Dawn Arnold defeats Brian Hicks in Moncton mayoral race
Dawn Arnold has defeated Brian Hicks in the mayor's race in Moncton, after trailing for much of Monday evening.
The two councillors had been in a close race all night but Arnold eventually saw her vote total swell to 9,789 votes over Hicks's 8,805.
"It was a little intense at the very beginning when I came in here and, you know, I was behind. So that was a little hard to take," she said.
"I was getting prepared, but then everything turned around so I'm very, very happy with the results."
Arnold and Hicks were the two contenders to replace George LeBlanc, who opted not to run for a third term.
Hicks had served on city council for 17 years, while Arnold served one term as councillor before deciding to run for mayor.
Arnold's campaign was built around her plan to "create a dynamic, vibrant" city.
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She picked up on that theme as the news of her election victory began to sink in.
"I'm looking forward to moving Moncton forward, I really am," she said.
"I think our city is on the cusp of great things. We have unbelievable potential and I am thrilled than I will be able to lead that change in that city."
There will be a few new faces on Moncton council after Monday's election.
- Councillor at large: Greg Turner
- Councillor at large: Pierre Boudreau
- Ward 1: Shawn Crossman
- Ward 1: Paulette Thériault
- Ward 2: Blair Lawrence
- Ward 2: Charles Léger
- Ward 3: Rob McKee
- Ward 3: Bryan Butler
- Ward 4: René Landry
- Ward 4: Paul Pellerin
Dieppe brings back Lapierre
While Moncton will have a new mayor, Dieppe is sticking with Yvon Lapierre.
Lapierre was handed a healthy victory, defeating Fred Pellerin by a 6,184 to 1,213 vote margin.
Dieppe's new slate of councillors includes:
- Councillor at large: Daniel Allain
- Councillor at large: Patricia Thomas-Arsenault
- Councillor at large: Jordan Nowlan
- Ward 1: Jean-Marc Brideau
- Ward 2: Jean-Claude Cormier
- Ward 3: Ted Gaudet
- Ward 4: Ernest Thibodeau
- Ward 5: Roger LeBlanc
Seamans elected in landslide
Riverview Mayor Ann Seamans won a landslide victory over Scott Bulman on Monday night.
The incumbent mayor collected 5,124 votes to Bulman's 861.
Riverview's town council will be made up of:
- Councillor at large: Cecile Cassista
- Councillor at large: Andrew LeBlanc
- Councillor at large: Tammy Rampersaud
- Ward 1: Lana Hansen
- Ward 2: John Coughlan
- Ward 3: Jeremy Thorne
- Ward 4: Wayne Bennett
