UT Arlington professor Jason Shelton claimed a sizable lead in early voting returns for Arlington’s City Council District 8 runoff election.
Shelton led Melody Fowler, an Arlington ISD trustee, 64.4% to 35.5% when early voting numbers were released.
Arlington saw 6,547 voters cast ballots in early voting.
The two failed to surpass the 50% threshold during the May 2 election, with Fowler receiving roughly 46.9% of the vote and Shelton receiving roughly 38.3%. The race originally had three candidates, with realtor Corey Harris receiving roughly 14.8% of votes.
Early voting numbers were released when polls closed at 7 p.m. All eligible Arlington residents were able to vote in the election, because the seat is one of three at-large council positions.
There was a total of 28 voting locations across the city.
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Chris Moss is a reporter for the Arlington Report. Contact him at chris.moss@arlingtonreport.org.
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