POULSBO — City Council members Ken Thomas, Connie Lord, Gary Nystul and Jeff McGinty — each a winner in the Nov. 3 general election — were sworn in on Dec. 16.

Council members are elected to four-year terms and receive $750 per month.

Thomas, previously an appointee to Position 1, was elected to a full term, defeating fourth-generation Poulsbo resident Amanda Cheatham 1,176 votes to 809.

Thomas was appointed to the City Council in January 2015 after the position was vacated by Linda Berry-Maraist.

Jeff McGinty, Position 4, was elected to his seventh term. He’s the longest-serving council member in city history and is the mayor pro tem. His opponent, retired Navy chief petty officer Gregory Mueller, dropped his campaign in early September to tend to personal legal matters, leaving McGinty unopposed although Mueller’s name was still on the ballot.

Lord, Position 2, was elected to her fifth council term. Nystul, Position 3, was elected to a second term. Both ran unopposed.