24 candidates file for Petersburg's local election

The window to file for candidacy in Petersburg’s upcoming local election closed Tuesday afternoon. In total, 24 people filed for the various positions.

There are 20 open seats among several boards slated for the October 7 ballot, including a mayoral race. That race is contested this year, as are the races for Petersburg Borough Assembly and the Public Safety Advisory Board.

Current assembly members Bob Lynn and Scott Newman are both running for mayor. Mayor Mark Jensen is not running for reelection, after nearly two decades serving in elected local office.

Newman’s assembly seat expires this year. If he loses the mayoral race, he will no longer serve alongside the assembly. Lynn’s assembly seat does not expire until 2027. If Lynn is elected mayor, the assembly will appoint someone to fill that vacant assembly seat for one year; letters of intent to fill that vacancy would need to be submitted after the election is canvassed in October.


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