Correction: Stanford, French, Johnson lead LFP Council races

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2011

By Evan Smith

Incumbent Councilwoman Catherine Stanford,Council challenger Tom French, and candidate Jeff Johnson led Lake Forest Park City Council contests with about half the expected votes counted Tuesday night.

Stanford held a 52 percent to 48 percent lead over challenger Brian Cathcart. Stanford was running for a second four-year term.

French had 53 percent of the vote to 47 percent for incumbent Councilman Ed Sterner. French had lost to Councilman Robert Lee in 2009. Sterner had won re-election without opposition in both 2003 and 2007.

Johnson held the biggest lead Tuesday night with 54 percent to 46 percent for opponent Chuck Paulsen, who had lost in the 2009 primary,

The results came from a countywide ballot return of 26 percent, half of the expected final turnout of 52 percent.

Lake Forest Park had a ballot-return rate of 27.5 percent.