SAN ANGELO, Texas — Karen Hesse Smith is the projected winner of the Single Member District 5 City Council, with 428 total votes as of 8:30 p.m. Saturday, with some mail-in votes still to be counted.
John Austin Stokes is sitting at second with 316 total votes, Lynette Lucas with 54, and Bryan Neil Angle at 43 as of Saturday night.
Both Smith and Stokes received 142 votes on Saturday, but Smith garnered 98 more early votes and 14 more absentee votes.
