Manor council certifies runoff results and swears in Christopher Harvey as mayor

The City of Manor City Council voted to approve an ordinance canvassing the Dec. 14, 2024 mayoral runoff and formally certified Dr. Christopher Harvey as mayor before administering his oath of office.

City staff told the council that the runoff included six precincts and that 470 ballots were cast out of 9,775 registered voters, a turnout the city reported as 4.81 percent. Officials recorded 357 total votes for Christopher Harvey (reported as about 75.96 percent) and 113 votes for Tricia Campbell (about 24.04 percent); officials also provided a breakdown of early votes, vote-by-mail and election-day tallies during the presentation.

At the special call session, a city official read a certificate stating that “Dr. Christopher Harvey … by virtue of having received a majority of the votes cast, has been elected mayor of the City of Manor, Texas” and referenced the City Charter and city ordinances as the basis for qualification to hold office. An official then administered the oath required for taking office.

After the oath, Christopher Harvey thanked council members, family and supporters and pledged to work for the city. “We're definitely ready to do the work, and council is ready to continue to address their concerns and needs of the city,” Christopher Harvey said.

On a subsequent agenda item, a motion was made to approve Ordinance No. 772, “canvassing the election returns and declaring the results of the runoff election of the City of Manor held on Saturday, 12/14/2024 for the City Of Manor's Mayor.” The motion was seconded, the presiding official called for the vote and the motion passed with no opposition recorded in the meeting record.

The council adjourned the special call session at 12:12 PM.

What happens next: The council certified the results and completed the swearing-in during the same meeting; no further actions or contested outcomes were recorded in the session.