UPDATE: City of Conroe runoff election June 25

UPDATE:

The runoff election for the City of Conroe mayor's race and city council place and Place 1, will be June 25. With only 8.5 percent of the eligible voters voting in the previous May 7 election, turnout is expected to be low. A higher turnout would have prevented taxpayers the cost of the runoff election. Eligible voters are encouraged to return to the polls to ensure that their candidate is elected.

ORIGINAL ARTICLE:

CONROE, Texas - The results of the City of Conroe mayoral and city council places 1 and 2 are as follows:

Mayor

Toby Powell - 1,057
Jim Gentry - 1,142
Doris Hickman - 985

Runoff required. Former Conroe City Councilmen Jim Gentry received 35.9 percent, and Toby Powell had 33.2 percent in a close race. Hickman ended in third with 30.9 percent.

Place 1

Duane Ham - 1,197
Sandra Walker - 524
Carl White - 505
Tony Fuller - 819

Place 1 will require a runoff as neither Duane Ham nor Tony Fuller garnered the majority of the votes. Ham received 39.3 percent of the votes; Fuller had 26.9 percent. Walker had 17.2 percent, and White ended with 16.6 percent.

Place 2

Demetrius "Demond" White - 423
Mark Frank - 491
Seth Gibson - 1,639
Cody Lovins - 297

No runoff required.

The runoff election is slated for June after a Montgomery County runoff election for four judicial positions, and the state's Railroad Commissioner position. See related link: Early voting for runoff positions starts Monday, May 16.

For the results of the Montgomery County Joint Election can be viewed at…

Montgomery County Election Results

(Click on the RESULTS link.)