Pacific’s four council races too close to call

Published 10:46 pm Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Reporter staff

King and Pierce counties released early results Tuesday night for four Pacific City Council races.

With just 460 ballots from 2,923 registered voters in Pacific (15.40 percent) counted, all four races are still too close to call.

Initial results have incumbent Councilmember John Jones holding a 13-vote lead over challenger Brice Erickson – 222 votes (51.39 percent) to 209 (48.38 percent) in the race for Position No. 2.

In the Position No. 5 race, featuring newcomers Stacy May Knudtson and Gary Nitschke, Knudtson holds the edge, 254 votes (58.26 percent) to 180 (41.28 percent).

In the Position No 7 race, incumbent City Council President Tren Walker leads Ronnie M. Harris, 280 votes (66.84 percent) to 139 (33.02 percent).

And in the Position No. 4 contest, challenger Vic Kave leads Leanne Guier, 236 votes (54.13 percent) to 199 (45.64 percent).

Guier, who was unable to pull out of the race after being appointed mayor, said that if she won the election, she wouldn’t take the position but would instead defer to the City Council to appoint a councilmember for Position No. 4, which is held by appointed Councilmember Katie Garberding.

Results from the general election are updated daily at 4:30 p.m. until they are certified on Nov. 26.