Mark Hill Leads Frisco Mayoral Race with 34% Early Vote, Runoff Likely

*TL;DR: Mark Hill holds a narrow early‑vote lead in Frisco’s mayoral race, but a June runoff is expected because no candidate has reached the required majority.

Context Frisco voters are preparing to replace term‑limited Mayor Jeff Cheney. Early voting, which began in May, covered parts of Collin and Denton counties and gave the first clear picture of the contest among five candidates.

Key Facts - Mark Hill leads with 5,912 early votes, accounting for 34.05% of the early ballot count. - Rob Vilhauer follows closely with 5,529 votes, or 32.05%. - Shona Sowell and John Keating trail with 21.48% and 12.21% respectively. - Early voting produced 18,321 ballots in Collin County (4.56% of registered voters) and 37,566 in Denton County (6.49%). - City election rules require a candidate to secure more than 50% of the total vote to win outright; otherwise the top two finishers advance to a runoff in June.

What It Means Hill’s 34% share places him ahead, but the margin over Vilhauer is only 383 votes. Because neither candidate has crossed the 50% mark, the race will move to a runoff between the two front‑runners. The runoff will likely intensify campaign activity as both candidates seek to capture the supporters of Sowell, Keating and any undecided voters.

The early‑vote turnout, while modest—under 7% of registered voters across both counties—suggests that a larger share of the electorate will decide the outcome on Election Day. As the final precinct results from May 2 are still pending, the exact vote totals could shift the dynamics, but the mathematical requirement for a majority remains unchanged.

Frisco’s next mayor will inherit a city facing rapid growth, infrastructure demands, and a need for fiscal stewardship. Voters will watch how Hill and Vilhauer differentiate on issues such as transportation, public safety and economic development.

What to watch next Watch the official canvass of May 2 votes and the June runoff results for the final decision on Frisco’s new mayor.