By Edmond Ortiz Voters taking part in June 13 runoff elections tapped a business owner for an Alamo Colleges District board post, and ousted New Braunfels incumbent mayor and one council member. Alamo Colleges District Accountant Robert Garcia won a runoff election for ACD District 9 post, receiving 57% of the vote against Carolyn DeLecour,…
By Edmond Ortiz Democratic and Republican primary runoff elections held in the San Antonio area May 26 had their fair shares of blowouts and narrow victories, including a high-profile match in the Bexar County district attorney’s race. The primary runoff elections held locally and elsewhere in Texas filled out the Nov. 3 general election ballot….
By Edmond Ortiz Realtor Sarah Dietz handily won the May 16 runoff election for Schertz City Council Place 6. With 5.2% of voters casting ballots, Dietz received 59% of the vote against Raquel Gutierrez, a community volunteer and wife of Ralph Gutierrez, who lost his mayoral re-election bid last November. Both women advanced to a…
By Edmond Ortiz New Braunfels’ incumbent mayor was ousted in the May 2 elections, while one sitting councilor barely held onto her post and a second council member is headed for a runoff election. Mayor U.S. Army veteran Michael French, who worked at the White House during President Trump’s first term, ousted attorney Neal Linnartz,…
By Edmond Ortiz San Antonio-area voters are heading to the polls May 2 to determine the outcome of city council races in 12 cities, and school board contests in six school districts. Meanwhile, Schertz voters are casting ballots to settle a special Schertz City Council election. Prepare for May 2 elections Candidates participating in local…
By Edmond Ortiz Sarah Dietz and Raquel Gutierrez are headed to a runoff election to vie for the vacant Schertz City Council Place 6 seat, the result of a special April 4 election. According to Guadalupe County elections data after the polls closed April 4, Dietz, a realtor and former local teacher, had collected 45%…
By Edmond Ortiz Dr. Robert Sheridan was the winner of a Jan. 31 runoff election to fill a vacant Schertz City Council seat. Sheridan, a retired Air Force medic and a parks and recreation commission member, received 65% of the vote to beat John Carbon, a U.S. Air Force veteran and a current city planning…
By Edmond Ortiz Early voting begins Jan. 13 for a runoff election to fill Schertz’s vacant Place 7 City Council seat. What you should know John Carbon and Dr. Robert Sheridan, the two top vote-getters in the city’s Dec. 20 special election, advanced to the Jan. 31 runoff. None of the five candidates in the…
By Edmond Ortiz Early voting began Dec. 1 for runoff elections for two Cibolo City Council seats. What you should know Voters taking part in the Dec. 13 runoff election will determine the outcome of contests for the Place 3 and Place 7 at-large council positions. Marissa-Ellen Patterson and Maria Fishback were the two top…
