The Hutto City Council on Wednesday approved a resolution formally canvassing the May 3 general election returns, declaring Mike Snyder the winner of the mayoral race and setting runoffs for two council seats.

City Secretary Laura Hallmark told the council that Hutto had 22,572 registered voters across eight precincts and a 9.29% turnout in the May 3 election. "With 51.48%, Mike Snyder is declared the winner," Hallmark said. She also reported that no candidate received the required majority for Place 3 or Place 6, setting the two-seat runoffs.

The canvass resolution was considered as agenda item R-2025-129, described in the meeting as "canvassing the returns and declaring the results of the general election held 05/03/2025 for the purpose of electing mayor, council member place 3 and council member place 6." Councilor Porterfield moved to approve the resolution; Council Member Clark seconded. The motion passed on a 4-0 vote.

Council discussion at the meeting was limited. A council member praised the conduct of election staff and volunteers during Election Day, saying of the staff member who worked through the day, "It's my election. I'm taking responsibility," and praising the regular communication with candidates and the community. Council members asked one clarification about whether the recorded meeting would be available later; Hallmark said it would be uploaded to the city website.

Hallmark said the city will order the runoff elections at the council's meeting the following evening. The transcript provided percentages for the runoffs but some numeric strings in the record were unclear; the council indicated runoff candidates are Jim Morris and Corey Denina for Place 3 and Amberly Kolar and Erin King for Place 6.

The council adjourned at 5:34 p.m. following the vote.

The action formally records the canvass and declaration of results; scheduling and administration of the runoffs will follow standard election procedures and any required notices.