NORTH BATTLEFORD - The results are in.
Kelli Hawtin has been declared the new mayor of the City of North Battleford following Wednesday's municipal election.
She gained 1,591 votes, defeating contenders Wayne (Semaganis) Baptiste and Terry Caldwell in the race, based on the unofficial results.
Hawtin previously served as a councillor for the City of North Battleford since 2014, before vying for the mayoral position.
She will be the first female mayor for the city.
Hawtin was at home with some close friends and family when she learned the results as they came in.
She said the family will talk about making some plans to celebrate tomorrow.
When Hawtin heard the good news, she thanked her family and friends.
"I hugged my family and my friends here and thanked them for being with me through this campaign," she said.
Hawtin added she is grateful to everyone who supported her.
"I would like to make sure that all the candidates that ran to thank them for discussing really important issues and thank them for their time in this campaign," she said. "All my supporters deserve a huge thank you as well because I wasn't able to do this alone. This took a whole team of people, and the community. I'm really excited to serve the community."
For the city councillor candidates, the winners for the six seats are Kent Lindgren (incumbent) with 1,618 votes, Greg Lightfoot (incumbent) with 1,475 votes, Rodney Fedler coming in with 1,468 votes, Bill Ironstand (incumbent) with 1,260 votes, Dennis Mercer claiming 1,119 votes and Ross MacAngus (incumbent) garnering 1,084 votes.
The city’s returning officer will make the official declaration of the results on Nov. 14.
