It was an early night for Buda City Council Place 1 candidate Lee Urbanovsky who claimed his place on the dais after opponent John Hatch conceded Tuesday’s runoff election 15 minutes after the polls closed.

Urbanovsky, a political newcomer, won the Place 1 seat by taking roughly 61 percent of the 1,240 total votes. Hatch, who fell by a 272-vote margin, claimed roughly 39 percent of the vote.

Urbanovsky’s win was shouldered by a substantial 589-316 lead he built after early voting res...