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The city Republican executive committee has selected Councilman Jim Gordon as its mayoral candidate.

Gordon's name will go to the full city Republican Committee in the near future for endorsement as the party's candidate, GOP Chairman Mark Wojcik said. The executive committee interviewed both Gordon, who represents the 1st District, and Carmella Mantello, who was the party's mayoral candidate in 2011.

It's anticipated that Gordon and Mantello will face each other in a Republican primary in September.

The Democrats are expected to have a three-way primary featuring the endorsed candidate, Patrick Madden, City Council President Rodney Wiltshire and Ernest Everett. Mayor Lou Rosamilia, a Democrat, is not to seeking re-election to a second term.

Both the Democrats and Republicans are working on slates to run for the nine City Council seats, which also will be on the November ballot.

The city's distressed financial condition is expected to be a major campaign issue leading to the November election.