District 8 Runoff Election

At a glance

What: Canvass of the June 13, 2026 runoff election for the District 8 Council seat.
Where it stands: Council canvassed the results 9-0 on June 23, 2026 (Resolution No. 26-204). Jason Shelton won and was sworn in that evening, replacing Barbara Odom-Wesley.

Martha Garcia, City Secretary, presented the returns: Jason Shelton 5,824 votes; Melody Fowler 3,455.
Gonzalez moved, Galante seconded; 9 ayes, 0 nays.
Judge Kenneth Sanders, Justice of the Peace, Precinct 7, administered the oath of office to Shelton.
Mayor and Council thanked outgoing Councilmember Odom-Wesley, who thanked the citizens of Arlington.
Shelton voted at the meeting from the zoning items onward; see Martin Luther King Drive Gas Drilling Permits and Campbell Place Multi-Family Zoning.

Runoff canvassed; Shelton sworn in.