AUSTIN, Texas — Both new and familiar faces have been elected to the Austin City Council.

  • Natasha Harper Madison beat Mariana Salazar in District 1
  • Pio Renteria defeats his sister, Susana Almanzar in District 3
  • Paige Ellis defeats Frank Ward in District 8

District 1

Natasha Harper Madison defeated challenger Mariana Salazar in the runoff election after neither secured enough votes for the seat in the general election.

Early voting totals showed Harper Madison with a considerable lead.

District 3

Sabino "Pio" Renteria won re-election against his sister Susana Almanza for District 3.

This is almost a repeat of what happened in 2014 when the two went head-to-head for the District 3 seat. Councilmember Renteria also won that seat in a runoff.

District 8

Paige Ellis pulled off a victory in the closest race of the three runoffs.

She beat out the lone conservative, Frank Ward, who had received endorsements from the Austin police and fire unions.

Ellis has a background in environmental science and hopes to redirect council's focus on smart growth and density.

The winners will be sworn in for a four-year term early next month.