Ken Popove is heading for his second term as mayor of Chilliwack.
Mayor-elect Popove took the lead in polling early in the night, and held on to finish with a total of 12,028 votes compared to 4,056 for his sole opponent Ian Carmichael.
With a dozen candidates vying for a seat at the Chilliwack council table, voters looking to shape the team at city hall had to winnow the field down to just six councillors, plus the mayor.
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When it was all said and done on Oct. 15 with the latest polling results, at least one new face will be entering council chambers: Nicole Huitema Read.
Of the five incumbents, all five are headed for re-election: Chris Kloot, Jason Lum, Bud Mercer, Jeff Shields, and Harv Westeringh with Huitema Reid sitting in third spot for votes as a new councillor with 9,153 votes.
Once again Jason Lum was the top vote-getter on council with 10,766 votes.
The 2022 campaign for city council did not seem to attract polarizing extremes as those that developed in the school board race.
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Unofficial results as reported by City of Chilliwack:
Mayor:
Ken Popove (incumbent): 12,028
Ian Carmichael
City Council (elect 6):
Jason Lum (incumbent): 10,766
Chris Kloot (incumbent): 9,482
Nicole Huitema Read: 9,153
Jeff Shields (incumbent): 8,622
Harv Westeringh (incumbent): 8,048
Bud Mercer (incumbent): 7,970
Amber Price: 7,488
Jared Mumford: 6,013
Mike McLatchy: 4,709
Debora Soutar: 4,673
Brent Bowker: 3,191
Craig Hill: 1,029
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