Taylor State Rep. Alex Garza won Taylor s Tuesday mayoral primary election while City Council Chairman Tim Woolley advanced in the race to winnow the field for the November election and replace a criminally indicted mayor.
Garza, a second-term state lawmaker, won the primary in unofficial results with 35.5% of the vote, followed by Woolley with 22.1%, according to unofficial results released by the Taylor Clerk s office. Minister Jeff Jones was third with 21.8.%.
Mayor Rick Sollars, who is under indictment for federal bribery and wire fraud charges, appeared to lose after the unassigned write-in votes totaled 20.7%. The Wayne County Board of Canvassers is meeting Wednesday morning to certify the results and get the specific vote totals for write-in candidates.