Based on early voting results released Nov. 3, Austin City Council incumbents are holding their seats or heading to December runoffs, while leaders are emerging in two open council races. Runoffs will be held Dec. 12 if no candidate earns more than 50% of the vote.

• In District 1, Amber K. Goodwin leads with nearly 36% of the vote, followed by Misael Ramos at just over 35%, lining the two up for a December rematch

• In District 3, incumbent José Velásquez has 49% of the early vote and may face Neha Shah in a runoff

• In District 5, incumbent Ryan Alter leads with 48.6% of the vote, followed by David Weinberg in position for the runoff at more than 26.5%

• In District 8, Selena Xie leads with more than 65% of the early vote against opponent Jeffery Bowen at 34.5%

• In District 9, incumbent Zo Qadri leads with 53% of the early vote, appearing to avoid a runoff against Rich Heyman, who follows with just under 25%

Based on early election results released after polls closed on Nov. 3, two bond propositions totaling nearly $300 million for Austin public parks and library projects are headed toward voter approval. The measures include:

• Proposition A, a $260 million parks bond for land acquisitions and park improvements, which received more than 62.5% of early votes.

• Proposition B, a $35 million library bond to fund two library branch projects in Southwest and far East Austin, which received 62% of early votes.

The City Council placed these measures on the ballot against city staff's financial recommendations. The new debt is expected to cost taxpayers about $11 per $100,000 of property value annually once fully issued. For a typical Austin home valued at $377,282, the tax impact is projected to start at just under $7 next year and rise to about $41.60 once all bonds are issued.

Austin voters appear to have approved most of the eight city charter amendments on the November ballot, while rejecting several others. Based on early voting tallies, the amendments are headed for a mix of passage and failure:

• Proposition C, clarifying the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission's independence, has nearly 70% of the vote for.

• Proposition D, removing a weekly City Council meeting requirement, has almost 64% of the vote against.

• Proposition E, removing a requirement for City Council to set rules via ordinance, has more than 72% of the vote against.

• Proposition F, moving the campaign finance limit date to Jan. 1, has 75% of the vote for.

• Proposition G, limiting resident-initiated petition elections to Novembers of even-numbered years, has 63% of the vote for.

• Proposition H, giving City Council the power to hire and remove the city attorney, has more than 66% of the vote for.

• Proposition I, a recurring third-party audit mandate, has 58% of the vote against.

• Proposition J, making non-substantive charter edits, has more than 72% of the vote for.

With 100% of Hays County precincts reporting, Democratic candidate Johnny Flores won the Hays County Commissioners Court Precinct 2 seat with almost 70% of the vote.

Quote of note: "To every resident of Precinct 2, whether you voted for me or not, and to all the people of Hays County: I look forward to serving you," Flores said in a Facebook post. "I will fight every day to ensure Hays County grows in a way that reflects our values and puts people first."

Unofficial results show that Angie Unger secured the Precinct 4 seat with 50.87% of votes, or 17,261 ballots, followed by Rob McClelland with 49.13% of votes, or 16,670 ballots.

All results are unofficial until canvassed on Nov. 9.

Incumbent Candace Hunter has been reelected to the Austin ISD board of trustees while newcomers Jessica Neufeld, Sarah Dille and Laurie Solis win seats for districts four, six and seven, respectively.

What else: The district's at-large position will head into a runoff in December, between candidates Pamela Mathai and Cynthia Soliz.

Mathai holds 42.9% of votes while Soliz holds 42.8%, according to Travis County unofficial results. Candidates must receive more than 50% of the vote to win.

What's next: Runoff elections will be held on Dec. 12, according to the Texas Secretary of State.

All results are unofficial until canvassed. Visit www.communityimpact.com/voter-guide to see results from all local elections in your community.

Unofficial election results from the Texas Secretary of State's office show the winners of eight U.S. House races across Central Texas.

The results:

• In District 10, Republican Chris Gober defeated Democrat Caitlin Rourk.

• In District 11, Republican August Pfluger defeated Democrat Claire Reynolds.

• In District 17, Republican Pete Sessions defeated Democrat Casey Shepard.

• In District 21, Republican Mark Teixeira defeated Democrat Kristin Hook.

• In District 27, Republican Michael Cloud defeated Democrat Tanya Lloyd.

• In District 31, Republican John Carter won, with Democrat Justin Early coming in second and Green Party candidate Greg Stoker in third.

• In District 35, Democrat Johnny Garcia defeated Republican Carlos De La Cruz.

• In District 37, Democrat Greg Casar defeated Republican Lauren Peña.

Keep in mind: All results are unofficial until canvassed.

Nearly all state House of Representatives seats are contested across Central Texas this November. As of 8:25 p.m., tens of thousands of votes have been counted across the region.

Democratic incumbent Sheryl Cole is seeking re-election in the only unopposed state House race in the Austin area. Her seat, House District 46, includes parts of Austin, Manor and Pflugerville.

With most early voting results and some Election Day results reported for state Senate seats in Central Texas, incumbent Charles Schwertner, R-Georgetown, has a slight lead in the race for District 5; incumbent Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo, jumped out to an early lead in the District 21 race; and incumbent Pete Flores, R-Austin, has the lead in the District 24 race.

Polls across Texas closed at 7 p.m. in the Nov. 3 election, bringing a competitive race between Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico to a close.

What's happening: Initial results from early voting and mail-in ballots showed Talarico with an early lead over Paxton, although outcomes could change as more counties publish early voting totals and begin reporting results from Election Day.

The winner of the Nov. 3 election will replace Sen. John Cornyn, who lost his reelection bid to Paxton earlier this year. Each state has two U.S. senators, and the new senator will work alongside Republican Ted Cruz.

What they're saying: In August, Talarico told Community Impact his top priority was to "tackle corruption to bring down costs for working people," while Paxton said he would prioritize "lowering costs, restoring the American Dream and keeping Texas a safe place." Libertarian candidate Ted Brown said he was in favor of policies based on "personal freedom, economic freedom, digital privacy [and] anti-foreign military intervention."

Read Community Impact's full Q&A with the three candidates here.

Two Democratic state lawmakers declared victory in the races for Texas governor and lieutenant governor Nov. 3.

What's happening: Speaking at an Austin watch party, Gina Hinojosa told supporters that the "trust they placed in her was not a blank check." Vikki Goodwin pointed to changes she hoped to make as lieutenant governor and president of the Texas Senate.

"We are on a mission to fight back against the systemic destruction of our rights, our public education and our democracy," Goodwin said.

Both women are state representatives from Austin. Hinojosa is poised to become the state's first Latina governor, while Goodwin would become the first female lieutenant governor.

More context: Republican Gov. Greg Abbott conceded to Hinojosa earlier Nov. 3, while Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued a statement calling the election "fair."

"I love our state," Abbott said to his crowd of supporters in Austin. "It's been an honor to serve it. I know we are leaving Texas in far better shape than it's ever been."