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ELECTIONS 2026

Two candidates in Chandler mayor race

Chandler will have a new a mayor in January.
In fact, residents won’t even have to wait until November to find out who it will be, as there are only two candidates in the July 21 primary — Matt Orlando and Jeff Weninger — negating the need for a runoff.

One of the two candidates will replace Kevin Hartke, who is term-limited. The two are well-known not only to each other, but also to anyone who’s followed local politics at any point over the past decade.

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