2010 Sudbury District municipal elections

Elections were held in the organized municipalities in the Sudbury District of Ontario on October 25, 2010 in conjunction with municipal elections across the province.

Baldwin

Archie Boivin was elected as the reeve of Baldwin.[1] Incumbent reeve Dennis Golden ran for re-election as a council candidate rather than as reeve.[1]

Reeve Candidate Vote %
Archie Boivin8229.81
Richard Gervais6724.36
Bert McDowell6523.63
Texas MacDonald6122.18

Chapleau

Earle Freeborn, the incumbent mayor of Chapleau, did not stand for re-election. The election was won by councillor Andre Byham.[2]

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Andre Byham73667.15
William Pellow28526.00
Kimmo Keski-Pukkila756.84

Espanola

Councillor Mike Lehoux defeated incumbent mayor Bernie Gagnon in Espanola,[1] in a race which hinged largely on questions regarding the town's contract with Kilganan Group, a real estate developer whose plan for a new factory and residential development in the town has faced delays in 2010.[3]

The election also attracted a bit of humorous media attention to the council candidacy of Jill Beer. Because her surname resulted in her election signs bearing the slogan "Beer for Council", several were seen on lawns in Sudbury as well as in Espanola.[4] Beer won her seat.[1]

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Mike Lehoux93641.21
Ron Piche82736.41
Bernie Gagnon (X)36916.25
Skip Kemsley1396.12

French River

Former mayor Claude Bouffard was re-elected in French River over incumbent Collin Bourgeois, who had defeated Bouffard in the 2006 election.[5]

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Claude Bouffard1,14644.78
Harold Duff1,02039.85
Collin Bourgeois (X)39315.35

Killarney

Incumbent mayor Morgan Pitfield won another term by acclamation in Killarney.[6]

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Morgan Pitfield (X) Acclaimed

Markstay-Warren

Incumbent mayor Jean-Marc Chayer was defeated in Markstay-Warren, with challenger Sonja Flynn elected.[6]

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Sonja Flynn46443.0
Kathy Bennett39336.4
Jean-Marc Chayer (X)22320.6

Nairn and Hyman

The election campaign in Nairn and Hyman was marked by two anonymous flyers circulated under the name "Concerned Citizens of Nairn and Hyman". The first attacked mayoral candidate Laurier Falldien and council candidates Wayne Austin, Bonnie Vataja, Shelly Lowery and Rod MacDonald, calling them the "Scream Team", while the other endorsed incumbent mayor Brian Channon and incumbent councillors Brigita Gingras, Charlene Martel and Ed Mazey, calling them the "Dream Team".[7] In the final results, the "endorsed" candidates Gingras, Martel and Mazey were all re-elected to council, along with the "unendorsed" candidate Rod MacDonald, but Falldien defeated Channon in an overwhelming landslide for the mayoralty.

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Laurier P. Falldien28593.75
Brian J. Channon (X)196.25

Sables-Spanish Rivers

Incumbent mayor Leslie Gamble was re-elected in Sables-Spanish Rivers, while Patricia Hnatiuk will serve as deputy mayor.[6]

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Leslie Gamble (X)51548.13
David Wolff21520.09
Mac Moffatt20519.16
Karen Gerrard13512.62

St. Charles

Incumbent mayor Claude Lemieux did not stand for re-election in St. Charles. The election was won by Paul Schoppmann.[8]

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Paul Schoppmann81678.8
Gilles Girouard21921.2

References
  1. "COMPLETE ELECTION RESULTS: Overview of final election results: councils and trustees" Archived 2013-01-29 at Archive.today. Mid-North Monitor, October 27, 2010.
  2. (in French) "Vent de changement au Nord". radio-canada.ca, October 26, 2010.
  3. "Espanola debate goes over four hours" Archived 2010-10-28 at the Wayback Machine. Mid-North Monitor, October 22, 2010.
  4. "Election Day is here". Sudbury Star, October 25, 2010.
  5. "Your voice has been heard". French River Today, October 26, 2010.
  6. "Municipal elections produce new faces". Sudbury Star, October 29, 2010.
  7. "Mail-out flyers have Nairn candidates fuming". Sudbury Star, October 22, 2010.
  8. Official Election Results. Municipality of St. Charles, October 26, 2010.
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