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Two incumbents, former mayor leading in Federal Way City Council races

Published 9:05 pm Tuesday, November 5, 2019

By Carrie Rodriguez

Two incumbents, former mayor leading in Federal Way City Council races
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Two incumbents, former mayor leading in Federal Way City Council races
Incumbent Deputy Mayor Susan Honda and council candidate Linda Kochmar smile for a picture after initial results show they are both pulling ahead of their opponents. Bruce Honda/courtesy photo
Linda Kochmar and some of her supports gather together for a group photo to celebrate her initial win after Election night’s results show her winning over her opponent by over 600 votes. Haley Donwerth/staff photo
Council hopeful Jamila Taylor checks results with 30th District Sen. Claire Wilson. Currently Taylor is losing to incumbent Mark Koppang. Haley Donwerth/staff photo
Tony Pagliocco talks over his loss to Linda Kochmar at his election night party at JP’s Tavern. Haley Donwerth/staff photo

Two incumbents seem poised to retain their seats on the Federal Way City Council, while one former mayor is winning in early election results.

In the Pos. 3 race, incumbent Susan Honda holds a wide lead with nearly 65% of the votes, while challenger Sharry Edwards garnered 34% of the votes, according to preliminary King County Elections results on Tuesday night.

For Pos. 5, incumbent Mark Koppang is leading with 55% of the votes to challenger Jamila Taylor’s nearly 45%.

Former Mayor Linda Kochmar is also leading the Pos. 7 race with nearly 53% of the votes, while challenger Tony Pagliocco garnered 46%.

Final King County Elections results will be certified on Nov. 26.

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