We now know the official candidates for the upcoming Municipal election.
While some spots have been acclaimed, most seats are being contested.
The Municipal election takes place on October 24th.
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SOUTH HURON
MAYOR: Incumbent George Finch is seeking re-election. His opponent is the person he beat out in the last election…former Mayor Maureen Cole.
DEPUTY MAYOR: Incumbent Jim Dietrich is looking to be re-elected, while community member Karen Brown looks to take over as the Deputy.
WARD 1: It’s an 8-candidate race in Ward 1 with two seats up for grabs.
Incumbents Marissa Vaughan and Dianne Faubert look to get re-elected. John Pond, Wayne Desjardine, Sheila Preszcator, Wendy McLeod-Haggitt, Milt Dietrich, and Philip Van Raay are the other nominees.
WARD 2: Incumbents Aaron Neeb and Barb Willard are seeking re-election. The other candidate is Marc Denomme which means no matter what a current councilor will remain as two seats are up for grabs.
WARD 3: Councilor Ted Oke has been acclaimed as he was the lone candidate.
BLUEWATER
MAYOR: Current Mayor Paul Klopp has been acclaimed.
DEPUTY MAYOR: Current Hay East and Hay West councilors are squaring off for the Deputy seat. John Becker in Hay East is up against Alwyn Vanden Berg from Hay West.
BAYFIELD WARD: Councilor Bill Whetstone has been acclaimed.
HENSALL WARD: Incumbent Scott Harris has been acclaimed.
ZURICH: Current councilor Shawn LaPorte is being challenged by Winona Bailey
HAY EAST: Joseph K Groot has been elected as the lone candidate.
HAY WEST: Former Mayor Tyler Hessel has been elected as he was the lone candidate running.
STANLEY EAST: Peter Walden has been acclaimed.
STANLEY WEST: Incumbent George Irvin is up against newcomer Greg Lamport for the seat.
LAMBTON SHORES
MAYOR: Current Deputy Mayor Doug Cook is looking to be re-elected as the Mayor. Marilyn Smith is the lone challenger.
DEPUTY MAYOR: Current Ward 2 councilor Dan Sageman is seeking re-election also in a new role. He will be up against Barry Balcom, and Terri Lynn Legault.
WARD 1: Glen Baillie is taking on Gayle Ritter for the seat.
WARD 2: Current Ward 1 councilor Dave Maguire is seeking re-election but in Ward 2. He is being challenged by David Burke.
WARD 3: Mark Simpson is challenging incumbent Lorie Scott for Ward 3.
WARD 4: Incumbent Ronn E Dodge has been acclaimed.
WARD5: Incumbent Scott Ferguson is running against Jim Hansen, Scott McCullough
WARD 6: Incumbent Dave Marsh has been acclaimed.
WARD 7: Incumbent Jeff Wilcox is taking on newcomer Jeffrey Girling, and Tabetha Burley.
NORTH MIDDLESEX
MAYOR: Incumbent Brian Ropp has been acclaimed.
DEPUTY MAYOR: Newcomer Paul Hodgins has been acclaimed.
WARD 1: Incumbent Doreen McLinchey is taking on challenger Sara Nirta, and Ann-Marie Stewart.
WARD 2: Incumbent Joan Nichol is taking on challengers Samantha Cornelissen and Bill Irvin.
WARD 3: Charles Daigle has been acclaimed.
WARD 5: Current Deputy Mayor Adrian Cornelissen has been acclaimed.
LUCAN BIDDULPH
Deputy Mayor Dave Manders and Ward two councilor Jaden Hodgins have been acclaimed.
MAYOR: Incumbent Cathy Burghardt Jesson will take on challenger Allan Cunningham.
WARD 1: Incumbent Daniel Regan will take on James Douglas Shaw.
Ward 3: Incumbent Alex Westman will take on challenger Geroge Bowa.
PERTH SOUTH:
MAYOR: Current Deputy Mayor Jim Aitcheson has been acclaimed.
COUNCILOR: Incumbents Bob Wilhelm who is the current Mayor, along with councilors Sam Corriveau, Sue Orr, and Jaime Martin are seeking re-election.
Newcomers Mark Bell, Adriene Tuling, Jim Van Nes, Dennis Manarey are is also on the ballot.
HURON EAST
MAYOR: Incumbent Bernie MacLellan is looking to be re-elected, and he will be challenged by Nancy Craig.
BRUSSELS: Incumbent Justin Morrison and newcomer Jeff Newell have been acclaimed.
GREY: Incumbents Alvin McLellan and Dianne Diehl are on the ballot while newcomer Curtis McKinnon looks to grab one of the two seats.
MCKILLOP: Incumbents Gloria Wilbee, and Brenda Dalton have been acclaimed,
SEAFORTH: Current Deputy Mayor Bob Fisher and newcomer John Steffler have been acclaimed.
TUCKERSMITH: Incumbents Larry McGrath, and Ray Chartrand have been acclaimed.
CENTRAL HURON
MAYOR: Incumbent Jim Ginn is looking to be re-elected, while current Deputy Mayor David Jewitt is looking to take over the top seat.
DEPUTY MAYOR: Current East Ward councilor Marg Anderson looks to become the Deputy Mayor, as does newcomer Jared Petteplace.
EAST WARD: Incumbent Danny Colquhoun is up for re-election, while newcomers Jennifer Cox, Jeffery Scholl, Allan Peel, and Everett Smith are looking to become councillors.
WEST WARD: Incumbents Alison Lobb, Adam Robinson and Michael Russo have been acclaimed.
GODERICH
MAYOR: Deputy Mayor Myles Murdock is up against councillor Matt Hoy
DEPUTY MAYOR: Current councillor Stephen Tamming is up against councillor Trevor Bazinet.
COUNCILLOR: Incumbent Shawn Thomson is seeking re-election.
Newcomers: Chapin Korosec, Katrina Bos, Leah Noel, Madeleine Beck, Randy Carroll, John Thompson, Allison Segeren, and Liz Petrie are all seeking seats.
Written by Rob Ross
