On Saturday, May 4, when the City of Dickens voters cast their ballots for three at-large city council candidates out of five ballot choices, there was a tie for third place.
In unofficial results, the top vote-getter was Bobby Kautz, with 50 votes, will be new to the council. In second place was incumbent David Wallace, and there was a tie for third place between two current incumbents, Jesus Zarate and Marvin West, each with 37 votes. A fifth candidate, Betty R. Atkinson, received 10 votes.
On Monday morning, City of Dickens secretary Lillian Atkinson told The Texas Spur with word that Jesus Zarate had conceded and thereby saved the city the trouble and expense of a runoff election.
The three newly elected city council members will be sworn in at the June Dickens City Councl Meeting following a canvass of votes at the May meeting.
