Incumbents seeking reelection to Kalispell City Council held on to their seats, according to preliminary results released late Tuesday night.

Kari Sue Gabriel, Sam Nunnally and Ryan Hunter outpaced their respective rivals in the municipality’s three contested races, an unofficial vote tally issued at 11:58 p.m. showed.

Sid Daoud, who represents Ward 4 on the Council, ran for reelection unopposed. 

The only other elected seat on the Kalispell ballot was municipal judge. Alison Howard, who was appointed to the position by Council in January, ran unopposed. 

PRELIMINARY results Tuesday showed the three incumbents seeking reelection to Whitefish City Council handily winning.

Frank Sweeney, Steven Qunell and Rebecca Norton accumulated sizable advantages over four challengers.

Whitefish voters also overwhelmingly supported a ballot question about reallocating a portion of the city’s resort tax toward housing initiatives. The tally showed 1,773 votes in favor of the tax question, with 353 against.

Mayor John Muhlfeld and Municipal Judge Caitlin Overland were unopposed.

In the Columbia Falls City Council election, Kelly Hamilton, John Piper and Kathryn Price claimed the three open seats.

Unofficial preliminary results as of Tuesday, Nov. 7 at 11:58 p.m.

Kalispell

City Council

Ward 1

Kari Sue Gabriel 482

Wes Walker 399

Write-in 3

Municipal judge

Alison Howard 782

Write-in 14

Ward 2

City Council

Sam Nunnally 529

Gabriel Dillon 421

Write-in 6

Municipal judge

Alison Howard 885

Write-in 11

Ward 3

City Council

Ryan Hunter 605

Kevin Aurich 234

Write-in 3

Municipal judge

Alison Howard 670

Write-in 21

Ward 4

City Council

Sid Daoud 346

Write-in 34

Municipal judge

Alison Howard 370

Write-in 15

Columbia Falls 

City Council (Three open seats)

Kelly Hamilton 678

John H. Piper 668

Kathryn Price 569

Darin V. Fisher 423

Write-in 17

Whitefish 

City Council (Three open seats)

Frank Sweeney 1,275

Steven Qunell 1,168

Rebecca Norton 1,063

Nathan Dugan 693

James M. Ramlow 691

Nancy Schuber 610

Kent Taylor 493

Write-in 14

Mayor

John M. Muhlfeld 1,751

Write-in 88

Municipal Judge

Caitlin Overland 1,660

Write in 21

Resort Tax

For 1,773

Against 353