Ben Smith, the Republican candidate for Butler city mayor, defeated incumbent Tom Donaldson and Michael Walter in the primary.

Mayoral candidates Ben Smith and Jamie Lee Goehring are gearing up for busy campaigns leading up to November's election.

Smith, the Republican candidate, defeated incumbent Tom Donaldson and Michael Walter in the primary, while Goehring, the Democratic candidate, ran unopposed.

Both will run what Goehring called a “boots to the ground” campaign. While they acknowledge the importance of social media and advertising, they are primarily focused on getting out and meeting constituents.

“I'm not a person to go around and make promises,” Smith said. “I'm certainly not going to tell people what they want to hear to get elected, but my goal is to find out what individuals are most concerned about.”

Goehring and her campaign team have a plan to go door to door around each neighborhood in the city to reach out to as many people as possible.

“I like it that way because then it's giving the community the chance to be involved,” she said.

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Jamie Lee Goehring, the Democratic candidate, is gearing up for a busy campaign to become Butler's next mayor.