Updated 10:20 p.m., June 7
Bill Cox will be McKinney’s next mayor, according to unofficial voting results from Collin County.
The gist
With all 15 vote centers reporting, Cox secured 52.55% of the votes cast in the June 7 runoff race, totaling 11,401 votes.
Opponent Scott Sanford received 10,296 votes, representing 47.45% of votes cast, according to unofficial voting results from Collin County.
The race saw 21,712 votes cast overall. In Collin County, 29,374 voters turned out to vote in a runoff election. All results are unofficial until canvassed.
What they're saying
Mayor-elect Bill Cox said he is looking forward to working and collaborating with other council members to “move McKinney forward” while preserving the fabric of the community.
“There's some things that we need to maintain, some things we need to protect," he said."We need to protect downtown McKinney, we need to protect that historic district, and [we] also need to continue to be diligent in our commercial expansion. We need to begin to expand that commercial tax base with companies that fit within what McKinney is and the direction that we need to go.”
Cox said he encourages McKinney residents to find ways to get engaged in the community.
“We are going to be diligent about communication and listening to our constituents and hearing their thoughts, their concerns, and would encourage our constituency to get involved with the city.”
Updated 9:30 p.m., June 7
Bill Cox is in the lead in the runoff race to be McKinney’s next mayor, unofficial Collin County voting results show.
The details
With 14 of 15 vote centers reporting, Cox has received 11,401 votes, representing 52.55% of votes cast.
Scott Sanford has received 10,296 votes, representing 47.45% of votes cast, according to Collin County election results.
Community Impact will update this article as more election day vote totals are released.
Updated 9 p.m., June 7
Bill Cox is in the lead in the runoff race to be McKinney’s next mayor, unofficial Collin County voting results show.
The details
With 12 of 15 vote centers reporting, Cox has received 10,931 votes, representing 52.92% of votes cast.
Scott Sanford has received 9,723 votes, representing 47.08% of votes cast, according to Collin County election results.
Updated 8:30 p.m., June 7
Bill Cox is maintaining the lead in the race to be McKinney’s next mayor, unofficial voting results show.
The details
With 4 of 15 vote centers reporting, Cox has received 9,375 votes, representing 52.92% of votes cast.
Scott Sanford has received 8,342 votes, representing 47.08% of votes cast, according to Collin County election results.
Posted 7:10 p.m., June 7
Early voting results from Collin County show an early lead for Bill Cox in the runoff race to be McKinney’s next mayor.
What you need to know
In the mayoral runoff race, Cox has received 8,793 votes, which represents about 52.66% of the 16,697 votes cast in the race during early voting.
Candidate Scott Sanford follows with 7,904 votes, representing 47.34% of votes cast, according to early voting results from Collin County.
The context
The race went to a runoff after the May 3 election results determined that one candidate did not receive more than 50% of the votes cast, the threshold required to win the race, Collin County Elections Administration Kaleb Breaux said.
Votes cast during the May 3 mayoral election include:
- Bill Cox: 8,957 votes, which represents about 46.78% of votes cast
- Scott Sanford: 7,813 votes, which represents about 40.81% of votes cast
- Taylor Willingham: 1,268 votes, which represents about 6.62% of votes cast
- Matt “Doc” Rostami: 1,109 votes, which represents about 5.79% of votes cast
Totals from ballots cast June 7 have yet to be released. Polls closed at 7 p.m., although voters who were in line at 7 p.m. were still able to cast ballots.
