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The incumbents were re-elected to their Burleson City Council seats in the May 12 election that drew 2,525 votes. The votes will be canvassed at the regular city council meeting on May 21, at 7 p.m. at city hall. The winners in each race will be sworn in at that same council meeting.

 

The unofficial results are:

 

Mayor

Ken Shetter (incumbent) – 1,388, 55.39 percent

Larry Pool (challenger) – 1,118, 44.61 percent

 

Councilmember Place 2

Rick Green (uncontested incumbent) –1,859

 

Councilmember Place 4

Matt Aiken (incumbent) – 1,657 votes, 70.81 percent

Leslee Clark Ahrend (challenger) – 683 votes, 29.19 percent

 

Councilmember Place 6

Brenda Gammon (challenger) – 752 votes, 32.16 percent

Ronnie Johnson (challenger) – 1,250 votes, 53.46 percent

Heather Morrill (challenger) – 336 votes, 14.37 percent

 

 

Shetter, 40, is an attorney and executive director. He has lived in Texas for 40 years and in Burleson for 13 years.

 

Pool,  50, is employed in insurance and real estate. He has lived in Texas for 15 years and in Burleson for three years.

 

Green, 47, is employed in real estate. He has lived in Texas for 47 years and in Burleson for 20 years.

 

Aiken, 31, is employed as an attorney. He has lived in Texas for 31 years and in Burleson for six years. 

 

Ahrend, 42, is employed as a teacher. She is a lifelong resident of Texas and a 20-year resident of Burleson.

 

Gammon, 59, is a financial advisor. She has lived in Texas for 11 years and in Burleson for 11 years. 

 

Johnson, 66, is retired. He is a lifetime resident of Texas and a 39-year resident of Burleson.

 

Morrill, 38, is a teacher. She is a six-year resident of Texas and a 5-year resident of Burleson.

 

Four of the seven city council seats were on the ballot. Three of the four incumbents in the 2012 race filed for re-election to their seat. Pool, the current Place 6 council member, opted to pursue the post of mayor instead of re-election to his seat.

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