Pflugerville Vote: 2 Council Candidates Clinch Seats, 1 Barely

PFLUGERVILLE, TX — Two candidates won seats on the city council after their second tries while an incumbent barely held on to his spot on the dais in the Tuesday election.

Seats were up for grabs in Place 2, Place 4 and Place 6, with six contenders vying for the open slots. The results were as follows:

• Place 2: Jeff Marsh secured his seat but by a much slimmer margin than many had anticipated. A homebuilder by profession Marsh eked a win by less than 2 percentage points — securing 1,365 votes (50.9 percent) against Hanovers Draught Haus owner Adeline Bui, who got 1,315 votes (49.1 percent).
• Place 4: Rudy Metayer, an attorney who serves as vice president of the Pflugerville Fire Department board of commissioners, secured 2,012 votes, or 75.5 percent of the total, versus 653 votes, or 24.5 percent, for challenger George Lueck, who was a former city engineer in Killeen, Texas.
• Place 6: Jim McDonald, an IT director for a digital print concern, emerged as the victor. He got 1,532 votes (58.3 percent) compared to the 1,097 votes (41.73 percent) secured by Victor Johnson, a retired U.S. Army veteran.

From earlier:

PFLUGERVILLE, TX — Registered voters will cast their ballots on Nov. 7, 2017, to select city council members for three open slots on the dais.

Polling places will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Up for grabs are council member positions for Place 2, Place 4 and Place 6. The candidates are:

Councilmember Place 2

Jeff Marsh
Adeline Bui

Councilmember Place 4
George Lueck
Rudy Metayer

Councilmember Place 6
Jim McDonald
Victor Johnson

Early voting began Oct. 23 and ran until Nov. 3. Last year, 17,131 votes were cast in the Pflugerville City Council election.

For a list of voting places, click here. For polling place wait times and directions from your current location click here.

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