There will be one new face and one familiar on the Springfield City Council starting in January, after Tuesday’s election.

Former city councilor and one-time mayoral candidate Justin Hurst came in second place in the race for five at-large seats, representing the whole city. And in Ward 7, challenger Gerry Martin defeated incumbent Tim Allen with a whopping 66% of the vote. Allen has been on the council since 2009.

The at-large race pitted eight candidates. One-term incumbent Jose Delgado finished on top with 16% of the vote. He was followed by the challenger Hurst, then Kateri Walsh, Tracye Whitfield and Brian Santaniello, who all retained their seats.

Current councilor Sean Curran finished 6th and lost his position, finishing 88 votes behind Santaniello. Other challengers Juan "Jay" L

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