Though not on ballot, Auburn mayor re-elected

AUBURN – Auburn Mayor John Jenkins is getting another term in office even though he wasn’t on the ballot.

Jenkins made history Tuesday by becoming the first person in Auburn to win a citywide election as a write-in candidate.

Jenkins says he decided not to run for another term because the post was taking too much time from his day job. But he won the three-way race with 2,166 votes, followed by 1,305 for Eric Samson and 514 for Fred Sanborn.

Sanborn says he questions the legality of the vote. As for Jenkins, he has relented to pressure and plans to serve.