Natomi Blair and Anna Yelaun are heading for a runoff election in December after neither candidate was able to secure a 50% voter margin for Leander City Council Place 3.
Blair, who ended the night with 47.52% of the total vote between Williamson and Travis counties, held the lead throughout the night, with Yelaun following with 40.32%. Entrepreneur Mohan Marchetty finished the night third with 12.16% of the vote.
The City of Leander has called for a runoff election between Blair and Yelaun to determine who will hold the seat. The runoff election will take place Dec. 13, with early voting running from Dec. 1 through Dec. 9. Runoff election times and voting locations are still to be determined, according to the city.
Updated 11:07 p.m. Nov. 4
Natomi Blair is maintaining the lead in a tight race for Leander City Council Place 3. With 98.8% of Williamson County precincts reporting, Blair holds a 49.45% lead over Anna Yelaun, who follows with 41.04%. Travis County precincts are reporting Blair with 38.09% and Yelaun with 37.64%, with votes still being tallied in the four precincts that vote in Leander. If neither candidate receives 50% of the vote, the candidates may be in for a run-off election.
Posted 9:47 p.m. Nov. 4
Early voting results showed Natomi Blair holding an early lead in the race for Leander City Council Place 3, pulling ahead of candidates Mohan Marchetty and Anna Yelaun.
As of press time, Blair was holding a lead of 48.95% in Williamson County. Yelaun held 41.6% and Marchetty 9.45%.
Early results in Travis County, where four precincts are eligible to vote in the Leander election, showed a narrower margin, with Blair holding 38.09%, Yelaun with 37.64%, and Marchetty with 24.26%.
Results are unofficial until canvassed at a future date.
The background
The council seat was made available when outgoing council member David McDonald announced his resignation in July. McDonald resigned so he could run for a Williamson County Commissioner, where he will be challenging Cynthia Long for a seat in Precinct 2.
Blair, an enterprise account executive, had previously run for a seat on the council in the 2025 General Election for Place 1.
What’s next?
Community Impact will update this article as more election day vote totals are released. All results are unofficial until canvassed.
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Note: This story will be updated as results are tallied. All results are considered unofficial until canvassed.
