RESO 1985-06 - Regular Election ReturnsRESOLUTION NO. 85 -6
A RESOLUTION CANVASSING THE RETURNS OF THE REGULAR
MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD WITHIN THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE
ON THE 6TH DAY OF APRIL, 1985, FOR THE PURPOSE OF
ELECTING A MAYOR AT LARGE, AND FOUR COUNCILMEMBERS, ONE
FROM EACH OF THE CITY'S FOUR WARDS ONE, TWO, THREE, AND
FOUR; DECLARING THE RESULTS OF SAID ELECTION;
FINDING THAT NOTICE OF SAID ELECTION WAS DULY AND
PROPERLY GIVEN AND THAT SAID ELECTION WAS PROPERLY
HELD AND RETURNS THEREOF MADE BY THE PROPER OFFICIALS
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 6.07 of the Charter of the City of
Huntsville, the City Council, at a regular meeting held on the
9th day of April, 1985, proceeded to canvass the returns of the
Regular Municipal Election held in the City on the 6th day of
April, 1985, for the purpose of electing a Mayor and four
Councilmembers, one from each of the City's four Wards One, Two,
Three and Four; and
WHEREAS said Election was held under and pursuant to the
provisions of Ordinances No. 85 -6 and No. 85 -12 calling said
Election; and
WHEREAS said Election having been duly and regularly had as
called in said ordinance and according to law, and the returns
thereof having certified the results of said Election, as
hereinafter set out, and the City Council having duly and
regularly canvassed the returns of said Election and finding that
the total votes cast at the Election were as follows:
FOR MAYOR, AT LARGE
JANE MONDAY 1350
WRITE -INS 75
FOR COUNCILMEMBER, WARD ONE
DICK WHARTON 263
CHARLIE TACKETT 212
DAVE FALKNOR 94
WRITE -INS 0
FOR COUNCILMEMBER, WARD TWO
JERRY DOWLING 132
JACK KING 71
FOR COUNCILMEMBER, WARD THREE
PERCY HOWARD, JR. 206
DANNY RICE 35
RANDY ALLEN 88
WRITE -INS 1
FOR COUNCILMEMBER, WARD FOUR
STEVE DAWSON 154
GARY BELL 356
AND WHEREAS the City Council of the City of Huntsville finds the
Election returns set out above to be accurate and correct, and no
Election protest or contest has been filed with said Council or
instituted in connection with said Election returns:
NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE,
TEXAS, THAT:
Section 1. Jane Monday received a majority of the votes cast at
said Election for the office of Mayor, at Large, and accord-
ingly, Jane Monday is hereby declared elected to the office
of Mayor, at Large, subject to the taking of her oath and
filing bond as provided by the laws of the State of Texas.
Section 2. No candidate for the office of Councilmember Ward One
received a majority of the votes cast for said position;
therefore, the necessity of a run -off election between Dick
Wharton and Charlie Tackett, the two candidates who received
the most votes in said election for the position, exists.
Section 3. Jerry Dowling received a majority of the votes cast
at said Election for the office of Councilmember Ward Two,
and accordingly, Jerry Dowling is hereby declared elected to
the office of Councilmember Ward Two, subject to the taking
of his oath and filing bond as provided by the laws of the
State of Texas.
Section 4. Percy Howard, Jr. received a majority of the votes
cast at said Election for the office of Councilmember, Ward
Three, and accordingly, Percy Howard, Jr. is hereby declared
elected to the office of Councilmember, Ward Three, subject
to the taking of his oath and filing bond as provided by the
laws of the State of Texas.
Section 5. Gary Bell received a majority of the votes cast at
said Election for the office of Councilmember, Ward Four,
and accordingly, Gary Bell is hereby declared elected to the
office of Councilmember, Ward Four, subject to the taking of
his oath and filing bond as_ prov i ded by the laws of the
State of Texas.
Section 6. City Council finds that the notice of said Election
was duly and properly given as required by law and as pro-
vided in the Ordinance calling the Election, and that said
Election was duly and regularly held and the returns thereof
duly and regularly made by the proper officials of the
Election, and in all things according to the law.
Section 7. This resolution shall take effect immediately from
and after its passage.
APPROVED THIS 9TH DAY OF APRIL, 1985.
THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE
by William V.
Its Mayor
Attest:
Approved as to form:
J,4-4/
Scott Bounds, City Attorney
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RESULTS OF THE APRIL 6, 1985 ELECTIONS
TOTAL WARD ONE VOTES CAST: 576 (35 % OF TOTAL)
POSITION /CANDIDATE
Pct. 102 ( %) Pct. 201 ( %) TOTAL ( %) WINNER /RUNOFF
FOR MAYOR
JANE MONDAY 277 96_ 221 15 498 96 MONDAY
WRITE -INS 11 4 11 22
FOR COUNCILMEMBER
DICK WHARTON
CHARLIE TACKETT
DAVE FALKNOR
WRITE -INS
122 A$
67 2.6.
65 la
0 .4
26' 46 RUNOFF
212 3L RUNOFF
94 16
0
0
TOTAL WARD TWO VOTES CAST: 206 (13 % OF TOTAL)
POSITION /CANDIDATE
Pct. 101 ( %) Pct. 202 (5) TOTAL ( %) WINNER /RUNOFF
FOR MAYOR
JANE MONDAY
WRITE -INS
FOR COUNCILMEMBER
JERRY DOWLING
JACK KING
WRITE -INS
_ 58 $5_
10 15
63 83_
13 1L
0 0
103 91 161 89 MONDAY
10 _� _ 20 11
69 54
4.6_
0 _1
32 65 DOWI TNG
71 35
0 0
TOTAL WARD THREE VOTES CAST: 340 (21 % OF TOTAL)
POSITION /CANDIDATE
Pct. 105 ( %) Pct. 301 ( %) TOTAL ( %) WINNER /RUNOFF
FOR MAYOR
JANE MONDAY
WRITE -INS
110 .g$ 181 19_ 291 99 MONDAY
2 2 1 _L 3
FOR COUNCILMEMBER
PERCY HOWARD, JR. 81 67.5 125 60 206 62.4 HOWARD
DANNY RICE 9 _Z.5 26 12 39 10.6
RANDY ALLEN 29 24_ 59 2$ 88 26.7
WRITE -INS 1 _L 0 1 3
TOTAL WARD FOUR VOTES CAST: 514 (31 % OF TOTAL)
POSITION /CANDIDATE
Pct. 206 ( %) Pct. 401 ( %) TOTAL ( %) WINNER /RUNOFF
FOR MAYOR
JANE MONDAY 205 94 195 92 400' 93 MONDAY
WRITE -INS 13 6 17 8 _0 7
FOR COUNCILMEMBER
STEVE DAWSON 35 14 119 47 154 30.2
GARY BELL 222 86 134 53 356 69 .8 BELL
WRITE -INS 0 0 0 0 Q
TOTAL VOTES CAST IN THIS ELECTION:1,6 36 TOTAL REGISTERED IN CITY: 9,643 % WHO VOTED: 16
TOTAL VOTES CAST FOR MAYOR (ALL WARDS): 1 w3 50 . PERCENT OF VOTES CAST CITY WIDE: 83 %
TOTAL VOTES CAST FOR MAYOR WRITE -INS: 75 . PERCENT OF VOTES CAST CITY WIDE: 6 %