The three-man race in Colorado Springs City Council District 6 may have been close, but not close enough to trigger a recount, City Clerk Sarah Johnson said Wednesday.

Just 159 votes separated the first- and second-place candidates, but Johnson said the recount would only be launched with a difference of 20 or fewer votes.

According to unofficial returns, Andres G. Pico won with 4,099 votes, or about 34 percent of the total. David H. Moore was in second place, with 3,940 votes (33 percent), and Ed Bircham was in third with 3,863 votes (33 percent).

The results of Tuesday’s election will be certified April 12, and the new council will be sworn in April 16.

District 6 covers parts of eastern and northern Colorado Springs.

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