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CHENEY CITY COUNCIL At stake: Positions 2, 5 and 6. | Incumbent Councilman Robert Stockton was trouncing challenger Rich CrystalWolfe Baker 603-152 while incumbent Patrick Rast was losing to Doug Nixon, 436-326. Annette Mather was whipping Tim Gainer 531-238 for the seat being vacated by Les Harris. | Planning for growth, preserving the city’s small-town atmosphere and assuring an adequate water supply were issues for the candidates. Nixon and Mather led their primaries. |
DEER PARK CITY COUNCIL At stake: Position 2. | Incumbent Randy Bean had a 267-212 lead over challenger Mary J. Gray. Bean campaigned for better jobs; Gray, for better streets. | Bean is a paramedic with 12 children; Gray is a former restaurant cook. |
FAIRFIELD TOWN COUNCIL At stake: Position 3. | Incumbent Mary Branon was being defeated by mail carrier Kami Michelle Thieren, 81-33. | Thieren was drawn to Fairfield by its small-town charm. |
CITY OF LIBERTY LAKE MAYOR | Incumbent Steve Peterson is in a tight race to keep his job against City Councilwoman Wendy Van Orman. After counting Tuesday, Peterson led 496-480. Both have been in office since the city incorporated six years ago. | Peterson argued that he’s a proven leader. Van Orman said she would give residents a louder voice. |
MEDICAL LAKE CITY COUNCIL At stake: Position 6. | Challenger John Paikuli was leading incumbent Sam Julagay 309-221. Both wanted to deal with a water shortage that led the city to impose a construction moratorium. | Julagay, 73, is a psychiatric social worker; Paikuli, 37, owns an insurance agency. |
| ROCKFORD MAYOR | Appointed Mayor Gary Wagner was fending off Howard Brutschy for the two years left in former Mayor Ed Baune’s unfinished term. Wagner had 57 votes to Brutschy’s 46. | Wagner previously was mayor from 2000 to 2002 and served 10 years on the Town Council. Brutschy served four years on the council and was public works director. |