Harrisburg mayor won’t run as write-in

HARRISBURG (AP) — The mayor of Pennsylvania’s capital city says he won’t try to hold onto the office he’s held for 27 years.

Harrisburg Mayor Stephen Reed was defeated in the Democratic primary by City Council President Linda Thompson. Reed could have tried winning the general election with a write-in campaign but said Friday that he wouldn’t do so because it would be divisive to the city. He also says there are many things he’s planning to do.

Thompson faces Republican nominee Nevin Mindlin in the general election. The city is heavily Democratic.

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