2023 election results: Abilene, Buffalo Gap, Merkel and Tuscola results

Here are the results of all contested races in Taylor, decided Saturday.

In uncontested races, the winners were:

• Wylie ISD, Place 4 - Brad Hill
• Merkel City Council, Place 4 - Brady Rutledge
• Merkel City Council, Place 5 - Keith Darby
• Merkel ISD board of trustees, Place 5 - Britt Pursley
• Merkel ISD board of trustees, Place 7 - Matt Travis
• Tuscola mayor - Joe Quick

Tuscola residents overwhelmingly approved Proposition A, by a 67-8 margin, unofficially. Prop. A read: "The authorization of the local sales and use tax in the city of Tuscola at the rate of one-quarter of 1% to continue providing revenue for maintenance and repair of the municipal streets. The tax expires on the fourth anniversary of the date of this election unless the imposition of the tax is reauthorized."

All election totals are not official until canvassed.

Abilene City Council

Wylie ISD board

City of Merkel

Merkel ISD board

City of Tuscola

Jim Ned CISD board

City of Buffalo Gap