Guntersville’s 2025 mayoral race will be settled in a head-to-head runoff between incumbent Leigh Dollar and former State Rep. Jeff McLaughlin after a vote earlier this month ended in an ultra-rare tie.

Dollar has served as Guntersville’s mayor since 2012. During her tenure, she’s navigated growth, lake-driven tourism, and core services for a city that continues to punch above its population size in terms of state and regional influence.

Ahead of a September 23 runoff, Guntersville residents are vocalizing concern over Jeff McLaughlin’s time as an elected official in Montgomery.

Melanie Goff, President of the Marshall County Republican Women, recalled publicly yesterday that McLaughlin was identified as Alabama’s “2nd Most Liberal Legislator” during the 2010 campaign cycle, drawn from v

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