East Lansing City Council candidate Ruth Beier interacts with her supporters as she awaits the poll results on Nov. 5, 2013, at Dublin Square. Beier, an MSU alumna, won her election for a four-year term. Khoa Nguyen/The State News
Ruth Beier and Susan Woods were victorious in their bids for seats on the East Lansing City Council, according to unofficial counts from the Ingham County Clerk’s Office.
With all 17 precincts reporting, Beier took the lead and secured a spot on the council with 1,231 votes. Woods came in a close second to claim the other available seat with 1,085 votes, defeating candidates Ben Eysselinck and Sam Artley by more than 500 votes.
They will replace incumbent council members Kevin Beard and Vic Loomis, both of whom did not run for re-election.
Incumbent Kathleen Boyle, who was appointed to council last year after former council member Don Power stepped down, was handily reelected, taking in 1,241 votes to challenger Joanna Bosse’s 520.
Initial counts indicate only 3,209 people voted for the full-year term East Lansing City Council candidates. Even fewer voted for a partial-term candidate.
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