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Council races have likely winners
  
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By Peter Jones
As of 10 p.m. Tuesday, civic activist Ron Phelps was leading in the crowded special-election contest to fill a vacant District 1 Centennial City Council seat.
Unofficial results had Phelps leading former City Councilmember Vorry Moon by only 90 votes with Republican activist Sonni Marbury trailing as a distant third.
“It’s an exciting civic activity to be a part of it,” Phelps said, saying the race was still too close to claim victory.
The other District 1 candidates, Sharon West, Pete Cooney, Michael Hall and Gary Furnee followed in that order with varying degrees of modest support.
In Centennial’s other two contested races, the incumbents clearly held their own.
District 2’s Sue Bosier easily defeated first-time challenger Scott Watters by a 35 percent margin.
In District 3, in a race that had taken on a partisan feel, incumbent Rebecca McClellan beat challenger Cindy Combs by a healthy 18 percentage points at last count.
“I’m really happy to be able to continue serving,” McClelan said. “I think people are pleased I stand up for them. It’s not always easy, but it’s the right thing to do.”
Two other city races were uncontested. Incumbents Rick Dindinger of District 1 and Ron Weidmann of District 4 will return to office.
Unofficial results had Phelps leading former City Councilmember Vorry Moon by only 90 votes with Republican activist Sonni Marbury trailing as a distant third.
“It’s an exciting civic activity to be a part of it,” Phelps said, saying the race was still too close to claim victory.
The other District 1 candidates, Sharon West, Pete Cooney, Michael Hall and Gary Furnee followed in that order with varying degrees of modest support.
In Centennial’s other two contested races, the incumbents clearly held their own.
District 2’s Sue Bosier easily defeated first-time challenger Scott Watters by a 35 percent margin.
In District 3, in a race that had taken on a partisan feel, incumbent Rebecca McClellan beat challenger Cindy Combs by a healthy 18 percentage points at last count.
“I’m really happy to be able to continue serving,” McClelan said. “I think people are pleased I stand up for them. It’s not always easy, but it’s the right thing to do.”
Two other city races were uncontested. Incumbents Rick Dindinger of District 1 and Ron Weidmann of District 4 will return to office.
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