In bid for the two open seats, attorney Chris Wharton led Phil Carroll, an affordable housing developer, in the District 3 duel to succeed two-term incumbent Stan Penfold, who did not seek re-election.
In District 5, first-term incumbent Erin Mendenhall, a graduate student, appeared headed to another four-year term with a comfortable advantage over community activist George Chapman in initial returns, 83 percent to 17 percent.