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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 day will be posted on the city and county websites.
Why it matters: The canvass is the formal step that certifies election results and establishes the schedule for any required runoffs and early-voting windows. The council’s adoption of the resolution completes the city’s administrative actions following the May 3 election and sets the timeline for Place 3 voters to decide their representative.
Council action and vote: Mayor Cole Stanley asked for a motion to adopt the canvass resolution. An unidentified councilmember moved, another unidentified councilmember seconded, and the motion carried on a 5–0 vote. The council accepted Resolution O5-13-25-1, which the city secretary said includes the polling places and runoff schedule to be posted publicly.
What was announced: The city secretary provided the ballot total (16,834) and named the candidates who received a majority and the two candidates advancing to the runoff for Place 3. The city secretary specifically said the runoff date is June 7 and recited the early-voting windows handled by Potter and Randall counties; she also said the resolution draft before council includes the polling locations, which the city and the counties will post online.
Quotations: The city secretary summarized the canvass: "We are here today to canvas your election for May 3. We had a total of 16,834 ballots cast in this election." She also told the council, referring to the resolution materials, that "you have a resolution draft in front of you that includes this information. It also includes the polling places for both early voting and election day, which we'll put on our website and the County will put on theirs." After the motion and second, the presiding official announced, "Motion passes with a 5 0 vote." (No individual roll-call votes were recorded in the transcript.)
What the resolution covers: According to the city secretary’s remarks and the resolution text presented, the canvass document records the certified winners where a majority was achieved, lists the June 7 runoff for Place 3, and lists early-voting dates and polling locations to be published by the city and counties.
Next steps: The council’s action certifies the May 3 results and sets the runoff schedule; voters in Place 3 should expect further published information on polling locations and early-voting hours from the city and Potter and Randall County election officials.
