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Republicans Kristen Burkman, Jake Gilbert and Scott Willis will compete in the May 2 primary election. No Democrats have filed to run for mayor.
The Westfield GOP club held the first debate between the three Republicans running for mayor of Westfield to succeed Andy Cook.
The Hamilton County community had just more than 21,000 residents when Cook was sworn in as its first mayor in 2008, the year Westfield moved from a town to a city. Today, its population tops 50,000.
Four-term Westfield Mayor Andy Cook, who spearheaded economic growth but battled with the council and city clerk recently, will not seek re-election.
Kristen Burkman will compete with Jake Gilbert and Scott Willis in May's Republican primary election. Mayor Andy Cook has not yet announced if he will seek a fifth term.