Early voting leads Yancy to likely mayoral victory in College Station

Bob Yancy leads the unofficial count for College Station mayor with 14,632 votes, according to early voting data released after polls closed on Nov. 3. The former council member is currently ahead of Elizabeth Cunha by a margin of 4,722 ballots. Cunha has received 9,910 votes in the race that follows incumbent John Nichols, who did not seek reelection.

Three city council seats are also up for grabs in the Nov. 3 election. In the Place 1 contest, Howard Mayne holds a narrow lead with 7,607 votes, or 38.8 percent of the total. Incumbent Mark Smith trails Mayne by 70 votes with 7,537 ballots, representing 38.5 percent. Roy May has 4,448 votes, or 22.7 percent, in the three-way race.

Chandler Arden leads the Place 2 race with 11,630 votes, or 62.9 percent of the total. Michael Kidd follows with 6,867 votes, or 37.1 percent. Council member William Wright did not run for re-election in this district.

In the Place 5 special election, Tre Watson has 9,139 votes, or 47.3 percent. Padon Holt has 6,750 votes, or 35 percent. Valen Cepak has 3,412 votes, or 17.7 percent. This seat was vacated by Yancy, who left the council to run for mayor.

According to daily totals from the Brazos County elections office, 56,826 voters cast ballots during the early voting period, which ran from Oct. 19 through Oct. 30. Election Day polling places closed at 7 p.m., though voters already in line were permitted to cast ballots.

All results remain unofficial until the county completes the canvass process. Totals from ballots cast on Election Day have not yet been included in these early figures.