SCRANTON — Mayor Paige Cognetti cruised to victory on Tuesday, easily outdistancing her challengers and stating that her victory and many others by Democratic candidates demonstrate that voters want good government.

“They will elect leaders who are going to show up and fight for them,” said Cognetti, 45. “Although it was my name on the ballot, we all know that something much more fundamental was at stake — integrity was on the ballot, accountability was on the ballot, and the promise of an end to self-serving corruption was on the ballot.”

According to unofficial results from the Lackawanna County Bureau of Elections, Cognetti received 9,701 votes. Her three challengers were far behind: Republican Trish Beynon, 3,589; Independent Eugene Barrett, 3,553; and Independent Rik Little, 154.

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