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Bryson election results are in

Sat, 05/06/2017 - 9:19 pm

Polls closed at 7 p.m. for the May 6 Uniform Election. Bryson ISD and City of Bryson were the only two entities in Jack County with contested races.

Vying for three at-large seats on the Bryson City Council were Ray Jennings, Paul Foster, Pete Butler and incumbent Lutitia Ford.

Ford and Jennings both received 47 votes. Foster received 45 and Butler netted 21.

There were two candidates for Place 5 on the Bryson ISD School Board — Brandi Bennett and Ronnie Collins.

Collins received 73 or 72.28 percent of the votes and Bennett received 28.

Uncontested candidates for other BISD seats were incumbents, T-Bob Hauger and Blake Brooks. Hauger received 77 votes and Brooks received 81.

Of the 1,183 total voters in Bryson ISD, 164 or 13.86 percent cast their ballots.

The results are unofficial until the Bryson City Council and Bryson ISD School Board canvass the votes at their next regular meetings.