Linda Langerhans retained her mayor's seat, while newcomer Charlie Kiehne and incumbent Bobby Watson won the two open council seats.
Mayor Linda Langerhans retained her seat with a close win over councilman Graham Pearson, while Charlie Kiehne and Bobby Watson won council seats in the three-person race in Saturday’s City of Fredericksburg Election.
With final counts being reported just before midnight, City Secretary Shelley Britton said all 29 charter amendments passed. Exact counts on those will be in next week’s paper.
Langerhans, who also served as mayor in the 1990s, won by a vote of 534 to 490. Pearson will retain his seat on the city council.
Kiehne and Watson outpaced former councilwoman Kathy Sanford to win the seats held by Watson and Jerry Luckenbach, who did not run for re-election.
Vote totals were as follows:
Mayor
Linda Langerhans 534
Graham Pearson 490
City council - 2 seats
Charlie Kiehne 583
Bobby Watson 571
Kathy Sanford 523
Overall, 555 Fredericksburg residents voted early (held April 25 through May 3) and 474 voted on Saturday for a total of 1,029.
There are 7,243 registered voters in the city of Fredericksburg, making for a voting percentage of 14 percent.
Votes are unofficial until they are canvassed, which will take place next week.