Garland voters appear to have elected Dylan Hedrick as the city's next mayor.

Unofficial results in Dallas County show Hedrick with 51.7% of the vote over opponent and former city council colleague Deborah Morris in Saturday's runoff election, with all precincts reporting as of 10:42 p.m. The two candidates are separated by just over 260 votes.

In a statement on Facebook late Saturday night, Hedrick said he is "deeply honored and humbled."

"Garland is a city with incredible potential, and I’m ready to get to work on day one," he wrote. "Together, we’ll focus on rebuilding our streets, improving public safety, supporting economic growth, and making city government more responsive and available to the citizens of Garland."

He will replace outgoing Mayor Scott LeMay, who is term-limite

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