Council Seat 1
Election Results
| Candidate | Votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| Loren “Ron” Edinger | 4,459 | 71.94% |
| Adam Graves | 1,739 | 28.06% |
* Race percentages are calculated with data from the Secretary of State's Office, which omits write-in votes from its calculations when there are too few to affect the outcome. The Spokane County Auditor's Office may have slightly different percentages than are reflected here because its figures include any write-in votes.
The Candidates
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Contrast clear in CdA council race
When Ron Edinger began serving on the Coeur d’Alene City Council, Adam Graves had not entered the world. Now the two – the 75-year-old with 40 years of incumbency and the 37-year-old businessman determined to modernize the city – are facing off for council seat 1. The race has been cast both as a battle over the future of McEuen Field and as one of looking to the future rather than being mired in the past.
Opponent: Edinger seeking sympathy
Coeur d’Alene City Council candidate Adam Graves said Thursday that his opponent’s claim that Graves is “out to get his family” is “pure political posturing in pursuit of the sympathy vote.” Graves is challenging 40-plus-year incumbent Ron Edinger, who said Wednesday that “individuals” were attacking his family because they had no issue with which to discredit him.
Huckleberries: Idaho duo tie the knot the rural-fashioned way
The bride was lovely. The groom was nervous. The wedding carriage was spit-shined – a new Kubota tractor upon which bride Libby Stockdale made her grand entrance to her wedding at the Western Pleasure Guest Ranch, 16 miles northeast of Sandpoint. Libby’s pop, Doug, was at the wheel. Libby was radiant, sitting in the front bucket, holding a bouquet of sunflowers. Now, Franck Eggelhoffer (Martin Short’s character in “Father of the Bride”) might not approve of Libby’s rural “limo.” But Marianne Love of the Slight Detour blog reports that witnesses enjoyed the “laid-back, warm, friendly gathering” that united Libby and Isaac Schoonover.