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Victoria mayoral candidate Gary Beyer withdraws from race

One of the candidates for mayor of Victoria is pulling out of the race. Gary Beyer said in a statement Thursday that other credible candidates have stepped forward to challenge incumbent Mayor Lisa Helps.
Gary Beyer
Gary Beyer says he is withdrawing from the Victoria mayoral race.

One of the candidates for mayor of Victoria is pulling out of the race.

Gary Beyer said in a statement Thursday that other credible candidates have stepped forward to challenge incumbent Mayor Lisa Helps.

“The last thing I want to do is to split the vote of the opposition in such a way that Mayor Helps ends up getting re-elected with only a small plurality of votes,” he said.

He urged other candidates to weigh their options as well so that voters who oppose Helps have a clear choice on Oct. 20.

Beyer’s withdrawal leaves seven people challenging Helps. The others are Rob Duncan, Mike Geoghegan, Stephen Hammond, Ryan Moen, Bruce McGuigan and Chris Zmuda.