Two people — a current councilman and former mayor — will be challenging the incumbent mayor, Bob Dandoy, in the upcoming November election.

On the ballot, voters will see Dandoy, who has served as mayor since 2022, as the Democratic candidate and Councilman Don Shearer as the Republican candidate. Additionally, Tom Donaldson, who was previously mayor, is running for another term as a write-in candidate.

Butler’s mayor position is a four-year term with an annual compensation of $10,000.

Meet the candidates

Bob Dandoy

Before beginning his term as mayor in 2022, Dandoy served on the council and is a past president of Butler Downtown — a nonprofit that aims to encourage cooperation between business and community leaders, strives to improve the appearance of the downtown and promotes down

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