Current Saline City Council members David Rhoads and Brian Marl won their seats again in Tuesday's election, and will serve the city for another two years.

Dean Girbach, a former council member and mayor pro tem, also won a spot on the council in the four-way race for three open seats.

Former Mayor Pat Little, a long-time Saline politician who had served on the City Council most recently since 2003, in addition to terms in the '80s and '90s, chose not to run.

It wasn’t exactly a change of the guard.

But it came close to a small upset, with the only newcomer, Jim Roth, losing by 87 votes.

Marl captured 1,951 votes Tuesday; Rhoads 1,846; Girbach 1,686, and Roth 1,599.

The council members’ terms begin the first Monday in January.

Juliana Keeping is a health and environment reporter for AnnArbor.com. Reach her at julianakeeping@annarbor.com or 734-623-2528. Follow Juliana Keeping on Twitter