Gabriel, Nunnally returned to Kalispell City Council in special election

Six months after a ballot mishap left the outcomes of two Kalispell City Council races in doubt, incumbents Kari Gabriel and Sam Nunnally secured their reelection bids during Tuesday’s special election.

Gabriel, who represents Ward 1, topped challenger Wes Walker 654-541, according to unofficial results tallied by the Flathead County Election Department. Nunnally beat rival Gabriel Dillon 736-572 to again represent Ward 2. 

Gabriel and Nunnally both won reelection during the November mail-in municipal election, but officials learned shortly before Election Day that a clerical error by the county Election Department meant more than 1,400 voters received the wrong ballot.