Elections: Council incumbents lead

Kim Daughtry, Steve Ewing and Marcus Tageant hold off challengers; Gary Petershagen leads Joyce Copley by just 18 votes — too close to call.

Official LS City Council results as of 8:00 pm. Courtesy SnoCo Elections

With 100% of on-hand ballots counted, it appears that Lake Stevens’ three incumbent City Councilmembers have retained their seats, while a fourth clings to an 18 vote lead.

Here’s where things stand as of 8:00 pm Nov. 2.

• Incumbent Kim Daughtry (55.9%) won the Position 1 race by doub…