Council Races: Lora Petso Surges Ahead, While D.J. Wilson Gets Closer

On Thursday, challenger Darlene Stern saw her lead over incumbent City Councilwoman Lora Petso shrink from 228 to 176 votes.

Stern's lead evaporated Friday.

With the latest results, Petso now has a slim five-vote lead in her effort to maintain her seat on the council. She has 5,574 votes (49.86 percent) to Stern's 5,569 (49.82).

Meanwhile, another incumbent, D.J. Wilson, gained five votes and now trails challenger Joan Bloom by 47 votes. Bloom has 5,688 votes (50.04 percent) while Wilso has 5,641 (49.63 percent).

In the other City Council race that's too close to call, incumbent Diane Buckshnis significantly increased her lead over Bob Wilcox from 30 votes Thursday to 135 votes Friday. She now has 5,917 (50.37 percent) to Wilcox's 5,782 (49.22 percent).

Edmonds Patch , who has beaten incumbent Mike Cooper, who was appointed to the positon in the summer of 2010 with the departure of Mayor Gary Haakenson.

over challenger Alvin Rutledge, a seat that became available when current member Steve Bernheim decided not to run again.