TYLER, Texas — Shirley McKellar will face Pamela Phoenix in a runoff race for the Tyler City Council, after the two were the top vote earners in a three-way race on Saturday.
According to complete, unofficial returns, McKellar received 234 votes, or 43.3 percent, compared to 173, or 32 percent, for Phoenix. Dalila Reynoso, an immigration advocate, finished third with 133 votes, or 24.6 percent.
After hearing about the unofficial returns, McKellar said she would work to make sure every vote is counted in the election. "We’ll see," she said. "If there’s gonna be a runoff then it’s going to be a runoff."
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