By Charlotte Aguilar Gus Pappas has been elected Bellaire mayor, outpolling Aaron Perry 57-43 percent in a runoff Saturday (Dec. 9). Only about a quarter of the city’s 13,539 registered voters — 3,301 in all — cast ballots in the race that will determine the city’s leadership over the next two years. The unofficial results: Aaron … [Read more...] about Pappas elected Bellaire mayor
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Costly campaign apparently didn’t sway Bellaire voters: Pappas holds onto lead in mayor runoff
By Charlotte Aguilar In-person voting tallies released just after midnight Sunday (Dec. 10) aligned with early results, and it appears Gus Pappas has easily won election as Bellaire mayor in Saturday’s runoff. Pappas served eight years as a city councilmember — four of those as mayor pro tem — before term limits kicked in. His runoff campaign for mayor emphasized that … [Read more...] about Costly campaign apparently didn’t sway Bellaire voters: Pappas holds onto lead in mayor runoff
Perry or Pappas? Bellaire voters will choose a new mayor today
The showdown between a political veteran and a newcomer will be settled in a runoff today (Saturday, Dec. 9) as Bellaire voters select their new mayor. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., with early voting results expected shortly after voting ends. Essentials News will report the figures as they are released. On the ballot are two attorneys: •Aaron Perry, who … [Read more...] about Perry or Pappas? Bellaire voters will choose a new mayor today
Bellaire election results: Runoff for mayor, women sweep council seats
By Charlotte Aguilar Bellaire residents won’t know until Dec. 9 who their new mayor is, but women candidates have locked down the three council seats that were up for grabs Tuesday (Nov. 7). The showdown to become the city’s first new mayor in eight years is down to two attorneys: Top vote-getter Gus Pappas, a former two-term Bellaire councilman who served for four years as … [Read more...] about Bellaire election results: Runoff for mayor, women sweep council seats
Pappas in lead for Bellaire mayor, but Wesely, Perry jostle for a runoff
By Charlotte Aguilar With early results reported Tuesday night (Nov. 7) in Bellaire, former Councilmember and Mayor Pro Tem Gus Pappas is in the lead for mayor but the two other candidates — newcomer Aaron Perry and incumbent Councilmember Nathan Wesely — are in a close race to force him into a Dec. 9 runoff. Here are the results, with 2,071 early in-person votes and mail-in … [Read more...] about Pappas in lead for Bellaire mayor, but Wesely, Perry jostle for a runoff