With more than five thousand people voting for him, Yates claimed 65% of the vote.

Blaise Regan has won the Place 3 seat on the Abilene City Council.

Despite a crowded ballot, Weldon Hurt avoided a runoff in his bid to become mayor, securing 66% of the votes.

The contest for the Place Four City Council seat may be the only one that will be decided on May 6 without a runoff because there are just two candidates in the race.

Brian Yates is one of two candidates running for Abilene City Council Place 4.

Blaise Regan is one of the candidates hoping to replace Donna Albus in Abilene’s Place 3 City Council seat.

Shawnte Fleming is one of four candidates running for place three on the Abilene City Council.

His campaign last year centered on making Abilene a sanctuary city for the unborn, and now that it is one, his focus this year is on increasing communication and transparency between taxpayers and city leadership.

Cynthia Alvidrez is one of two candidates on the Place Three ballot who have experience with campaigning.

Write-in candidate Chad Clark filed to run for mayor one day before applications closed, due to complications with his filing process.