Even dozen running for mayor as nomination deadline passes

It’s official — a dozen people are running to become Winnipeg’s next mayor.

The deadline to both register to run as a candidate in October’s municipal election and file nomination papers was 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.

The final list of mayoral candidates includes: incumbent Scott Gillingham, Kevin Klein, Brad Gross, Mazher Alam, Mike Vogiatzakis, Christopher Clacio, Umar Hayat, Don Woodstock, Joshua Pagdato, Johnny Calderon, Noah Redden, and Tracey Drexler.

A total of 17 had registered to run but several either withdrew or did not meet the requirements to continue. Those included: Zachary Uminski, Ed Ackerman, Gagandeep Bawa, Abdel-Kareem Chehadi and Joaquin Sandul.

Multiple candidates are running to become councillor in each of the city’s 15 wards.

One last-minute addition was Transcona incumbent Russ Wyatt. The councillor announced his intention to run Monday and was listed as a candidate Tuesday afternoon. He faced calls from labour groups and several councillors Tuesday to rescind his candidacy in the wake of pending sex assault charges.

Nomination papers, which are provided to potential candidates after they register to run, must include evidence of public support, including 250 signatures from people registered to vote.

Mynarski has the highest number of candidates in a single ward, with six people in the running, including incumbent Ross Eadie.

Waverley West, St. Vital, St. Norbert-Seine River and River Heights-Fort Garry will all have a new representation come Election Day with incumbents Janice Lukes, Brian Mayes, Markus Chambers and Sherri Rollins not running for re-election.

Several wards only have one challenger running against the incumbent: Charleswood-Tuxedo-Westwood (Dennis Bayomi running against Evan Duncan), Daniel McIntyre, (Fred Morris running against Cindy Gilroy), and Point Douglas (Mark Requinta running against Vivian Santos).

The full list of candidates can be found on the City of Winnipeg’s website.

Election Day is Oct. 28.

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Malak Abas
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Malak Abas is a city reporter at the Free Press. Born and raised in Winnipeg’s North End, she led the campus paper at the University of Manitoba before joining the Free Press in 2020. Read more about Malak.

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