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Amarillo council canvasses May 3 election; runoff set for June 7
Summary
The Amarillo City Council unanimously adopted a resolution to formally canvas the May 3 municipal election results, certifying winners for mayor and three council places, and setting a June 7 runoff for Place 3 with early voting dates and polling sites to be posted.
The Amarillo City Council voted unanimously May 13 to adopt Resolution O5-13-25-1 to canvas the May 3 municipal election and certify results.
The city secretary told the council that a total of 16,834 ballots were cast in the election and that Cole Stanley received a majority for mayor, Tim Reed received a majority for council Place 1, Don Tips received a majority for Place 2, and Les Simpson received a majority for Place 4. No candidate received a majority for Place 3; the top two vote-getters were Tom Sherlin and David Prescott, triggering a runoff set by state law for Saturday, June 7. The city secretary said early voting for the runoff will be conducted through Potter and Randall County and listed early-voting dates of May 27–30 and June 2–3; polling places for early voting and election…
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