What happens if Kowalkowski wins?

DAVENPORT — Local voters in city limits will have two candidates to choose from in the race for city Mayor in the Nov. 7 General Election: incumbent Brad Sweet and challenger J.J. Kowalkowski, who both filed during Filing Week in May.

Later in May, Kowalkowski told The Record-Times he was withdrawing from the race and ceasing his campaign, stating that his heart wasn’t in the race and that he felt that wasn’t fair to the citizens.

But because he didn’t officially withdraw his name in time, according to the county Auditor’s Office, he will still appear on the ballot as a legal option in the rac...