COLUMBUS MAYORAL RACE

IN CENTRAL OHIO, ONE CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT WILL CHALLENGE AN INCUMBENT MAYOR IN NEXT YEAR'S ELECTION. 
COLUMBUS CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT SHANNON HARDIN HAS OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED HIS CAMPAIGN FOR MAYOR OF COLUMBUS IN THE UPCOMING 2027 ELECTION, CHALLENGING INCUMBENT FELLOW DEMOCRAT ANDREW GINTHER, WHO IS SEEKING A FOURTH TERM. HARDIN IS POSITIONING HIMSELF AS A VEHICLE FOR CHANGE. HARDIN'S CURRENT COLUMBUS CITY COUNCIL SEAT IS ALSO UP FOR ELECTION IN 2027, MEANING HE IS ENTERING THE MAYORAL PRIMARY WITHOUT A POLITICAL SAFETY NET.