Alderperson Lilija Stevens won the open seat over Mike Brownfield for mayor with 2,295 votes to Brownfield’s 1,911. Regardless of who won — Brownfield or Stevens — it rang the end of an almost quarter ...

Lilija Stevens has defeated Mike Brownfield to become the first female mayor of Washington, with 100 percent of precincts reporting Tuesday night. Unofficial election results showed Stevens in the ...