(Seguin) — The race for Seguin City Council District 8 is headed to a run-off. Unable to clinch the required 50 percent of the vote needed to claim the seat outright were top vote-getters Bill Keller and Eddie Davila Jr.
Keller led the race the entire night, finishing off with 682 of the votes cast. Davila followed behind with 635 votes. A third candidate Steven Berger finished off the race with 192 votes.
While he didn’t anticipate to be still campaigning, Keller says he is ready to pick up where he left off.
“Right now, I’m a little disappointed in the turnout of the election, but still motivated to re-energize the vote –– to fuel the voters, for me, and hopefully gather some more voters. And we can get this thing done in the runoff,” said Keller.
Davila says he, too is committed to going out and regaining the support of not only his supporters but also those of Steven Bergers’.
“I want to thank all the support that I got through the voters and the people that worked on the campaign. I believe they worked hard to get this far. You know, we did our best to get over the finish line. Unfortunately, the race is going to be a little longer, so we’ve got a little more work to do. The beautiful thing is –– Steve Berger, I spoke with him earlier –– and he’s going to fully support me in this runoff. So, I’m looking forward to that and working with him to get us across that finish line along with him and his supporters,” said Davila.
Berger was unable to be reached for comment following Tuesday’s results.
Both Keller and Davila look to replace current Councilman Mark Herbold who, due to term limits, was unable to seek re-election.