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Hemphill received 613 votes, or 50.3%, compared to Helmcamp s 606 votes, or 49.7%.
Towry received 737 votes, or 58.35%, to defeat challenger Michele Rutherford, who received 526 votes, or 41.65%.
The Place 3 and Place 4 seats were the only school board spots up for election.
Members of the seven-person Smithville school board, who serve without pay, are elected to three-year terms.
According to the Bastrop County Elections Department, 1,294 total ballots were cast in the Smithville school board elections from 8,132 registered voters, a nearly 16% voter turnout for the May 1 election, the highest of any local government in Bastrop County.
Place 3 election
Towry gained momentum after the early vote was tallied in which she received 396 votes compared to Rutherford s 300 and fended off the challenge to her reelection by more than 200 votes after the election day vote was counted, according to the unofficial results.
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Bastrop City Council calls May election for Place 2, Place 4
Filing for a place on the ballot began Wednesday and runs through 5 p.m. Feb. 12.
Rogers has filed for reelection, according to the city secretary s office. Ennis announced he will not seek reelection.
The council on Tuesday, during its first meeting of 2021, also approved contractual agreements to hold a joint election with the Bastrop school district and for election services from the Bastrop County Elections Department.
The city will save money by having a joint election, according to City Secretary Ann Franklin, who said the cost to the city for a joint election would be about $16,570 while holding an election alone would cost the city about $24,400.