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1 incumbent ousted in Corpus Christi City Council runoff election

All three races for Corpus Christi City Council were close, with the winners holding 51-percent of the votes.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The results are in for the three runoff races for Corpus Christi City Council.

Everett Roy defeated incumbent Billy Lerma in the race to represent District 1 on the Corpus Christi City Council Tuesday.

Roy claimed 51 percent of the vote, which amounts to 797 votes. 

Sylvia Campos defeated Mark Scott to represent District 2 on the council. Campos claimed 51 percent of the votes, which amounts to 2,210 votes. 

While all three races were close, incumbent Roland Barrera was able to beat Eric Cantu to represent District 3 on the council. Barrera claimed 51 percent of the votes, which amounts to 1,255 votes.

To view the election results, residents can visit the Nueces County elections website.

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