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Hemphill received 613 votes, or 50.3%, compared to Helmcamp s 606 votes, or 49.7%.
Towry received 737 votes, or 58.35%, to defeat challenger Michele Rutherford, who received 526 votes, or 41.65%.
The Place 3 and Place 4 seats were the only school board spots up for election.
Members of the seven-person Smithville school board, who serve without pay, are elected to three-year terms.
According to the Bastrop County Elections Department, 1,294 total ballots were cast in the Smithville school board elections from 8,132 registered voters, a nearly 16% voter turnout for the May 1 election, the highest of any local government in Bastrop County.
Place 3 election
Towry gained momentum after the early vote was tallied in which she received 396 votes compared to Rutherford s 300 and fended off the challenge to her reelection by more than 200 votes after the election day vote was counted, according to the unofficial results.
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For Bastrop County election results and vote count totals, please visit our election results page.
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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.
Smithville school board incumbents faced off against their challengers in the May 1 election during a candidate forum held last week to discuss the candidates priorities and visions for the district over the next three years.
Candidates for Smithville school board Place 3 and Place 4 seats participated in the forum hosted by April Daniels, executive director of the Smithville Chamber of Commerce, on April 12.
In Place 3, incumbent Nancy Towry, who serves as board secretary, is being challenged by Michele Rutherford.
In Place 4, incumbent Alan Hemphill, who serves as board president, is being challenged by Trenton Helmcamp.
Members of the seven-person Smithville school board, who serve without pay, are elected to three-year terms.
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