In District 2, Thompson earned 147 of the 204 early votes, and DeLaCruz held 41.
As votes started the roll in through the night, Thompson and Miller s leads continued to expand. Final results showed Thompson with 417 votes, nearly 70% of the vote, which pointed toward his reelection.
Miller earned the most votes out of any SMD candidate with 896, beating DeWitt s 635. He credited his win to his team s old fashioned campaigning, which included phone calls and knocking on doors. I had someone tell me, you get a handshake out of someone, you seal their vote, and it worked, Miller said. I have a lot of learning to do . but I m looking forward to it.
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.
On Election Day, May 1, 2021, voters went to the polls to decide three district races.
Single Member District 1
Out of a total of 588 ballots cast, incumbent Bill Dendle was projected to be the winner with 411 votes (70%) to Chris Giroux s 177 ballots (30%).
The Standard-Times contacted Bill Dendle for his thoughts on being reelected to the school board. Well, I d like to say Hello to Mr. Giroux. It was a very amiable campaign, and I wish him well in his future endeavors, Dendle said. I look forward to just getting to work again and helping the kids of San Angelo with their education.
Single Member District 3
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