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Tacoma mayoral candidate Marilyn Strickland widened her lead after Saturday’s ballot count, but neither candidate declared victory or conceded.
Marilyn Strickland appears headed to the Tacoma mayor’s office.
Here are recent posts from The News Tribune’s Political Buzz blog. For the inside scoop on government and politics, go online to blog.thenewstribune.com/politics.
Pierce County Executive Pat McCarthy on Wednesday afternoon issued a carefully worded statement on Tuesday’s County Council decision to eliminate the Superior Court seat of Judge Michael Hecht.
Tacoma’s already tight mayor’s contest drew even tighter Wednesday, as City Councilwoman Marilyn Strickland’s lead dwindled by 54 votes over architect Jim Merritt in the latest count of ballots.
Marilyn Strickland maintains a 171-vote lead over Jim Merritt for Tacoma mayor in results released at 5:30 a.m. Wednesday morning by the Pierce County Auditor's Office.
Who will be Tacoma’s next mayor?
The latest campaign contribution filings by Tacoma mayoral candidates Marilyn Strickland and Jim Merritt show that collectively, the candidates have broken the $290,000 mark heading into Election Day.
Even before Election Day, one thing is certain for the Tacoma City Council: There will be new blood.
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