Greensboro's fall elections take shape with crowded fields for mayor, Council
Greensboro’s fall election season is officially underway. Candidates for mayor and City Council have filed their paperwork, and several races are looking competitive.
Four candidates have filed to run for mayor, including several familiar names. The seat is open for the first time in more than a decade, with Nancy Vaughan stepping down.
Marikay Abuzuaiter, who has served on Council since 2011, is seeking a promotion to the city’s top job. She was named Mayor Pro Tem, a kind of vice mayor, after Yvonne Johnson’s passing.
Former Mayor Robbie Perkins is also making a bid to return to office. He held the position for one term beginning in 2011 before losing to Vaughan. He’s one of two registered Republicans in the race — the other is Akir Khan, a political newcomer and board member of the nonprofit Out of the Garden Project, which addresses child hunger.
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