SAN ANTONIO — Bexar County voters elected two more new members for at-large appointments to the county's appraisal district board in runoff elections Saturday.
For Place No. 2, Erika Hizel defeated Stephen Spears with just over 64% of the total votes. The final tally was 7,672 to 4,283.
In Place No. 3, Robert Bruce held off G.L. "Larry" Lamborn by winning just under 53% of the votes. The final vote count was 6,129 to 5,440.
The Place No. 1 winner was determined May 4 when Naomi Elizabeth Miller defeated Anna Campos outright in a two-person race. The other two races had multiple candidates, none of whom reached the 50% threshold of support necessary to avoid a runoff.
This is the first year that Texas voters in the state's largest counties are able to elect representatives on their local appraisal boards, according to the Texas Tribune. When voters approved constitutional amendments to lower property taxes this year, they also approved new political positions within their appraisal districts that were up for election in May.
Appraisal districts determine annual property valuations based on market value, which helps local taxing entities calculate how much tax revenue they can receive in a given year and set their tax rates and budgets. Since 1980, these districts have included a property tax appraiser and an appointed board.
At least 29,000 ballots were cast in each of the three appraisal district races last month, but it was a ballot packed with three dozen other offices and questions, including school trustees, propositions, and mayors of various smaller Bexar County communities.
Total votes in the two runoff elections were just under 12,000, less than half the May 4 vote count.
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