An incumbent and a political newcomer maintained their leads in updated returns in the two contested races for Union Gap City Council.
Updated results from Wednesday afternoon for Union Gap Position 6 showed incumbent Julie Schilling leading challenger Dave Matson, a former City Council member, with 60.64% of the vote to Matson’s 38.86%, or 245 votes for Schilling to 157 votes for Matson. There were two write-in votes.
Schilling, 66, is a retired Yakima Herald-Republic advertising salesperson and also worked for Fosseen’s Home & Hearth in public relations. Matson, 66, is owner and operator of Deb’s Mobile Home Transfer in Union Gap since 1980. He was on the Union Gap City Council in Position 5 for three terms through 2019.
Unpdated results for Union Gap Position 5 showed Georgia Reitmire ahead of Jim Lemon, with 58.27% of the vote to 40.97%, or 222 votes for Reitmire to 161 votes for Lemon. There were three write-in votes.
Incumbent David Hansen did not seek reelection.
Lemon, 55, was a Union Gap City Council member from 2000 to 2008 and mayor from 2008 to 2013. He is unemployed. Reitmire, 63, works for Yakima Valley Libraries as a library manager. This is her first time running for elected office.
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