Marcotte, Fielder win in Belleville

Voters in Belleville had five candidates for two open city council seats and chose to elect incumbents Jesse Marcotte and Tom Fielder for four-year terms.
The unofficial totals (and the absentee voters within those final numbers) are:
• Jesse Marcotte — 214 (103 absentee)
• Tom Fielder — 185 (120 absentee)
• Jeff Vernon — 148 (80 absentee)
• Kelly Bates — 145 (80 absentee)
• Gwen Hooks — 94 (46 absentee)
The results of Tuesday’s election, recorded by the city’s new voting machines, were posted for the public shortly after the polls closed at 8 p.m. Belleville has 3,245 registered voters.