It’s election day in Victoria with polls open from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m.
Candidates:
In the City of Victoria, eight candidates are in the mayoral race with 37 candidates running for eight councillor positions.
Mayoral candidates include Marianne Alto, Stephen Andrew, Lyall Atkinson, Rafael Fuentes, Rod Graham, David Johnston, Brendan Marshall and Michelle Wiboltt.
Councillor candidates include Julia Alvarez, Gary Beyer, Tom Braybrook, Michael Cameron, Jeremy Caradonna, Christopher Mark Coleman, Matt Dell, Rob Duncan, Jalal Elarid, Marg Gardiner, Riga Godron, Stephen Hammond, Christopher Hanna, James Harasymow, Ben Isitt, Sandy Janzen, Jason Jones, Muller Kalala, Susan Kim, Anna King, Brian Klassen, Krista Loughton, Jeremy Maddock, Janice Nightingale, Steve Orcherton, Emmanuel Parenteau, Derek Pinto, Khadoni Pitt Chambers, Jordan Quitzau, William Scott, Brad Sifert, Susan Simmons, Tom Sinclair, Shea Smith, Dave Thompson, Janice Williams and Tony Yacowar.
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In the Greater Victoria School District (SD61), there are 30 candidates vying for nine school trustee positions. This district covers a portion of View Royal, Esquimalt, Victoria, Oak Bay and a section of Saanich.
Candidates include Salvetina Agba, Natalie Baillaut, Cindy Bedi Ralph, Esther Callo, Angela Carmichael, Sacha Christensen, Matthew Cook, Mavis David, Nicole Duncan, Jennifer Foster, Derek Gagnon, Daphna Gelbart, Leslie-Anne Goodall, Karin Kwan, J. Charles Lamb, Piers MacDonald, Emily Mahbobi, Diane McNally, Kyle McStravick, Janice Novotill, Rob Paynter, Roberta Solvey, Tyson Strandlund, Jordan Watters, Ann Whiteaker, Michelle Wiboltt, Oliver Wu, Ali Zahra, Sasha Zhang and Judith Zulu.
READ MORE: It’s Election Day in Greater Victoria: Here’s what you need to know about school trustees How to vote:
Victoria residents can vote at Central Baptist Church (833 Pandora Ave.), Central Middle School (1280 Fort St.), Cook Street Village Activity Centre (380 Cook St.), George Jay Elementary School (1118 Princess Ave.), Glenlyon Norfolk School (781 Richmond Ave.), James Bay Community School (140 Oswego St.), James Bay New Horizons Centre (234 Menzies St.), Margaret Jenkins Elementary School (1824 Fairfield Rd.), Oaklands Elementary School (2827 Belmont Ave.), Quadra Elementary School (3031 Quadra St.), Sir James Douglas Elementary School (401 Moss St.), SJ Burnside Education Centre (498 Cecelia Rd.), and Victoria West Elementary School (750 Front St.).
To learn more about how to vote, click here.
READ MORE: 2022 Election Coverage
What happens once polls close?
Polls are open from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. Once they close, the results will be tallied and released. Check out our website and Facebook page for full coverage of the results once polls close.
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