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Janet Wampler leads Shanna Francis in the mayoral race for the new city taking shape in the Ogden Valley with 59.7% of votes, according to preliminary returns.

The winner will become the first leader of the Weber County locale, which formally comes into being next January.

Voters are also to pick five city council members.

EDEN — A new city is taking shape in the Ogden Valley in Weber County and preliminary vote totals from mayoral balloting show Janet Wampler with a big edge in balloting to become the locale's first leader.

According to incomplete vote totals released after polls closed Tuesday night, Wampler led in mayoral balloting over Shanna Francis, 1,558 votes to 1,040, a 59.7%-39.8% split. Weber County Clerk-Auditor Ricky Hatch e

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