First-time candidate Brad Fitch leads incumbent Paul Anderson 45% to 32% in the Sparks City Council Ward 3 primary, based on preliminary results.
They were besting the race’s two other candidates – Marie Baker and Andrea Tavener, who each received between 10 and 13 percent of the vote.
The primary’s top two vote-getters will move onto November’s general election. Ward 3 covers southeast Sparks.
Sparks Ward 1 primary results
Unlike Reno council elections, if a Sparks candidate receives more than 50% of the primary vote, they are automatically declared the race’s winner and don’t appear on the November ballot…