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Final results: Fuentes, Casar and Pool win Austin City Council races; Flannigan and Alter head to runoffs
This story was updated at 11:30 p.m. Tuesday with the final election results. It was updated on 2 p.m. on Wednesday to include the results from Williamson County, which includes a portion of District 6.
District 2—Vanessa Fuentes wins
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Vanessa Fuentes: 14,803 votes (56.12%)
Casey Ramos: 5,221 votes (19.79%)
David Chincanchan: 5,044 votes (19.08%)
Alex Strenger: 1,319 votes (5%)
District 4—Greg Casar is reelected
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Greg Casar: 11,555 votes (66.85%)
Louis C. Herrin III: 4,277 votes (24.74%)
Ramessess II Setepenre: 1,453 votes (8.41%)
District 6—Jimmy Flannigan and Mackenzie Kelly head to a Dec. 15 runoff
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Jimmy Flannigan: 14,180 votes (40.22%)
Mackenzie Kelly: 11,775 votes (33.4%)
Jennifer Mushtaler: 6,738 votes (19.11%)
Dee Harrison: 2,561 votes (7.26%)
District 7—Leslie Pool is reelected
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Leslie Pool: 27,255 votes (67.25%)
Morgan Witt: 13,275 votes (32.75%)
District 10—Alison Alter and Jennifer Virden head to a Dec. 15. runoff
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Alison Alter: 15,539 votes (34.2%)
Jennifer Virden: 11,553 votes (25.43%)
Pooja Sethi: 8,226 (18.11%)
Robert Thomas: 7,552 votes (16.62%)
Belinda Greene: 1,338 votes (2.94%)
Ben Easton: 841 votes (1.85%)
Noel Tristan: 384 votes (0.85%)
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More vaccines could be headed to Austin as FDA greenlights single-shot Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine
This story was updated Monday to include that the vaccine received official approval by the FDA this weekend.
The Food and Drug Administration approved the single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine that is to be shipped out this month, increasing the number of vaccines available.
In a virtual meeting on Friday, the FDA Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee unanimously approved of the U.S.'s third available COVID-19 vaccine, which was officially approved on Saturday. Federal officials say 4 million doses will go out nationally this week, with an expected 20 million doses to be available by the end of March. The Texas Department of State Health Services has said it expects to receive about 200,000 doses, but has not released a timeline of when doses will be shipped and available.
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