With the mayoral byelection wrapped up and Clive Tolley the new mayor-elect, the Moose Jaw Express/MooseJawToday.com reviews the polling numbers and how each round played out during the Nov. 3 byelection.
Church of Our Lady was the first polling station to report in on election night.
Sam Morrison jumped out to an early lead with 241 votes, followed by Coun. Crystal Froese with 181, Clive Tolley with 176, Mike Simpkins with 169, Coun. Heather Eby at 131 votes, Coun. Kim Robinson with 27 ballots, Brett McAuley at 24 votes, Wayne Watermanuk with 20 ballots and Michael Haygarth at 16 votes.
The total number of votes counted in the first round was 985.
The super polling station at the Moose Jaw Exhibition Convention Centre was the second place to report in.
Morrison maintained his lead with 432 votes, followed by Froese at 420 ballots, Tolley at 417 votes, Simpkins with 334 ballots, Eby at 300 ballots, Robinson with 73 votes, McAuley at 48 ballots, Watermanuk with 36 votes and Haygarth at 35 ballots.
A total of 2,095 votes was counted in the second round.
Minto United Church was the third polling station to report in.
Tolley jumped into the lead with 640 votes, followed by Morrison with 633 ballots, Froese with 632 votes, Simpkins with 505 ballots, Eby with 431 votes, Robinson with 133 votes, McAuley with 81 ballots, Watermanuk with 53 votes and Haygarth with 45 votes.
A total of 3,135 ballots were counted in the third round.
The Cosmo Senior Citizens Centre was the fourth polling place to report in.
Tolley and Morrison jumped into a tie with 774 votes apiece, followed by Froese with 761 ballots, Simpkins at 610 votes, Eby at 471, Robinson at 153 ballots, McAuley at 100 votes, Watermanuk at 64 ballots and Haygarth with 50 votes.
A total of 3,757 ballots were counted in the fourth round.
The votes from the advance polls and mail-in ballots were the last to be counted.
Tolley finished with 1,290 votes, followed by Froese with 1,249 ballots, Morrison with 1,227 votes, Simpkins with 897 ballots, Eby with 783 votes, Robinson with 220 ballots, McAuley with 151 votes, Watermanuk with 95 ballots and Haygarth with 87 votes.
The total — unofficial — number of ballots cast in the mayoral byelection was 5,999. This number remains unofficial until the city clerk’s office verifies and releases the data.