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Rich DePalma
Rich DePalma ran for election to the Austin City Council to represent District 8 in Texas. DePalma lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Elections
2018
General runoff election
General runoff election for Austin City Council District 8
Paige Ellis defeated Frank Ward in the general runoff election for Austin City Council District 8 on December 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Paige Ellis (Nonpartisan) | 56.1 | 6,172 |
| Frank Ward (Nonpartisan) | 43.9 | 4,821 | ||
| Total votes: 10,993 | |||
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General election
General election for Austin City Council District 8
Paige Ellis and Frank Ward advanced to a runoff. They defeated Bobby Levinski and Rich DePalma in the general election for Austin City Council District 8 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Paige Ellis (Nonpartisan) | 30.5 | 9,703 |
| ✔ | Frank Ward (Nonpartisan) | 24.7 | 7,841 | |
| Bobby Levinski (Nonpartisan) | 22.9 | 7,297 | ||
| Rich DePalma (Nonpartisan) | 21.9 | 6,967 | ||
| Total votes: 31,808 | |||
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