Many of the rural municipalities in the southeast corner of the province are going to have elections on Nov. 9.
There will be elections in all three divisions in the RM of Estevan No. 5, with Lorne Jahn facing Jeff Mack in Division 1, Dennis Blackburn facing Kevin Daoust in Division 3, and Ramona Dukart, Tania Hlohovsky Andrist and Dakota Michael in Division 5. (For profiles on each of the candidates, please visit www.estevanmercury.ca)
Terry Keating has been acclaimed as reeve.
One of the biggest races will be in the RM of Cymri No. 36, where there will be three votes. Keith Eldstrom and Joe Vilcu are vying for reeve, Harvey Schindel and Greg Wallin want to be the councillor in Division 1 and Darrel Druck and Cody Martin are on the ballot for Division 5.
Aaron Toles has been acclaimed in Division 3.
Races are happening for reeve and Division 5 in the RM of Antler No. 61. Bernard Bauch and Jocelyn Hainsworth are running for reeve. David Hutton and Darren Sandgaard are vying for councillor in Division 5.
Edmond Aime will be councillor for Division 1, Thomas Bastable will be the councillor for Division 3 and Donald Revet will be the councillor for Division 7.
In the RM of Moose Creek No. 33, Kelvin Luedtke and Howard Sloan are vying for reeve, while Kimberley Dietze and Tim Freitag are up for Division 3 councillor.
Jeremy Neielsen will be the councillor for Division 1 and Jeff Humphries will be the councillor in Division 5.
Kelly Brimner will be the reeve for the RM of Moose Mountain No. 63, and Donald Boutin will be the councillor for Division 1. There will be races for Division 3 councillor between Paul Delalleau and Rick DeGeer, and Division 5 councillor between John A. Wilson and Jessica Shirley.
In the Rural Municipality of Souris Valley No. 7, there will be an election for councillor in Division 5 between David Pattyson and Garry Kuntz.
Glenn Walkeden was acclaimed as reeve, while acclaimed councillors are James Joice (Division 1) and Kevin Skjerdal (Division 3).
In the RM of Reciprocity No. 32, there will be an election for reeve between Alan Arthur and Wade McWhirter.
Roy Annetts (Division 1) and Louis Gervais (Division 5) were acclaimed.
An election will be needed for councillor of Division 1 in the RM of Browning No. 34 between Katia Bigney and Richard Brokop.
Pius Loustel was acclaimed as reeve, Derek Fichter will be the councillor for Division 3, Brian Fornwald will be the councillor for Division 5 and Stephanie Wourms will be the councillor for Division 6.
There will also be a race for reeve in the RM of Techumseh No. 65 between Zandra Slater and Dwight Sheils
Jerry Wilkes was acclaimed as councillor in Division 1, George Ingram will be the councillor for Division 3 and Richard Bowes will be the councillor for Division 5.
The following RMs won’t need an election, and the candidates have been acclaimed.
RM of Argyle No. 1: Allen Henderson (reeve), John Ryckman (councillor for Division 1), Krystyn Gillies (Division 3) and Sheldon Jeffery (Division 5).
RM of Mount Pleasant No. 2: Chad Baglole (reeve), Clinton Taylor (Division 1), Terry MacFarlane (Division 3) and Clint Paton (Division 5).
RM of Enniskillen No. 3: Trevor Walls (reeve), and Barry Fitzpatrick (Division 1), Ryan Nielsen (Division 3) and Rae Wright (Division 5).
RM of Coalfields No. 4: Richard Tessier (reeve), Heather Brokenshire (Division 1), Dylan Tokarchuk (Division 3) and Leonard Johnson (Division 5).
RM of Cambria No. 6:Darwin Daae (reeve), Robert Adams (Division 1), Pauline Ziehl Grimsrud (Division 3) and Joy Steinke (Division 5).
RM of Storthoaks No. 31:Brian Chicoine (reeve), Valbert Rekken (Division 1), Dell Real (Division 3) and Bernard Poirier (Division 5).
RM of Benson No. 35:David Hoffort (reeve), Jason Mack (Division 1), Gregory Dukart (Division 3) and Cordell Janssen (Division 5).
RM of Brock No. 64: Larry Gordon (reeve), Lucas Hislop (Division 1), Darren Ipplito (Division 3) and Douglas Ilchuk (Division 5).
