"...Incumbent District B Missouri City Councilman Don Smith faces a fight in the form of sociology professor Cynthia Lenton-Gary, who took 318 votes to Smith’s 333 in the May 12 elections. As challenger Lou Hunter won another 132 votes, no candidate got a majority, which forces Smith and Lenton-Gary into a runoff election now set for June 16.
Lenton-Gary got a boost Friday morning, when Hunter called to tell her he was throwing his support behind her.
“Lenton-Gary’s campaign more closely identifies the issues I ran on,” he said, adding that “I’ll probably campaign harder for her than I did for myself.”
Hunter admitted there have been past “issues” between him and the City Council, which obviously had a bearing on why he chose to run for Smith’s seat in the first place. Despite those issues, he said, he was trying to be open minded and hear all sides before deciding which candidate to stand behind.
“I’ve spoken to both parties in depth,” Hunter said of his former election opponents. “Hell, I’ve probably eaten at that Denny’s on Highway 6 five times this week.”
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