He's been called the "lunch pail mayor."

Frederick City Mayor Jeff Holtzinger could often be seen arriving at City Hall on his mud-covered 1982 Honda 500 trail bike wearing overalls and work boots. He will step down as mayor later this month and and plans to go into law practice with a local attorney focusing on civil litigation.

A clean sweep of City Hall will put five new aldermen to work for the next four years. With a mayor elected to his first public office, Frederick's government will stand untested in the face of what could be the city's most financially challenging year in decades.

The returns made it clear that city voters were not swayed by the well-funded and enthusiastic mayoral campaign of Democrat Jason Judd. A majority gave their vote to bagel shop owner Randy McClement.

Frederick voters elected Randy McClement the city's next mayor, according to unofficial results.

The owner of a downtown bagel shop delivered his victory speech to supporters Tuesday night after learning he had topped Democrat Jason Judd in votes. l BoA: All 3 aldermen incumbents voted out more »

Frederick voters will head to the polls today to cast ballots that will change the leadership at City Hall for the next four years.

Officials hope the vote to decide a new mayor and fill the five seats of the Board of Aldermen will also bring more people to the polls than the sparsely attended primary election. more »