Out of 5,986 ballots cast, Gunter took the lion-share with 4,434 votes (74%). I want to thank the citizens of San Angelo for getting out and voting, Gunter said from her election watch party at Miss Hattie s Restaurant. I am so proud to have the opportunity to lead the city and work hard for the citizens.
On Saturday, May 1, 2021, Gunter defeated two other challengers: Dietrick Tillis and Silvara Lawson.
Lawson would have been the second female to hold the office. Tillis was the city s first Black mayoral candidate, according to a spokesperson with San Angelo s local chapter of the NAACP.
Tillis finished in second place with 1,224 votes (20.5%). Lawson came in a distant third with 328 votes (5.5%). She could not reached for comment on Saturday. The results are not considered final until canvassed.
UPDATE: Unofficial Final Election Results
SAN ANGELO, TX (Refresh this page for the latest election results) It is Election Day in San Angelo! The polls for the May 1 Election close at 7 p.m. and below are the results as we get them. The first results will be released by the County Elections Office sometime after 7 p.m. Usually, the early and mail-in voting results are released before the Election Day totals.
This election will decide who the Mayor of San Angelo will be for the next four years. Incumbent Mayor Brenda Gunter faced two challengers in real estate agent Silvara Lawson and health care administrator Dietrick Tillis. Lawson proposed an open dialog with citizens to solve problems, akin to a crowd-sourcing leadership style. Tillis wanted the City of San Angelo to become involved in providing opportunities outside normal city functions, like fostering an after school STEM program for children.
First day of in-person early voting: Monday, April 19
Last day to return application for ballot by mail: 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 20. Applications are only valid for a calendar year and need to be resubmitted each year. Once early voting begins, the application cannot be delivered in person and only the applicant can deliver their application. Voters are reminded they are able to deliver a voted ballot by mail to the election office for counting only on Election Day. It must be the voter themselves surrendering the ballot and they must show a photo ID.
Last day of in-person early voting: Tuesday, April 27
What the Campaign Finance Reports Reveal About the May 1 Election
SAN ANGELO, TX The campaign finance reports were due Friday, April 24, at 5 p.m. and all but three candidates in the City of San Angelo May 1 election cycle submitted a report. The finance reports give insights into who is financially backing each candidate and where the campaigns are spending their campaign cash.
In the mayoral election, incumbent Mayor Brenda Gunter leads the pack in fundraising and expenditures. Gunter loaned her campaign $15,000 and then received $17,325 in total donations. Her largest donation from an individual was for $2,000. Most of her donations were less than $500.
Mayor
Dietrick Tillis: To me, the top priority is fixing the potholes in our city. As I have been on the campaign trail and visited several different communities, the one consistent issue that everyone agrees (on) is the condition of the roads in San Angelo. The infrastructure in the city is literally crumbling. I want to create a safe streets initiative to address the potholes in the city.
Brenda Gunter: The city s main function is to provide for the infrastructure and the public safety of the citizens of San Angelo. We must continue to invest back into the infrastructure of the city, and that means into the reconstruction, repair and maintenance of our city s streets. It also means the city must continue to repair and replace old water and sewer lines. Not only is it a primary function of the city, but it is also remains a great need due to many years of the city not having a plan in place to re-invest in the repair and maintenance of all city streets, water and sewer l