2001

After three terms as Mayor, Mayor Don Gronewold did not seek re-election, which led to a wide-open field of candidates: Gary Manier, Mark Adams, John Christian, Don Brubaker, and Bill Schell.  Manier would rise above the rest, winning the election with 41% of the vote to Adams' 34%.  Manier would continue his Mayorship unopposed until 2017.

Brad Swearingen was the 2001 Washingtonian Award winner.  

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