Tacoma residents will be tasked with appointing a new mayor for the city in this year’s general election, deciding between City Councilmembers John Hines and Anders Ibsen.

Victoria Woodards has been the mayor of Tacoma since 2018. Since she has reached the limit in the number of terms she’s allowed to serve, she is bowing out in favor of new leadership.

Ibsen had a strong lead in August’s primary election, more than doubling Hines’ tally. Ibsen received 38.5% of the vote (13,442 votes) while Hines earned 19.2% (6,709 votes), edging out Whitney Stevens by 1,262 votes.

Washington uses a top-two primary system in local elections, meaning the two candidates who received the most votes in the primary advance to the general election in November.

Ibsen, 39, served on the Tacoma City Council f

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