The race to be the next mayor of Sioux Falls will be run by 11 people, a field that includes the current occupant of that office, Mayor Dave Munson.
Munson was the last mayoral candidate to turn in his petitions. He walked into the City Clerk's office shortly before 4 p.m. on Friday, one hour before the filing deadline. He was upbeat and said he was ready to run on his achievements.
Munson said Thursday that he would run - nearly a month and a half after he dropped out - if he collected enough signatures to meet the city requirement of 200 to make the ballot. The effort to find those signatures started earlier in the week, and several friends helped.
"We were very fortunate," Munson said. "There were a lot of good people who stepped up to help us out."
Officials in the clerk's office stopped counting his petitions at 261 signatures. On Monday those officials will draw lots to determine ballot placement.
Munson's re-entry into the race led Rick Albrecht to officially withdraw. The retired Army lieutenant colonel walked into the clerk's office at about 3:30 after talking with Munson. And although he had enough petitions filed to run, he honored a commitment not to run if Munson did.
The complete list of candidates are: Dave Munson; Janoct Ajda; Vernon Brown; Dan Christopherson; Bruce Halverson; Lora Hubbel; Bob Jamison; Casey Murschel. Reporter Jonathan Ellis outlines each of these candidates in the article.
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