Lynch Will Not Be Candidate For Special Election Of First Ward Seat

Kevin Lynch, who was recently appointed to fill an opening on the Dubuque City Council, will not run in a special election for the seat. Lynch said that he will not be among the candidates if the special election is held as planned for the First Ward seat. On Monday, a petition was turned in with more than 200 signatures calling for a special election, which now will be held unless a successful challenge to that petition is filed within five days. Council members voted two weeks ago to appoint Lynch, who previously held the position for 12 years, from a list of 10 candidates. He stepped down from the Ward 1 seat in 2017, choosing not to seek re-election. Lynch previously said he had no intention of running for re-election in 2021 when the term ends.