Unofficial results posted on the city’s Web site Tuesday night showed four new faces will come to the seven-member council, in which candidates all run for at-large seats.
In the race for Seat B, Paul Stout, a software engineer appointed to take over the seat vacated when mayor Steve Frost resigned earlier this year, lost to challenger Ruth Blanchard 107-73. Blanchard is a previous councilmember and an employee of Houston Lodge.
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In the race for Seat A, held by departing councilwoman and mayor Sandy McDonald, fireworks impresario Griz Smith lost to special education assistant and Mat-Su Borough School District employee Virgie Thompson 127-51.
Seat D, which is to be vacated by councilman Glen Tilghman, went to retired Army officer Lance Wilson, who ran unopposed. That race also saw the highest number of write-in votes, with 12, as opposed to two in the other three races.
Once the results are certified, Thompson and Blanchard will serve until 2011. Rife and Wilson will see their terms expire in 2009.


Comments
13 comment(s)CITY LIMITS wrote on Nov 17, 2008 8:37 PM:
THE PEOPLE GET THE GOVERNANCE THEY DESERVE
IN THIS CASE INACTION FROM THE PUBLIC BEGETS A CORRUPT STYLE OF GOVERNANCE
WE CAN ONLY BLAME OURSLEVES
NEXT TIME GET INVOLVED- GET LOUD! "
mom in houston wrote on Oct 10, 2008 8:32 PM:
shaking my head in Houston wrote on Oct 10, 2008 12:59 PM:
You obviously aren't privy to the facts. "
mom in houston wrote on Oct 9, 2008 7:28 PM:
shaking my head in Houston wrote on Oct 9, 2008 4:53 PM:
Think for themselves? WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? Every person now on the council except for Rife sits in Purcell's pocket. Himes and Burnett even ask Purcell in public how they should vote! Think for themselves! BAH! They are Purcell clones. Mindless clones. "
Houston Geezer wrote on Oct 9, 2008 4:09 PM:
Dark Days Ahead wrote on Oct 9, 2008 4:00 PM:
Kellar Ran Houston Too wrote on Oct 9, 2008 7:08 AM:
If not Purcell then who else wrote on Oct 9, 2008 6:42 AM:
Make Some Noise wrote on Oct 8, 2008 7:37 PM:
ccapolini wrote on Oct 8, 2008 8:59 AM:
What a wicked web we weave when first we learn to decieve. "
Long road to haul.... wrote on Oct 8, 2008 8:51 AM:
Be Afraid wrote on Oct 8, 2008 7:52 AM: