2 late challengers join race to unseat Anthony on Las Vegas City Council

Councilman Stavros Anthony leaves the clerk's office after filing his paperwork to run for Las Vegas City Council representing Ward 4 on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017, at Las Vegas City Hall. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal)@bizutesfaye

Councilman Stavros Anthony signs his Declaration of Candidacy to run for Las Vegas City Council representing Ward 4 on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017, at Las Vegas City Hall. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal)@bizutesfaye

Las Vegas City Councilman Stavros Anthony will face three challengers in his bid for a third term representing Ward 4.

Sean Lyttle, Deborah Harris and Jon Edge filed for candidacy before Friday’s candidate filing deadline.

Anthony, a former Metropolitan Police Department captain, was first elected to the City Council in 2009 and is seeking his third and final four-year term. Anthony lost an effort to unseat Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman two years ago.

Lyttle, an attorney, lost a bid in November to represent District 37 in the Nevada Assembly.

In Ward 2, three candidates will challenge Councilman Bob Beers, and in Ward 6, 10 people are running for the seat Councilman Steve Ross will leave this year due to term limits.

In North Las Vegas, two challengers want to oust Mayor John Lee, who is seeking a second four-year term. In the City Council races, two candidates filed to run in Ward 1, while five people are vying to represent Ward 3.

The candidate filing period ended at 5 p.m. Friday. The primary election is April 4, and if necessary, general elections will be held June 13.

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