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Total Votes: 4,177                  

Early Voted: 3,337 

Mayor:

Omar Peck 

1,895      45.97% 

Mike Foreman 

2,227      54.03% 

Position 1:

Steve Rockey 

2.034      51.89% 

Michael Wood 

1,886      48.11% 

Position 3:

Trish Hanks 

2,240      54.89% 

Philip Ratisseau 

1,841      45.11% 

Position 4:

Robert J. Griffon 

2,186      54.77% 

Brent Erenwert 

1,805      45.23% 

Galveston Drainage Dist. Director Position 3:

Carl J. Horecky 

1,447      45.20% 

Marcus Rives 

1,754      54.80% 

Galveston Drainage Dist. Director Position 4:

Harold L. Whitaker 

1,676      51.36% 

Mike Barker 

497       15.23% 

Christine L. Mangle-Smith 

1,090    33.40

Total Votes: 4,440                Early Voted: 2,226

City of Friendswood, Texas Proposition A    

THE ISSUANCE OF $2,000,000 TAX BONDS BY THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS FOR DESIGNING, CONSTRUCTING, IMPROVING, AND EXPANDING THE MUNICIPAL PUBLIC WORKS FACILITY LOCATED OFF OF BLACKHAWK BOULEVARD IN THE CITY. TAXES SUFFICIENT TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL OF AND INTEREST ON THE BONDS WILL BE IMPOSED.

For 2,202                                     Against 2,137

City of Friendswood, Texas Proposition B

THE ISSUANCE OF $9,100,000 TAX BONDS BY THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS FOR CONSTRUCTING, IMPROVING, RENOVATING AND EQUIPPING PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITIES FOR THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS, CONSISTING OF THE MUNICIPAL PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING AND A NEW FIRE STATION AND TRAINING FIELD TO REPLACE FIRE STATION NUMBER 2 IN THE CITY. TAXES SUFFICIENT TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL OF AND INTEREST ON THE BONDS WILL BE IMPOSED.

For 2,394                                     Against 1,959

City of Friendswood, Texas Proposition C

THE ISSUANCE OF $9,000,000 TAX BONDS BY THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS FOR DESIGNING, CONSTRUCTING, IMPROVING, AND EXPANDING THE MUNICIPAL COMMUNITY CENTER LOCATED OFF OF MORNINGSIDE DRIVE IN THE CITY. TAXES SUFFICIENT TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL OF AND INTEREST ON THE BONDS WILL BE IMPOSED.

For 1,705                                     Against 2,617

City of Friendswood, Texas Proposition D

THE ISSUANCE OF $7,600,000 TAX BONDS BY THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS FOR IMPROVING, RENOVATING, UPGRADING AND RECONSTRUCTING TRANSPORTATION AND PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES IN THE CITY, INCLUDING IMPROVEMENTS TO EXISTING STREETS AND ROADS IN THE CITY AND OTHER RELATED COSTS, INCLUDING THE EXTENSION OF FRIENDSWOOD LAKES BOULEVARD (ALSO KNOWN AS FRIENDSWOOD PARKWAY), THE INSTALLATION OF SIDEWALKS THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND VARIOUS TRAFFIC ENHANCEMENTS ALONG MAJOR COLLECTOR AND ARTERIAL ROADWAYS IN THE CITY. TAXES SUFFICIENT TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL OF AND INTEREST ON THE BONDS WILL BE IMPOSED.

For 2,028                                    Against 2,313

City of Friendswood, Texas Proposition E

THE ISSUANCE OF $8,000,000 TAX BONDS BY THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS FOR DESIGNING, CONSTRUCTING, IMPROVING, EXPANDING AND EQUIPPING PARKS, TRAILS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES IN THE CITY, AND THE ACQUISITION OF LAND AND INTERESTS IN LAND FOR SUCH PURPOSES, INCLUDING IMPROVEMENTS TO, AND EXPANSION OF, STEVENSON PARK, OLD CITY PARK, RENWICK PARK, 1776 PARK AND THE CITY POOL. TAXES SUFFICIENT TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL OF AND INTEREST ON THE BONDS WILL BE IMPOSED.

For 2,121                                       Against 2,206

City of Friendswood, Texas Proposition F

THE ISSUANCE OF $41,000,000 TAX BONDS BY THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS FOR CONSTRUCTING, ACQUIRING AND INSTALLING STORMWATER DRAINAGE AND FLOOD CONTROL IMPROVEMENTS ALONG CLEAR CREEK THROUGHOUT THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY, INCLUDING DREDGING, CHANNEL IMPROVEMENTS AND RELATED INFRASTRUCTURE AND UTILITY RELOCATION AND THE ACQUISITION OF LAND AND INTERESTS IN LAND NECESSARY FOR SAID IMPROVEMENTS. TAXES SUFFICIENT TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL OF AND INTEREST ON THE BONDS WILL BE IMPOSED. 

For 2,954                                    Against 1,398

Total Votes: 3,245

Early Voted: 2,416 

Position 2:

Sally Branson 

1,740      54.82% 

Omar Peck 

1,434      45.18% 

Position 5:

David O’Farrell 

1,318      41.26% 

John Scott 

1,876      58.74

Proposition #1:

For: 2,639      84.77% 

Against: 474      15.23% 

Proposition #2:

For: 2,395      81.13%       

Against: 557      18.87% 

Proposition #3: 

For: 1,959      63.71% 

Against: 1,116      36.29% 

Proposition #4:

For: 2,541      84.62% 

Against: 462 1     5.38% 

Proposition #5:

For: 1,443      48.47% 

Against: 1,534      51.53% 

Proposition #6:

For: 1,844      62.19% 

Against: 1,121      37.81% 

Proposition #7:

For: 2,284      77.90% 

Against: 648      22.10% 

Proposition #8:

For: 2,465      82.52% 

Against: 522      17.48%

Total Votes: 2,422

Early Voted: 1,802 

Position 4:

Mike Foreman

1,817      100%

Position 6:

Mike Stacey

1,034      45.29%

Carl W. Gustafson

1,249       54.71%

Street Maintenance Sales and Use Tax:

For: 1,485      61.62%

Against: 925      38.38%

Downtown Improvements Sales and Use Tax:

For: 1,274      52.89%

Against: 1,135      47.11%

Total Votes: 3,766 

Early Voted: 2,477

Mayor:

Kevin Holland

2,358 63.30%

Janis Lowe

1,367 36.70%

Position 1: 

Tom Timmins

1,324 37.56%

Steve Rockey

2,201 62.44%

Position 3:

Jim Hill

2,250 62.74%

Carl Gustafson

1,336 37.26%

Proposition #1

For: 2,885 83.48%

Against: 571 16.52%

Proposition #2

For: 2,896 83.48%

Against: 527 15.40%

Proposition #3 

For: 2,743 79.99%

Against: 686 20.01%

Proposition #4

For: 2,363 68.69%

Against: 1,077 31.31%

Proposition #5

For: 2,945 84.55%

Against: 538 15.45%

Proposition #6

For: 2,712 79.74%

Against: 689 20.26%

Proposition #7

For: 2,166 63.08%

Against: 1,268 36.92%

Proposition #8 

For: 2,145 62.70%

Against: 1,276 37.30%

Proposition #9 

For: 2,496 73.33%

Against: 908 26.67%

Proposition #10

For: 2,227 65.79%

Against: 1,158 34.21%

Proposition #11

For: 2,496 73.26%

Against: 911 26.74%

Proposition #12

For: 2,473 73.82%

Against: 877 26.18%

Total Votes: 1,835 

Early Voted: 967 

Mayor

David J.H. Smith

1,273     100 %

Position 1

Michael Barker

1,218     100 %

Position 3

Jim Hill

1,236     100 %

Charter Amendment

For: 1,163     65.15 %

Against: 622     34.85 %

Bond #1

For: 706     38.77 %

Against: 1,115     61.23 %

Bond #2

For: 887     47.95 %

Against: 952     52.05 %

Total Votes: 2808 

Early Voted: 1511 

Position 4 

Jay Horecky 

189      43.95 % 

Leslie Reid 241      56.05 % 

Position 6 

Andy Rivera 242      56.28 % 

Marcus Rives 188      43.72 % 

Proposition #1

For: 308 

Against: 79 

Proposition #2

For: 359 

Against: 29 

Proposition #3

For: 342 

Against: 42 

Proposition #4 

For: 307

Against 76 

Proposition #5

For: 313 

Against: 88 

Proposition #6

For: 207 

Against: 163 

Proposition #7

For: 295 

Against: 79 

Proposition #8

For: 260 

Against: 126 

Proposition #9 

For: 351 

Against: 38 

Proposition #10

For: 319 

Against: 58 

Proposition #11

For: 291 

Against: 80 

Proposition #12

For: 239 

Against: 119 

Proposition #13

For: 358 

Against: 16 

Proposition #14

For: 284 

Against: 85 

Proposition #15 

For: 251 

Against: 127

Total Votes: 1428 

Early Voted: 766 

Position #4

David J.H. Smith    

825 

Lonnie Moffitt    

519 

Position #6

Mel Measles   

 1035 

Galveston Drainage District Position #1

Benny Baker    

720 

David Charvoz    

567 

Galveston Drainage District Position #2

Gary Harris    

902

Billy Wynn    

290 

Galveston Drainage District Position #4

Harold Whitaker    

1065 

Louie Lunday    

208 

Galveston Drainage District Position #5

Don Barcak    

900 

Noel Truitt

299

Mayor 

Jeffrey Branscome    

1059 

Kim Brizendine    

2116 

Position #1

John Cole 

357 

Robin Hall 

1111 

Laura Ewing 

1577 

Position #3

Tracy Goza 

2325 

Position #4

David J.H. Smith 

2291

Position #2 

Jerry Ericsson 

670 

Jeffery Branscome 

221 

Position #5 

Ken Boggs 

417 

Shannon Kimmel 

521 

Sales Tax Usage 

For: 505 

Against: 484 

Proposition #1 

For: 768 

Against: 151 

Proposition #2 

For: 603 

Against: 295 

Proposition #3 

For: 603 

Against: 322 

Proposition #4 

For: 698 

Against: 193 

Proposition #5 

For: 511 

Against: 397 

Proposition #6 

For: 638 

Against: 284 

Proposition #7 

For: 822 

Against: 82 

Proposition #8 

For: 

Against: 

Proposition #9 

For: 394 

Against: 453

Proposition #10 

For: 756 

Against: 134 

Proposition #11 

For: 656 

Against: 234 

Proposition #12 

For: 396 

Against: 506 

Proposition #13 

For: 271 

Against: 592 

Proposition #14 

For: 801 

Against: 89 

Proposition #15 

For: 767 

Against: 107 

Proposition #16 

For: 646 

Against: 234

Total Votes: 3,716

Total Early Voted Ballots: 1,517 

Total Votes 1997 (Recount): 3,718 

Total Early Voted Ballots 1997: 1,525 

Mayor 

Janis Lowe 

1165 

Harold Whitaker 

2494 

Walter Champion 

51 

Position #1 

Kitten Hajecate 

2321

Position #3 

Chris Peden 

1630 

Tom Manison 

1925 

Position #6 

Sherie Warminski 

1559 

Ricki Morse 

219 

Mel Measeles

 1734 

Proposition #1 

For: 2191 

Against: 943 

Proposition #2 

For: 1835 

Against: 1261 

Proposition #3 

For: 2392 

Against: 781 

Proposition #4 

For: 928 

Against: 2473 

Proposition #5 

For: 2506 

Against: 588 

Proposition #6 

For: 3190 

Against: 164 

Proposition #7 

For: 3038 

Against: 231 

Proposition #8 

For: 2529 

Against: 338 

Proposition #9

For: 2215 

Against: 493 

Proposition #10 

For: 2223 

Against: 455 

Proposition #11 

For: 2471

Against: 365 

Proposition #12 

For: 2270 

Against: 505 

Proposition #13 

For: 2382 

Against: 306 

Proposition #14 

For: 2579 

Against: 226 

Proposition #15 

For: 2330 

Against: 516 

Proposition #16 

For: 3022 

Against: 247 

Proposition #17 

For: 2639 

Against: 447 

Proposition #18 

For: 2682 

Against: 474 

Proposition #19 

For: 2017 

Against: 830 

Proposition #20 

For: 3115 

Against: 133 

Proposition #21 

For: 2725 

Against: 425 

Proposition #22 

For: 2676 

Against: 472

Total Votes: 2,156 

Total Early Voted Ballots: 627 

Position #4

Mel Austin 

1407 

Michael Whittenburg 

706 

Position #6 

Janis Lowe 

1231 

Charles Jordan 

892 

Clear Creek Drainage Position #3

Darrell Bolding 

1186 

Clear Creek Drainage Position #4

Donna Cuevas 

553

Kenneth Shores 

940 

Clear Creek Drainage Position #5 

Raymond Rogers 

1143

Total Votes 1994:  1,793 

Total Early Voted Ballots 1994:  333 

Mayor 

Evelyn Newman 

1,223 

Position #1

Kitten Hajecate 

976 

Richard Jackson 

744 

Position #3

Mel Austin 

827 

Tom Manison 

938 

Position #5

Raymond Thomas 

230 

Michael Whittenburg 

630 

Aline Dickey 

874

Total Votes: 2,497 

Total Early Voted Ballots: 988 

Position #4

Mel Austin 

922 

Kim Brizendine 

1508 

Position #6

Ed Driskill 

1003 

Mel Measeles 

1437 

Clear Creek District Position #3

Carl Horecky 

977 

Darrell Bolding 

889 

Clear Creek District Position #4

Kenneth Shores 

773 

Don Barcak 

1217 

Clear Creek District Position #5

Bobby Houston 

604 

Ray Rogers 

1088 

Bonds & Levy Tax Proposition

For: 475 

Against: 1469

Mayor, Councilmember Positions #1, 3, and 5 

Total Votes: 2,242 

Total Absentee: 168 

Mayor 

Evelyn Newman 

1,115 

Richard Jackson 

1,073 

Position #1 

Kitten Hajecate 

1,351 

Position #3 

Tom Manison 

1,433 

Position #5 

Harold Raley 

1,423

12 Home Rule Charter Proposition, 2 Sales Tax 

Total Votes 1991:  3,986 

Total Absentee 1991:  668 

Proposition #1 

For: 1,041 

Against: 994 

Proposition #2 

For: 1,427 

Against: 625

 Proposition #3 

For: 1347

Against: 608 

Proposition #4 

For: 1,043 

Against: 1,037 

Proposition #5 

For: 1,875 

Against: 213 

Proposition #6

 For: 1,414 

Against: 520 

Proposition #7 

For: 1,341 

Against: 575 

Proposition #8 

For: 824 

Against: 1,184 

Proposition #9 

For: 1,555 

Against: 467 

Proposition #10 

For: 1,553 

Against: 391 

Proposition #11 

For: 1,540 

Against: 543 

Proposition #12 

For: 1,298 

Against: 668 

Proposition #13 

For: 851 

Against: 1273 

Proposition #14 

For: 668 

Against: 1,454

Total Votes: 2,766 

Total Absentee: 376 

Mayor

Gary Shirley 

190 

David Hansen 

1,083 

Paul Schrader 

1,467 

Position #3

Evelyn Newman 

2,080 

Position #5

Frank Urbanic 

554 

Harold Raley 

1,075 

Richard Jackson

947

Mayor 

Paul Schrader

1490 

Ralph Lowe 

1315 

Position #1

Chuck Talbot 

1344 

Ron Ritter

1377 

Position #3

Evelyn Newman 

2087 

Position #5

Linda Yeager

1339 

Jan Jordan 

1395

Mayor 

Mary Brown 

293 

Paul Schrader 

824 

Ralph Lowe 

1182 

Position #1

William Taliaferro 

848 

Leon Brown 

1249 

Position #3

Evelyn Newman 

1139 

Edward Zeitler 

922 

Position #5

Jan Jordan 

1014 

Sandra Quinn 

657 

Louis Hackney 

461

Total Votes: 2133 

Mayor

Ralph Lowe

950 

Bruce Goss 

521 

Position #1

Mary Brown 

1012 

Tom Lay 

999 

Position #3

Newell 

882 

Edward Zeitler 

1031 

Position #5

Paul Schrader 

1015 

Billy Glines 

229 

Joseph Lockridge 

753 

Mayor Run Off Total Votes: 1898 

Dale Whittenburg 

988 

Ralph Lowe 

906

Mayor 

Ralph Lowe 

456 

Position #1

Tom Lay 

497 

Robert Laguarta 

113 

Position #3

Edward Zeitler 

424 

Position #5

Freddie Musgrove 

126 

Thomas Turcich 

67 

Dale Whittenburg

388

Total Votes: 480 

Mayor 

Ralph Lowe 

376 

5 Mayor Write-ins (look in history binder) 

Position #1

Tom Lay 

429 

Position #3

Edward Zeitler 

409 

Position #5

Richard Haken 

358 

Jerry Retzlaff 

101

Total Votes: 1380 

Position #2

Ralph Gonzalez 

538 

Paul Maaz 

824 

Position #4

Jeannette French 

522 

William Patton 

795 

Position #6

Benny Baker 

830 

Ron Brennan 

508

Total Votes: 1936

Mayor

Ralph Lowe 

1038 

Ralph Gonzalez 

717 

Ed Stuart 

168 

Position #1

Milton Windler 

1256 

Harry Van Wagner 

581 

Position #3

Edward Zeitler 

1027 

Janice Koenig 

806 

Position #5 

Richard Haken 

1131 

Ron Brennan 

680

Total Votes: 1315 

Position #2

Ralph Gonzalez 

577 

William Jones 

574 

Dee Prince 

152 

Position #4

William Patton 

776 

Arthur Hutchings 

496

Position #6

Benny Baker 

738 

Robert Newlander 

543

Total Votes: 798 

Mayor 

Ralph Lowe 

411 

Edward Stuart 

381 

Position #1

Milton Windler 

615 

Position #3

John Dysart 

205 

Edward Zeitler 

482 

Edward Frenzel 

56 

Position #5

Richard Haken 

612

Total Votes: 248 

Councilmember Position 

Ralph Gonzalez 

164 

Lee Linson 

57 

Samuel Hill 

25

Total Votes: 592 

Mayor 

Edward Stuart 

467 

Ralph Lowe 

17 

Councilmember Position 

Ronald Hamil 

306 

James Mager 

378 

Lee Linson 

255 

Samuel Hill 

209

Total Votes: 632 

Mayor

Ralph Somers 

395 

Councilmember Positions

James Mager 

340 

John Tuffey 

140 

Ronald Hamil 

354 

Henry Howard 

178 

George McLaren 

144

Total Votes: 808 

Mayor

Ralph Lowe 

414 

Harry Wagner 

381 

Councilmember Position

Ron Hamil 

349 

Wiley Murrell

405 

Marvin Childers 

476 

Arden Hill 

323

Total Votes: 487 

Councilmember Positions

Dale Brown 

285 

Ralph Lowe 

255 

William Davidson 

255 

Layton Johnson 

154 

Frank Coe 

131 

Tony Banfield 

161 

Tracy Spears 

103 

Marie Allman 

53

Total Votes: 118 

Mayor 

Harry Wagner 

243 

Pete Workman 

151 2 

Councilmember Positions

Arden Hill 

154 

Alan McGinnis 

145 

Gene Greathouse 

93 

Dean Saurenman 

67 

Layton Johnson 

64 

Joseph West, Jr. 

58 

Charles Beggs 

117 

William Patton 

41 

Bill White 

29 

M.F. Foster

16

Total Votes: 118

Mayor

Kenneth Camp 

107 

Councilmember Position

Harry Hatcher 

79 

Leon Brown 

93 

Claire Kuiper 

40 

Daryl Pitts 

64 

Gene Greathouse 

68 

C.C. Bost 

83 

Pete Workman 

87 

George Creppon 

37

Total Votes: 2,075 

Total Early Voted Ballots: 555 

Position #2

Greg Hughes

723 

Jerry Ericsson 

1309 

Position #5

Kevin Candee 

929 

Aline Dickey 

1111 

Clear Creek Drainage Position #1

Richard Jackson 

751 

Carl Horecky 

650 

Clear Creek Drainage Position #2

Neil Rancour 

626 

Jack Warner 

597

Position #2 

Bob Wicklander 

629 

Position #4 

Pat Hines 

306 

Phyllis Lee 

610 

Position #6

Joe Prihoda 

647 

Proposition #1 

For: 397 

Against: 393 

Proposition #2 

For: 278 

Against: 508

Mayor 

Thomas Sobey 

732 

Ralph Lowe 

813 

Position #1

Leon Brown 

1034 

Position #3 

Evelyn Newman 

915 

Kenneth Hoppe 

588 

Position #5 

Jan Jordan 

1130

Total Votes: 3302 
Early Voted: 1705 
 

Mayor 
David J.H. Smith 
1,773 
Tracy Goza 
1,501 
 

Position #1 
Laura Ewing 
1,747 
Mike Sharp 
1,496 
 

Position #3 
Jim Hill 
2,360 
 

Position #4 
Troy Hopkins 

1,574 

Jay Horecky 

1,592 

Total Votes: 1,390 

Total Absentee: 145 

Position #2

Bob Wicklander

959 

Lynn Baskind 

404 

Position #4 

Ed Stuart 

723 

Phyllis Lee 

654 

Position #6 

Frank Frankovich 

779 

Linda Yeager 

596

Position #2 

Paul Maaz 549 

Position #4 

Clyde Raney 

470 

P.J. Mize 

200 

Position #6 

R.J. Blanken 

514 

Lloyd Rathburn 

121

Isaac LeMasters 

43