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Incumbent Everett Roy and former Dist. 1 city councilman Bill Lerma are headed to a runoff after neither candidate managed to secure more than 51 percent of the vote Tuesday night.
Roy was facing challenges from not only former Dist. 1 city councilman Billy Lerma, pastor Anthony Aquino, sales and marketing manager John Garcia and consultant Eli McKay.
The District 1 councilperson represents North Beach, Downtown, Uptown and North Side Corpus Christi, Calallen and Annaville.
The Dist. 1 candidates had nuanced responses to whether they supported the Inner Harbor Desalination Project when 3NEWS asked them to fill out questionnaires in October, with Lerma saying a definite "No."
Roy and Garcia both said they supported the plan, while Aquino said he supports desalination, just not at that site.
McKay did not provide a "yes" or "no" answer.
Digital director Ana Tamez and digital content producer Mia Valdez contributed to this developing story. 3NEWS will provide updates as they come available.
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