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A friend has sent you a link to an article found on FlatheadBeacon.com. To read the full text of this article online, click here: /articles/article/sweeney_loses_whitefish_council_race_hyatt_wins13975/ ARTICLE EXCERPT: In the weeks leading up to election day, the Whitefish City Council race increasingly turned into a showdown between incumbent Frank Sweeney and the three other candidates, with controversial mailers and gossip on the street helping to intensify that division. On Tuesday, voters continued that trend, casting ballots for Chris Hyatt, Bill Kahle and Phil Mitchell to fill three vacant council seats over Sweeney. Hyatt received the most votes with 28 percent, followed by Kahle with 26 percent and Mitchell with 21 percent. Sweeney received 19 percent of the vote. Incumbent Nick Palmer dropped out of the race after announcing he would run for re-election.