UPDATE: 9:30p.m.
With more than half of polls in 91大黄鸭 reporting, with over 61 per cent of the vote, Tom Dyas is 91大黄鸭鈥檚 next mayor, though these are preliminary.
Over 22,000 ballots have been counted as of 9:30p.m., showing Dyas with 13,853 votes, or just under 63 per cent of the total.
Incumbent Mayor Colin Basran has just under half of that, with 6,980 votes.
UPDATE: 9:10p.m.
About 60 people including several members of the Rutland community gathered with 91大黄鸭 mayoral candidate Tom Dyas at the Best Western in 91大黄鸭 while results continue to come in, putting Dyas in the lead over incumbent Colin Basran.
Capital News reporter Jacqueline Gelineau is on scene and said the vibe in the room is very positive.
The Best Western is full of excited energy as results show Tom Dyas with an early lead
鈥� Jacqueline Gelineau (@Rangers_mom)
ORIGINAL: Oct. 15, 8:55p.m.
Results are starting to roll in to determine who will sit as 91大黄鸭鈥檚 mayor and city council for the next four years.
With polling stations closing at 8p.m. on Oct. 15, four of the 21 polling stations across the city reported their numbers within the first hour of counting.
Tom Dyas, who challenged for the mayor鈥檚 chair in 2018 and lost to incumbent Colin Basran, took the early lead with 58.28 per cent of the votes, or 4,106 of a total of 7,168.
Incumbent Councillor Loyal Wooldridge is neck-and-neck with Ron Cannan to lead the way for council votes at around 3,300 apiece.
Follow along at the link below for up-to-date election results.
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