Phelicia DeRosier brings her daughters Moriah, 11, and Kaitlyn, 2, who are home-schooled, into the polling place with her during municipal election voting at John Fremont Middle School on St. Louis Avenue in Las Vegas Tuesday, April 5, 2011.
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Las Vegas City Councilman Bob Beers poses in his office Tuesday, May 15, 2014.
Steve Seroka, candidate in the Las Vegas City Council Ward 2 race.
Two of the three Las Vegas City Council seats up for grabs this election cycle will be decided this June after candidates failed to secure enough votes during Tuesday’s primaries to win outright.
It appears that incumbent Bob Beers will face Steve Seroka in Ward 2, while Michele Fiore and Kelli Ross will face off in Ward 6. Councilman Stavros Anthony easily won re-election in Ward 4.
Beers dominated the Ward 2 race in terms of votes but fell short of the 50 percent needed to avoid a runoff election. He received 2,586 votes, or 43 percent. Seroka received 1,732 votes, or 29 percent.
Christina Roush finished third and received 1,592 votes, or 26 percent. Roush out-fundraised Seroka significantly, but apparently that did not translate into ballots cast.
Laura Feher also appeared on the ballot but did little campaigning. She received 154 votes.
The Ward 2 race has been dominated by residents of the Queensridge neighborhood who are upset with Beers for his support of a proposed development on the former Badlands golf course.
In Ward 6, Fiore and Ross led a crowded pack vying to replace term-limited Councilman Steve Ross, but neither garnered the 50 percent of votes needed to win outright.
Fiore, a former assemblywoman, received 2,802 votes, or 46 percent. Kelli Ross, who is married to the outgoing councilman, received 1,871 votes, or 31 percent.
Eliminated from that race were Chris Garvey, Ryan Alarid, Adam Christian, Matthew Consoli, Joel Jarvis, Allen Jordan, Reid Rasner and Thaddeus A. Ynigues.
In Ward 4, Anthony cruised to an easy victory, defeating challengers Jon Edge, Deborah Harris and Sean Lyttle.
Anthony received 4,738 votes, or 74 percent. He defeated Jon Edge, Deborah Harris and Sean Lyttle.
For Municipal Court, Department 3, Judge Heidi Almase will face challenger Cara Campbell in the general election.
Almase received 9,201 votes, or 42 percent. Campbell received 7,902 votes, or 36 percent. Eliminated from the race was Robert Kurth, who received 4,594 votes, or 21 percent.
For Municipal Court, Department 5, Judge Cedric Kerns defeated challenger Crystal Eller to keep his seat. Kerns received 12,811 votes, or 59 percent. Eller received 8,910 votes, or 41 percent.
Susan Roger ran unopposed for Department 5 Municipal Court Judge. She has been automatically declared the winner.
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