First question in Harrisburg mayor’s race: How’s Eric Papenfuse doing? Updated 6:39 AM; Today 5:30 AM Incumbent Mayor Eric Papenfuse,, far right above, faces four Democratic primary challengers as he seeks a third term. They are, clockwise from top left, Otto Banks, Kevyn Knox, Dave Schankweiler, and Wanda Williams. Facebook Share Eric Papenfuse is selling competence and steady progress to voters as he seeks a third term as Harrisburg’s mayor. “By nearly every metric, Harrisburg is better off today than it was eight years ago, but these slow and steady advancements could easily be reversed under different leadership,” Papenfuse told PennLive by email recently, when asked about criticism from some of his Democratic primary rivals.