DeSoto City Council canvasses May 2 election, adopts resolution declaring results

The DeSoto City Council on May 13 canvassed the returns of the May 2 general election and adopted a resolution declaring the official results by a unanimous 5-0 vote.

City Secretary (reading results and procedures) recited the legal framework from the Texas Election Code and the City of DeSoto charter, noting that the council must canvas results and that a runoff is required if no candidate receives a majority of votes cast. After staff recommended that the council "canvas the returns of the May 2nd, 2026 general election and adopt a resolution declaring the final results," Mayor Pro Tem Crystal Chisholm moved to approve the resolution and Council Member Leticia Hughes seconded the motion. Mayor Rachel Proctor called the vote; recorded 'Yes' votes were Rachel Proctor, Crystal Chisholm, Ken Waters, Andre Byrd Sr., and Leticia Hughes. Mayor Proctor declared, "That motion passes unanimously."

The secretary read the tallies for each race on the ballot, and the council's adoption of the resolution recorded those figures in the minutes. The transcript does not record any separate action ordering a runoff for races without a majority; the city secretary had stated earlier that the charter requires the council to order a runoff if no candidate receives a majority, but the meeting record does not show whether the council took that step for any contested race.

The meeting ended after a brief recognition of a council member-elect in the audience and a motion to adjourn. The council indicated the new member is expected to be sworn in next week.