The District 1 seat on the City Council will be decided in a runoff, and as of Wednesday morning nobody could say who Sunny Busby will face in it.
Busby, a nutritionist and aromatherapist who is new to Denton politics, led Tuesday's four-way special election for the District 1 seat with 3,188 votes, or 42.72%, the county elections office's unofficial tally shows. The county's results page showed all seven precincts in the race reporting at its 1:24 a.m. update.
Behind her, the two candidates who had already run for the seat once this year finished in a dead heat. Michael Herron, a pastor, small business owner and Army Reserve veteran, and Kris Cox, a former after-school program leader, each received 1,548 votes, or 20.75%. Ward Franz, who moved to Denton from Missouri last year, received 1,178 votes, or 15.79%.
In all, 7,462 votes were cast in the race.
Because no candidate reached a majority, the top finishers advance to a special runoff on Saturday, Dec. 12, according to the Denton Record-Chronicle. The paper said it was still uncertain which of the two tied candidates would be on that ballot. The results remain unofficial until they are canvassed.
