NORMAN — Unofficial voting results Tuesday showed Ward 1 Councilman Greg Heiple losing a bid for re-election to political newcomer Kate Bierman, while Ward 7 Councilman Stephen Tyler Holman retained his seat handily over opponent Traci Baker.

A runoff election between incumbent James Chappel and Sereta Wilson will determine the winner of the city's Ward 5 seat. A third candidate, Phillip Hillian, was knocked out of the race.

In Ward 1, Bierman received 327 votes, or 53.96 percent of the total votes cast in that race. Heiple, who was seeking his third term on the council, received 265 votes. Victor Reyes, a University of Oklahoma senior, trailed with 14 votes.

In the Ward 5 contest, neither Wilson nor Chappel received the necessary 50 percent of the vote total to avoid a runoff. Wilson received 427 votes, or 44.39 percent of the total votes cast, compared to 414 votes for Chappel, or 43.04 percent of the total. Challenger Phillip Hillian was knocked out of the race, receiving 121 votes, or only 12.58 percent of the votes cast.