Election results: Kalispell City Council incumbents retain seats
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