Alexandria Mayor Tony Tarpley will face opposition from Alderman Bennett Armstrong in the town’s Sept. 3 municipal election.
The winner of the race will serve the remainder of a two-year term left vacant by Jim York, who was elected in 2013, but resigned three days after taking office. Tarpley has served since then as an appointee.
Meanwhile, five people will run unopposed for aldermen’s seats.
Three aldermen will be chosen to serve four-year terms, and two other will be elected to fill vacancies or unexpired terms.
David Cripps, Kelly Pyburn, and John F. Suggs are seeking the four-year terms. Both Cripps and Suggs are current aldermen appointees filling vacant or unexpired terms. Danny Parkerson and Matthew Boss will run for the two-year terms.
Current members are Mayor Tony Tarpley and Aldermen John Suggs, David Cripps, Pat Jackson, and Bennett Armstrong. The mayor and all the aldermen are appointees except for Jackson, who has two years to serve in his elected term.