May 2023 Election Results: Dennis, Love win council seats

City council, school board and bond fates were decided late Saturday night.

In unofficial results from the Bastrop County Elections Office, May 6 winners included incumbent Forest Dennis retaking his Ward 4 seat on the Elgin City Council. Joining him will be newcomer YaLecia Love.

Dennis won 53.97% of the vote in a close race against Ward 4 opponent Stephanie Lippke. Love came away with 79.65% in Ward 2 over Jennifer Flores.

Elgin ISD's District 2 candidates had a four-vote margin by evening's end. Bastrop County's last tally Saturday night put Cheryl Renee Reese's 87 votes ahead of John Altmiller's 83 votes and poised for a 51.18% victory.

A list of those results as well as from Bastrop, Smithville and McDade are as follows:

ELGIN CITY COUNCIL

• Ward 2

— Jennifer Flores, 20.35% (23 votes)

— YaLecia Love, 79.65% (90 votes)

• Ward 4

— Forest Dennis, 53.97% (102)

— Stephanie Lippke, 46.03 (87)

ELGIN ISD

• District 2

— John Altmiller, 48.82% (83)

— Cheryl Renee Reese, 51.18% (87)

BASTROP CITY COUNCIL

• Mayor

— Deborah Jones, 28.56% (377)

— Lyle Nelson, 31.21% (412)

— Dock Jackson, 32.5% (429)

— Elizabeth Northcutt, 7.73% (102)

• Place 2

— Cynthia Sanders Meyer, 54.36% (698)

— Christine Long, 15.5% (199)

— Gary Moss, 30.14% (387)

• Place 3

— Kevin Plunkett, 64.03% (808)

— Carrie C. Caylor, 35.97% (454)

BASTROP ISD

• Place 3

— Billy Moore, 56.46% (1,753)

— Joseph B. Thompson, 43.54% (1,352)

• Place 4

— Priscilla K. Ruiz, 59.95% (1,811)

— Greg Mueller, 40.05% (1,210)

• Prop A

— For, 54.05% (1,847)

— Against, 45.95% (1,570)

SMITHVILLE CITY COUNCIL

• Place 1

— Tyrone Washington, 54.9% (315)

— Mitchell Jameson, 45.41% (262)

• Place 3

— Jimmy Jenkins, 56.36% (319)

— Monica Poss, 43.64% (247)

McDADE ISD

• Prop A

— For, 51.82% (128)

— Against, 48.18% (119)

• Prop B

— For, 42.51% (105)

— Against, 57.49% (142)

• Prop C

— For, 44.53% (110)

— Against, 55.47% (137)