Longtime lobbyist Marian Orr has been elected Cheyenne's first female mayor.

Unofficial results Tuesday night showed Orr winning with 55.94 percent of the vote. Cheyenne Downtown Development Authority Executive Director Amy Surdam earned 43.41 percent.

Calls to Orr seeking comment were not immediately returned.

Orr will be sworn in on January 3, 2017.

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