Powell and Gilbert in contested election for borough mayor

Assembly Member David Powell has filed to run for mayor, taking on incumbent Patty Gilbert in the Oct. 1 municipal election.

Gilbert is running for a second two-year term as mayor. Powell is in his ninth year on the assembly.

In another contested race on the ballot, Chris Buness is seeking a second three-year term on the port commission, with Tony Guggenbickler, Eric Yancey and Antonio Silva also on the ballot. The top two vote-getters will each win a three-year term.

Guggenbickler has never held elected office in Wrangell, though he served many years on the local advisory committee to the sta...