURCE: CITY OF TOMBALL COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
ELECTION DAY: June 4 from 7 a.m.-7 p.m.
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