Whitfield had about 52% of the vote with 78% of Marion County's vote centers reporting. She will succeed Republican Mayor Steve Collier, who opted not to run for a third term.
The Lawrence Common Council approved a budget in September 2021, but the mayor’s administration did not submit it to the state by the deadline. That meant the city in 2022 had to operate under the previous year’s budget.
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