Moore about Bastrop: Every vote counts. Only four votes separated the two candidates for a council seat Debbie Moore I have heard people say, “Why should I vote? One vote won’t make a difference,” and, “They (whoever ‘they’ are) have already decided who will win.” As I write this, I have just learned that all of the votes for Bastrop’s only contested City Council seat have been counted. Out of the 1,228 votes cast, only four votes separate the two contestants. Jimmy Crouch received 616 votes and Cheryl Lee garnered 612. There was also a contested race for a Bastrop school district seat along with two very important school bond proposals. That race and the two bonds were settled by a much larger margin.