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Councilmember Coral Evans plans to challenge Flagstaff Mayor Jerry Nabours for his seat this year.

City Clerk Liz Burke confirmed that Nabours and Evans have both pulled papers seeking to run for the mayor’s seat. The primary will be held in late August, with the top two finishers advancing to the November runoff.

Nabours announced his decision to run last week. Evans plans to announce her run for mayor today at 4 p.m.

Nabours was first elected mayor in 2012 and was re-elected to the seat in 2014. He is a retired lawyer and has lived in Flagstaff for 40 years. He also serves on the executive committee of the League of Arizona Cities and Towns and is vice-chair of the Greater Arizona Mayors Association.

Evans has served as a member of the Flagstaff City Council since 2008. She was re-elected in 2012 and served as Vice Mayor from May 2012 to November 2014. Evans is the third-generation of her family to live and work in Flagstaff. She is the executive director of the Sunnyside Neighborhood Association of Flagstaff and a small business owner.