After a busy Monday night, area residents now know who will be leading them into the next four years of municipal governance.
Big Valley
There was no election in Big Valley. Incumbents Gail Knudson and Lois Miller, and newcomer Ken Johnson were awarded seats on council through acclamation.
Carbon
Marty Morgan, who ran for his term on council, took the top spot in the Carbon election, earning 124 votes. Incumbents Richard Ekman and Mike Still were close behind with 122 and 116 votes, respectively, earning their seats back.
Newcomers Steve Reynen and Marie Kooiman were also successful, earning 93 and 73 votes.
Delia
Challenger Dawn Bancroft earned the most votes in Delia with 104, followed by incumbent Dennis Thordarson with 81 and incumbent John Rogers with 49 votes. The three will comprise the Delia Council for the next four years.
Of Delia's estimated 151 eligible voters, 123 filled out ballots.
Hussar
The Hussar Village Council will include newcomer Tim Muir, who earned 78 votes, Tim Frank with 77 votes, and Corey Fisher with 61.
Incumbent Bruce Kaufman, who served as mayor last term was not elected for another term.
Morrin
Former Mayor Suzanne Lacher was the only incumbent to retain her seat, earning 46 votes. Joining her on Morrin Village Council are Howard Helton, with 42 votes, and David Macleod, with 50 votes.
Eighty-nine electors cast their votes of a possible 171.
Munson
Laura Cawiezel, Kerry McLellan, and Robert Spencer won their seats through acclamation.
Rockyford
Out of 242 eligible voters, 139 turned up for the election in Rockyford.
Darcy Burke, who served as mayor last term held the most votes with 97, followed by newcomer Dalia Cheshire at 92. Incumbent Leah Smith filled the third seat with 85 votes and Jayne Koester the fourth with 80 votes.
The final seat was narrowly won by incumbent Jerry Katterhagen with 71 votes over Wayne Beerling, who earned 70.
Standard
In Standard, six candidates put their names forward for the village’s five council seats.
Incumbents Alan Larsen, Ron Corbeill, and Adam Sommerfeldt won their seats back. Newcomers Martin Gauthier and Joseph Pedersen filled the village's final two seats.
Kneehill County
Kneehill County’s seats were decided through acclamation. Incumbents Brian Holsworth for Division 1, Carol Calhoun for Division 2, Jerry Wittstock for Division 3, Greg Keiver for Division 4, Bob Long for Division 5, Ken Hoppins for Division 6, and Bobby Painter for Division 7 will serve another four years on the Kneehill County Council.
Starland County
In Division 1 Murray Marshall was acclaimed; in Division 2 Steve Wannstrom was elected with 79 votes; in Division 3 Robert Sargent was acclaimed; in Division 4 Allen Avramenko was elected with 101, and in Division 5, Barrie Hoover retained his seat with 59 votes.
Wheatland County
Most of the Wheatland Council seat were acclaimed. Alice Booth of Hussar (Division 1), Berniece Bland of Strathmore (Division 4), Brenda Knight of Strathmore (Division 5), Glenn Koester of Rockyford (Division 6) and Ben Armstrong of Hussar (Division 7) were all acclaimed. Division 2 was hotly contest between six candidates. Incumbent Ken Sauve stepped down this election. Rex Harwood of Strathmore was elected with 74 votes.
Divison 3 was also contested. Incumbent Donald Vander Velde earned 157 votes to win his seat back.
Golden Hills School Division
In Ward 1 Barry Kletke was elected, in Ward 2 David Price was Acclaimed, In Ward 3, Drumhller Sherri Nielsen was acclaimed, in Ward 4 Joyce Bazant and Larry Tucker were acclaimed and in Ward 5 Alan Larsen was elected.
Prairie Land Regional Division
Most seats in Praire Land were acclaimed. Holly Smith, (Ward 1, Berry Creek), Dean Hansen (Ward 2, Hanna Rural and Youngstown), Marsha Tkach (Ward 3 Veteran), Barry Davis (Ward 3, Consort and Altario), Lyle Cawiezel (Ward 4, Morrin), and Ed Brinkman (Ward 4, Delia) were all to their seats acclaimed.
The only election in the school division occurred in Ward 2, Hanna Urban. To fill the two seats for the ward, Angie Warwick and Jada Hill were elected with 430 and 355 votes, respectively.
Christ the Redeemer School Division
There was one election in the division. Mark Chung won his first seat with 275 votes.
