Zappone, Savage advance as primary winnows local election candidates

Spokane city voters have likely advanced one incumbent and one multi-time challenger to the November general election.

Preliminary results show sitting Councilmember Zack Zappone took more than 51% of the vote in his three-way District 3 race with challengers Christopher Savage and Cody Arguelles.

In his fourth run as a council candidate, Savage advanced with a second-place finish against fellow conservative Cody Arguelles.

The current vote count shows Savage got about 29% of the vote, while Arguelles, a military veteran and entrepreneur, took about 19%.

Spokane Valley voters picked the finalists for two council races. Incumbent Laura Padden won a three-way race with about 52%.

Her opponent in November will likely b

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