By Jessica Boehm | The Republic
Early, unofficial election returns showed incumbent Mayor Jerry Weiers narrowly leading his opponent, former Glendale Fire Chief Mark Burdick.
Burdick and Weiers each waged expensive campaigns. Burdick spent $79,146 prior to the Aug. 18 campaign-finance reporting deadline. Weiers spent $58,894, but had more than $60,000 left in his war chest going into the last two weeks of the campaign. Burdick only had about $12,500 left.