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(The Center Square) – Pierce County has a new executive and some returning faces to the county council following a few closes races in last week’s general election. Pierce County Council Chair Ryan Mello, a Democrat, has won the race for the Pierce County executive position. He bested Rep. Kelly Chambers, R-Puyallup, by only 10,012 votes as of Tuesday morning Chambers congratulated her opponent in a social media post on Monday. Mello, thanked his supporters and campaign workers in his own post. “I cannot wait to get to work on behalf of folks all across Pierce County,” Mello said. “More than e…