Tish Buroker and Tawnee McCay were both elected to the Riverton City Council in 2017, and eight years later, the sitting councilwomen are running against each other to lead the city for the next four years as mayor.

The pair already squared off in a three-person primary election in August to qualify for the general election ballot, with Buroker winning 60% of the vote and McCay earning 33%. John Scott was eliminated after finishing third with 6%.

The winner of the Nov. 4 general election will succeed outgoing Mayor Trent Staggs , a two-term executive who has raised his profile by running for county mayor in 2021 and last year as a Republican in the race for U.S. Senate. But both candidates seeking to fill Staggs’ seat say they plan to keep their focus on local issues and avoid national

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