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Elgin council: three contested seats
$183.7M Bastrop school bond, council seats to be decided
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Gibson, Maldonado, Callahan elected to Elgin City Council
Three seats were up for grabs in the Elgin City Council with Arthur Gibson III, Skyler Maldonado and Matthew Callahan winning those elections, according to the unofficial results Saturday night.
In the race for one of the Ward 1 positions, Arthur Gibson III defeated Sarah Gudenkauf. Gibson received 66 votes compared to Gudenkauf s 47.
Gibson, a third-generation resident of Ward 1, unsuccessfully ran for election to a Ward 1 seat in November against Elgin Mayor Pro Tem Jessica Bega.
Incumbent Smithville Council Member Bill Gordon has drawn a challenger in Charles Diltz for the Place 3 seat, and Betty McBryar and Tom Etheredge are vying for the open Place 2 seat.
The Place 2 and 3 competitions are among four contested City Council races in the May 1 election, which includes a race for mayor between incumbent Joanna Morgan and challenger Jerry Callaghan, and a race between Stan Gerdes and Danielle Washington Tenorio for the open Place 4 seat.
Place 1 Council Member Sharon Foerster is running for reelection unopposed.
In a candidate forum hosted by the Smithville Chamber of Commerce on April 13, the candidates laid out their priorities and vision for the city.