Kadlec leads Chamberlain in race for Ritzville mayoral seat

RITZVILLE — Former two-term Mayor Linda Kadlec has apparently won election to the Mayor’s Office, out polling Councilman Dennis R Chamberlain, 304-132 for the 2-year unexpired term of former Mayor Gary Cook.

The inital tally will change as Adams County elections officials count late-arriving ballots over the next week.

In the contested Ritzville City Council race, challenger Marcia Reimers Smith has a slim 18-vote lead over incumbent Mark Weigand, 216 to 198.