UT Arlington professor Jason Shelton has taken a sizable lead in early voting returns for Arlington’s City Council District 8 runoff election. Shelton led Melody Fowler, an Arlington ISD trustee, 64.4% to 35.5% when early voting numbers were released.

Election Background

The two candidates failed to surpass the 50% threshold during the May 2 election, with Fowler receiving roughly 46.9% of the vote and Shelton receiving roughly 38.3%. The race originally had three candidates, with realtor Corey Harris receiving roughly 14.8% of votes.

Arlington saw 6,547 voters cast ballots in early voting, with a total of 28 voting locations across the city. All eligible Arlington residents will be able to vote in the election, as the seat is one of three at-large council positions.

Original reporting: Fort Worth Report — read the source article.