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The results: Unofficial results show Annette Sponseller garnered 52.21% of ballots cast in the race for Leander City Council Place 4 with 3088 votes. Challenger Andy Eis received 40.44% with 2392 votes.
The details: Polls closed at 7 p.m. in the Feb. 7 special election. Leander residents cast ballots to determine the city's newest council member. The winner will hold the position for the remainder of the current term, which ends in 2027.
The position of mayor was also on the ballot. Na’Cole Thompson, the current Place 4 council member and mayor pro tem, stepped down to run for mayor.
About the candidates: Community Impact spoke to both of the candidates—Annette Sponselle and Andy Eis—ahead of early voting. Find the Q&A here.
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