Bill Mauro holds lead in municipal election in Thunder Bay, Ont.
Mayoral candidate Bill Mauro holds lead in 2018 municipal election
Voters in Thunder Bay, Ont., have filled out their ballots as polls closed at 8 p.m. in the northwestern Ontario city on Monday.
As of just after 10 p.m. on October 22, mayoral candidate Bill Mauro is holding the lead with a total of just over 10,000 votes, with candidate Frank Pullia coming in at a close second with over 9000 votes.
Still the same results for mayors race, with Mauro in the lead. 11 more physical polls to come in. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/cbctb?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#cbctb</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/tbay?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#tbay</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/cbctbvotes?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#cbctbvotes</a>
—@JeffWaltersCBCAccording to Thunder Bay city clerk, John Hannam, over 50 per cent of voters came out to the polling stations to mark their ballots, which is an increase from the 46 per cent in 2014.
Still only 1,000 votes separate Pullia and Mauro. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/cbctbvotes?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#cbctbvotes</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/cbctb?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#cbctb</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/tbay?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#tbay</a>
—@JeffWaltersCBCPaper ballot results are being counted for the five at-large seats as well with candidates Peng You, Aldo Ruberto, Trevor Giertuga, Rebecca Johnson and Mark Bentz holding the most votes.