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By Sam Kmack || Arizona Republic
Barry Graham has won the race for Scottsdale’s final open city council seat, securing his place as the city’s newest elected official. He will replace termed-out City Councilmember Linda Milhaven in January.
Graham held a significant lead lead over his opponent Pamela Carter throughout the race. He consistently controlled about 58% of the votes and was up by about 12,500 as of Tuesday morning, after Maricopa County released its last big tranche of results.
That lead may shrink as smaller batches of results roll-in throughout the week, but Carter will not be able to close the gap given the tiny number of votes left to be counted.
“We ran a positive, fact-based, solution-focused campaign,” Graham said. “We are very proud of the margin of victory.”
Carter was not immediately available for an interview on Tuesday.
She and Graham had been locked in a campaign battle since the primary election in August, when incumbents Kathy Littlefield and Solange Whitehead secured enough votes to win without a runoff election.
