Reproductive rights advocate Sarah Dixit has overtaken incumbent Spokane City Councilman Jonathan Bingle in an incredibly tight race that likely will spill over into the coming week.

After counting on Friday, Dixit leads by 53 votes, having overcome the 202 vote deficit she ended with on election night Tuesday. The gap has steadily shrunk every day since and tipped in Dixit’s favor on Friday.

“Well, that’s not great,” Bingle said in a brief interview Friday afternoon. “That’s obviously not what we wanted or are hoping for. Now we have some work to do to cover some ground.”

There are nearly 1,200 votes left to count in the council district.

Dixit said her campaign team has been excitedly processing the news.

“We are feeling really excited and optimistic about the future of this electio

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