VOLUME 102, ISSUE 33
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National Election U.S. President* Mitt Romney (R) President Barack Obama (D)
GUERRERO AGAIN
Hays County Election San Marcos Mayor Daniel Guerrero Thom Prentice
203
16.4%
303 *Electoral Votes as of press time
83.6%
U.S. House District 21 (CD-21) Lamar Smith (R) Candace E. Duval (D) John-Henry Liberty (L) Bill Stout (G)
San Marcos City Council Place 5 Ryan Thomason Melissa Derrick
5.55% 39.33%
19.33%
55.12%
80.67%
U.S. House District 35 (CD-35) Susan Narvaiz (R) Lloyd Doggett (D) Ross Lynn Leone (L) Meghan Owen (G) 1.73% 3.14% 39.52% 56.03%
State Election State Board of Education District 5 Ken Mercer (R) Rebecca Bell-Metereau (D) Mark Loewe (L) Irene Meyer Scharf (G) 1.73% 5.68% 43.14%
49.45%
Texas Senate District 21 (SD-21) Grant Rostig (R) Judith Zaffirini (D) Joseph Morse (L) 5.4% 35.08% 59.52%
Texas Senate District 25 (SD-25) Donna Campbell (R) John Courage (D)
40.2%
59.8%
State Representative District 45 Jason Isaac (R) John Adams (D) Jim Duke (L) 3.98% 43.76%
52.26%
Kristen Lefebvre, Staff Photographer
Mayor Daniel Guerrero is congratulated by Michelle Harper and Councilwoman Kim Porterfield, Place 1, Nov. 7 at Guerrero’s watch party at Tres Hermanas Restaurant and Cantina.
Mayoral incumbent gains second term By Adrian Omar Ramirez and Nicole Barrios News Reporters Daniel Guerrero emphatically secured another term as mayor of San Marcos, defeating challenger Thom Prentice with 83.6 percent of the votes. Guerrero ran on a platform of moving forward with San Marcos’ Master Plan, which he said includes development of the city’s housing, infrastructure, water and education. He secured 8,398 votes, while Prentice had 1,647. Guerrero watched the results come in Tuesday evening at Tres Hermanas Restaurant and Cantina surrounded by family, friends and supporters. Early voting showed Guerrero had a large lead. The atmosphere became relaxed as guests dined and listened to music as precincts started to report.
Michelle Hamilton, associate professor of health and human performance, was one of the supporters at Guerrero’s watch party. “I have worked with Daniel on numerous projects involving the city and relationships with Texas State, and I have always been supporting of Daniel’s work and what he’s trying to do in terms of moving the city forward,” Hamilton said. San Marcos resident Michele Burleson was so excited to support Guerrero’s victory she arrived at the watch party holding her six-week-old granddaughter, Brooklyn. “We think Daniel’s good for San Marcos,” Burleson said. “He’s family. So we came out to support him.”
San Marcos City Council Place 6 Shane Scott Greg Frank
40.72%
59.28%
Hays County Commissioner Pct. 1 Mary E. Gonzales (R) Debbie Gonzales Ingalsbe (D)
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61.4%
38.6%
Incumbent Thomason wins Place 5 seat By Natalie Berko and Megan Carthel News Reporters Incumbent Ryan Thomason defeated write-in candidate Melissa Derrick for the San Marcos City Council Place 5 seat Tuesday night. Thomason received 80.61 percent of the vote with 6,591 votes, and Derrick earned 19.33 percent, or 1,579. Thomason ran on a platform that supported student housing close to campus and the development and renovation of downtown San Marcos. Derrick supports environmental, river and neighborhood preservation. Thomason’s supporters gathered in the private room Carlos Valdez, Assistant Photo Editor of Palmer’s to await the results of the city council elecCouncilman Ryan Thomason, Place 5, celebrates with support- tion. Approximately 30 people including city council ers Linda Darst (left) and Monica McNabb (right) after re-elecREAD PLACE 5, PAGE 2 tion at his watch party at Palmer’s Restaurant Bar & Courtyard.
Another two years for Shane Scott By Karen Zamora and Taylor Tompkins News Reporters Disappointment spread throughout the back room of Taproom Pub & Grub as Greg Frank announced the results of the San Marcos City Council Place 6 election. Four miles south at a congressional watch party, incumbent Shane Scott hovered over an iPad with Councilmember Jude Prather, Place 2, as the final numbers confirmed Scott secured another two years.
Scott, a local business owner, received 59.3 percent of the vote with 5,436 votes, defeating Frank, an ex-marine and Texas State alumnus, who garnered 40.7 percent with 3,737 votes. Frank walked into Taproom 20 minutes after the polls closed. Frank said he felt he did everything he could to secure the vote until results from early voting projected he was behind. Frank started pacing outside the corridor between
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Austin voters opt to reelect Doggett
Hays County Commissioner Pct. 3 Will Conley (R)
100%
Proposition No. 1 Acquisition of park land For Against 75.5% 24.5%
Proposition No. 2 Acquisition of park land power of eminent domain For Against 48.68% 51.32%
By Taylor Tompkins and Paige Lambert News Reporters Lloyd Doggett supporters breathed sighs of relief in Austin Tuesday night, while Susan Narvaiz was consoled with hugs in San Marcos. Doggett, long-time District 25 congressman, defeated former San Marcos mayor Narvaiz in the race for the newly drawn District 35. The district spans from San Antonio to Austin and had 20,794 constituents cast their vote in Hays, Travis, Comal and Guadalupe counties. Doggett took 56 percent of the vote with 11,651
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Proposition No. 3 Acquisition of park land raising property tax For Against 35.29% John Casares, Staff Photographer
James Barnes consoles Susan Narvaiz Nov. 6 at the San Marcos Conference Center.
64.71%