Republic’s primary coverage begins Sunday: Mayoral and council at-large races previewed

The Republic will feature its coverage of candidates for the May 7 primary on Sunday, featuring the first of three in-depth stories on incumbent Columbus Mayor Jim Lienhoop and challenger Glenn Petri, who are seeking the Republican nomination for the mayor’s office.

Sunday’s coverage will also feature an in-depth story on the three candidates seeking the Republican nomination for two seats on the Columbus City Council — incumbent Laurie Booher, John Counceller and Josh Burnett.

Pick up a Sunday Republic to read about these candidates or visit therepublic.com.

Coverage will continue in the April 21 and 28 Republic editions with more on the mayoral race and the council races for the Republican nomination for the District 1 and District 3 seats.