Incumbent Spokane Valley City Council member Gary Schimmels sailed through the primary election and will appear on the general election ballot in November along with opponent Ed Pace. Schimmels collected 34 percent of the vote while Pace garnered 36 percent. There are still some ballots to be counted, but the percentages aren't expected to change much.

It will be a tight race and the key to winning may be attracting the 28 percent of voters who cast their ballot for Loberg. While Loberg may be out of the running this year, don't count her out. "I'll just do it again in a couple years," she said. "I think I have what the city needs. I'm just going to work harder to show people who I am and what I do."

Look for a story on the election results in tomorrow's Valley Voice.  

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