The Harker Heights City Council will welcome Sam Halabi as its newest member Tuesday.
Halabi, who defeated Stacey L. Wilson in a June 5 runoff election, will assume the Place 5 seat currently held by Jody Nicholas, who is stepping down from the council after two consecutive terms.
At 3 p.m., council representatives will canvass the votes from the 5 runoff. After the announcement of the results of the canvassed votes, Halabi will take the oath of office.
In the runoff, Halabi received 598 votes, or 54.7% of the votes cast to Wilsonâs 495, or 45.3%, according to unofficial figures from the city. Of the 1,094 ballots cast, 819 were registered during six days of early voting.
HARKER HEIGHTS — Local businessman Sam Halabi defeated Stacey L. Wilson in a runoff election Saturday for the Place 5 seat on the Harker Heights City Council.
Early voting is coming to an end in Harker Heights today, but itâs just beginning in Killeen.
In Killeen, voters will be able to head to the polls to cast ballots in the special District 4 City Council election â which was necessitated when the first election ended with a tie.
Both incumbent Steve Harris and challenger Michael Boyd received 181 votes in the May 1 election. A third candidate, Brockley Moore, finished with 112 votes.
The election to determine the winner between Boyd and Harris will be June 12, with early voting conducted weekdays beginning today and concluding June 8.
The first and last days of early voting will have extended hours from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting the other days will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.